Head to the Texas Hill Country this month and experience the wineries, breweries and distilleries on the Dripping with Taste Passport Trail. The Dripping with Taste Passport is a self-guided event taking place this month in the scenic Dripping Springs area. For $25 per person, enjoy a month-long, bo...

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) announced new measures aimed at protecting travelers amid the coronavirus pandemic. This comes after passenger traffic has gradually increased over the last few weeks and positive coronavirus cases continue to rise in Texas. Passenger traffic is still si...

Part of the aim of the Main Street Program is to preserve the historic downtown while supporting businesses in the city. Buda Main Street has been designated as a 2020 Accredited Main Street America™ program. Accredited status is Main Street America’s top tier of recognition and signifies a demonstr...

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Central Texas is enrolling now for the upcoming volunteer training session, and more volunteers are needed for the program to keep up with the number of child abuse victims in the area. CASA of Central Texas advocates for abused and neglected children in t...

Emily Pataki was re-elected and Mark Ekrut and Travis Cox were elected to the board of directors of the Pedernales Electric Coop. Pataki will continue to represent District 2, while Ekrut will represent District 3 and Cox will represent District 4. Pataki has served the coop since 2014; she and Ekru...

A Hays County program to provide economic relief to small businesses whose futures are in jeopardy due to the coronavirus pandemic is not yet up and running. Because the commissioners court does not meet on June 16, it’s unlikely to be much closer by the end of this month. The structure of the Econo...

The coronavirus pandemic has put millions of Americans out of work, and Hays County was no exception when the unemployment rate rose to 12.8 percent in April. Still, there may be a saving grace that will open hundreds of jobs in Buda. An Amazon shipping center plans to open outside of Buda’s city li...

Due to COVID-19 cases or precautions, some businesses have reported closing for a few days. We will update this chart as we get more information. Editors note: Businesses in San Marcos are not required to close in the event an employee tests positive for COVID-19 because the city is taking its guida...

Spooner Property, shown in yellow outline, sits just north of Quail Ridge in Kyle. By Megan Wehring The Kyle Planning and Zoning Commission denied zoning for a new single family residential subdivision at its June 9 meeting. The property is located off E. Post Road, north of the Quail Ridge Subdivis...

This is a coronavirus story with no tragic losses, no major life changes and no grim endings; rather, this is a coronavirus story about a series of unfortunate events leading to a pleasant end. Instead of getting married in the breezy and cool months of spring, these couples will settle for the hot ...