A weary diplomat boarded the Independence at New Orleans on April 7, 1837 for the last leg of the long trip back to Texas. Pressing business in the United States caused William H. Wharton to miss the Battle of San Jacinto, but he would at least be home in time to celebrate the first anniversary of L...

The city of Buda Parks Department is following federal, state and local guidelines to limit the potential exposure to the COVID-19 virus. Implemented policies and procedures are in place to include the following: Closure of all sports fields, bathrooms, playscapes, basketball courts, skatepark and f...

The Mathworks program at Texas State University is offering free math resources to the public in response to COVID-19. Anyone with internet access can download curriculum material now through June 15, 2020. Valued at more than $250, the material includes Math Explorations curriculum for sixth throug...

More than 600 Chromebooks were checked out to DSISD families to assist students with remote/virtual learning based on responses to a survey regarding tech needs. Staff volunteers helped out, including Superintendent Todd Washburn directing traffic, Athletic Director/Head Football Coach Galen Zimmerm...

In accordance with an order issued by Texas Gov. Greb Abbott, the Hays CISD May 2 bond election has been moved to Nov. 3. The board of trustees voted unanimously during a online zoom special meeting on Monday to change the election date. The remainder of the meeting was devoted to an update by Super...

Kristie Schuh, a 2005 graduate of Dripping Springs High School, was selected to star in a one-person play, “Every Brilliant Thing,” that was presented at the 37th International Meeting of University Theatre at the Royal University of Theatre in Liege, Belgium. Schuh, who is currently pursuing a mast...

A former Hays County resident now living 400 miles from Wuhan, China, the city where the COVID-19 virus was first detected, strongly advises everyone here to listen to medical professionals instead of politicians when it comes to preventing its spread. T.D. Cox is principal at an international schoo...

Former Barton Publications reporter Carlie Porterfield left Texas to study international journalism at City, University of London, where she interned for Forbes magazine. She now works in New York City as a news reporter for Forbes. When I moved to New York City at the end of April, I was nervous ab...

Exsar Arguello working in his Buffalo, New York apartment. Former Barton Publications reporter talks about life in New York, where he currently works as a news producer for Spectrum News. As the COVID-19 pandemic takes hold of New York as the epicenter of the crisis, life in the Empire State has eer...

Dripping Springs First Methodist Church Pastor Adam Thorton looks to the few people helping him with Sunday service, then looks at empty aisles and the tiny open camera lens staring back at him. He has never been nervous before a Sunday service, but something is eerie about talking to an empty room....