By Megan Wehring

HAYS COUNTY — Hispanics make up 40% of the population in Hays County and that number continues to grow every year. 

As one of the fastest growing counties in the U.S., Hays County’s total population grew by more than 80,000 residents in the last decade to 241,067 in 2020, according to census data, and Hispanics account for 40.1% of that. 

“Hays County, Central Texas, is the go-to place where people want to be,” said J.R. Gonzales, executive vice chair of t...