By Megan Wehring  National Fajita Day on Aug. 18, 2020 led the Kyle City Council to rename Rebel Drive to Fajita Drive after local icon Juan Antonio ‘Sonny’ Falcon.     Falcon, who was known as the ‘Fajita King,’ popularized fajita tacos after selling them at various festivals and fairs across Centr...

By Anita Miller Law enforcement advocates — many of them the wives of officers — were out in force at the Commissioner Court meeting Tuesday urging the elected official not to “defund police,” some taking aim at the proposed FY 2021 budget. “It’s time to stand up and take a stand,” said one, who cla...

By Anita Miller Life changed for all of us in March, when mid-month, the first case of COVID-19 sickened a Hays County resident. But for many in the northern part of the county, something else happened around the same time that affects how they go about their daily routine — Helen’s Casa Alde in Bud...

By Megan Wehring Mano Amiga hosted a virtual town hall forum with a diverse panel of speakers on Aug. 12, promoting the city of Kyle to implement a cite and release ordinance. The neighboring city of San Marcos adopted the policy earlier this year.  Cite and release allows police officers to issue a...

Construction is now underway on more than 15 miles of State Highway 21 in Hays County from SH 80 to the Caldwell County line. The roadway is being converted to a “super 2” highway with paved shoulders to improve safety between San Marcos and Niederwald. A super 2 highway helps increase safety by pro...

By Megan Wehring Pet adoption is one of the many joys in life. Some say it improves emotional well-being. Dogs are man’s best friend. But, what all goes into adopting a pet? What could be a simple process of filling out paperwork can go wrong with one false move. Holly’s Hope Rescue in Buda was rece...

Most Texas newspapers run photos of dead deer. We run dead fish. Here’s one caught by Buda resident Grayson Allred. He caught a 104-pound spinner shark fishing in the Gulf of Mexico on a charter out of Woody’s Sports Center in Port Aransas.

By Megan Wehring Kyle City Council consented to the Plum Creek Uptown site plan and Phase 1A final plat on the Aug. 4 agenda. The site plan includes 12.62 acres with three lots of a multi-family complex with amenities and a mixed-use component of retail and restaurant. Phase 1A final plat is 14.667 ...

Staff Report The possibility of mail-in voting in Texas appears to be dead for the vast majority of the population, but it is assured for one largely-overlooked group of voters – those who are incarcerated. Texas law allows for anyone over the age of 18 to cast a ballot who is not a convicted felon ...

By Anita Miller Hays County Commissioners on Tuesday, Aug. 11 officially set the November General Election for Tuesday, Nov. 3. They also approved a list of early voting and election day polling places that did not include a controversial second election day location on the campus of Texas State Uni...