Six days, 31,000 meals
By Sahar Chmais In the hustle and bustle of a barbecue disaster relief event, the…
Author Sahar Chmais
Sahar Chmais
Sahar Chmais holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. She has been covering cities in Hays County for one year, touching on residents' struggles and successes, city issues, COVID-19 and more. Prior to reporting on the local spectrum, Sahar reported for a national news organization, covering gun violence. Sahar enjoys working as a local reporter because she gets to work with real people and their stories.
Hays CISD COVID-19 safety policies to remain intact
By Sahar Chmais Since Governor Greg Abbott announced that he will remove the mask mandate,…
Zwiener takes on education budget, public health
By Sahar Chmais In a tougher than normal budget year, State Rep. (D-45) Erin Zwiener…
Buda to waive late utility fees and pause utility service suspension
By Sahar Chmais BUDA – Buda is helping residents get back on track from the…
Texas schools unsure what will happen with new mask regulations
By Sahar Chmais Following Governor Greg Abbott’s mask mandate removal, in effect beginning on March…
County chief of staff makes sudden exit
by Sahar Chmais and Cyndy Slovak-Barton Alex Villalobos, Hays County top aide to the commissioners…
State Representative Erin Zwiener files six new bills
By Sahar Chmais District 45 Representative Erin Zwiener has filed six additional legislation pieces which…
IRS postpones filing and payment for Texans
By Sahar Chmais The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is giving Texans an extension to file…
How to recover from the storm via insurance or FEMA
By Sahar Chmais HAYS COUNTY – Hays County is one of the Texas counties that…
How storm Uri brought Dripping Springs community closer together
By Sahar Chmais DRIPPING SPRINGS – After hearing stories of mothers feeding their children gummy…