ONE HOME AT A TIME 'Every Dripping Springs neighbor has a safe and healthy place to live' DRIPPING SPRINGS — A local nonprofit has been working for 12-plus years to ensure that the Dripping Springs community has safe and healthy housing. Chuck Lemmond, a custom home builder, visited a widowed mother...

The Kyle Public Library, in partnership with the VFW of Kyle and the Masonic Lodge, hosted a Lego competition and Lego drive on Thursday, April 6 to benefit the Center for Autism and Related Disorders in Kyle.

Landowners can now apply for a grant to help reduce risks posed to their property by wildfire. The State Fire Assistance for Mitigation (SFAM) Mechanical Fuels Reduction Grant offers financial assistance to landowners to reduce the risk of homes lost to wildfires through the use of accepted mechanic...

(Editor's Note: This story was updated at 4:32 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, to reflect that the family's last name is van Bree, not Van Buren.) Viral video shares her experience with younger brother BUDA — Since she was in kindergarten, Elli van Bree has been finding ways to educate her peers about ...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Dripping Springs ISD recognized the 2022-23 Campus Teachers of the Year. The staff of each school selected these educators through a voting process and winners are now eligible for the DSISD Elementary Teacher of the Year and Secondary Teacher of the Year awards. The nominees for ...

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The city of Buda, along with CapMetro, greeted residents at Buda’s Birthday celebration to gather community feedback for multiple projects in progress. Surveys are now available for the Downtown Master Plan and the Buda Transit Development Plan (BTDP). In addition to the surveys, those interested ar...

The Johnson High School Jaguars Varsity Winter Guard team competed at the Texas Color Guard Championship on Sunday, April 2 in College Station, placing second. The community was welcome to send the team off early that morning as they boarded the bus, pictured left.

Austin Pets Alive! to begin coordinating HAYS COUNTY — The county is one step closer to being able to save the lives of thousands of pets in the community. During the March 28 meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a Professional Service Agreement with Austin Pets Alive! (...

By Megan Navarro FORT STOCKTON — Three Kyle Fire Department (KFD) firefighters — Adam Laird, Andrew Cortez and Trent McCarty — were sent to Fort Stockton to support local officials in preparation for potential wildfires. They arrived in the area on Friday, March 31, as part of a Texas A&M Forest Ser...