The 2nd Annual Texas Brewers Fest, hosted by Happy Hobo, was held on Saturday, May 6 at the Buda Ampitheater. Aaron Copeland and the Damn Quails, Groupo Fantasma and headliner Kevin Fowler performed at the annual festival.

BUDA — Currently, the Buda Police Department is the only law enforcement agency in Hays County that does not have at least one victim assistance position, which would provide a high level of service to victims of crime in Buda. A grant could soon change that. In an effort to support victims of crime...

These are unofficial election results as of 9:48 p.m. on May 6, with all locations reporting. * denotes the majority vote(s).   Hays CISD Board of Trustees Trustee, Single-Member – District 1 Bill Ward: 71 (26.10%) Raul Vela Jr.: 201 (73.90%)* Trustee, Single-Member – District 2 Johnny Flores: 241 (...

Measure would allow North Hays County to move tax cap HAYS COUNTY — North Hays County Emergency Services District 1 (ESD1) is seeking the voters’ approval of Proposition A — a measure that, if approved, would move the tax cap for ESD1 from the current rate of $0.03/$100 of assessed home value to $0....

The 26th Annual Buda Lions Club Wiener Dog Race was held over the weekend at Buda Amphitheater and City Park. Over the two days, More than 350 dogs raced for top bragging rights. In the end, Lorelei (owner Molly Hart), Smokey (owner Keith Rodriguez) and Malta (owners Nick and Lena) received first, s...

HAYS COUNTY — The Hays County EMS Association, composed of approximately 80 employees of San Marcos Hays County EMS (SMHCEMS), is still waiting in hopes of getting voluntarily recognized. The regional National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has set a mail ballot election for the purposes of collective...

HAYS COUNTY — Early voting for the May 6 election wrapped up on Tuesday, May 2. The ballot, which includes bonds for both Hays CISD and Dripping Springs ISD — $367 million and $223.7 million, respectively — will also give voters the opportunity to elect new school board members. According to Hays Co...

As of the first day of early voting for the May 6 election, there were 626 voters for Dripping Springs ISD and 98 for Hays CISD, according to Hays County Elections Office data. The breakdown of DSISD voters on April 24 is 231 in Austin, 57 in Driftwood, 337 in Dripping Springs and one marked as othe...

BUDA — At its April 17 meeting, Buda City Council was presented with the audit of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2022, which ended Sept. 30, 2022. Buda Finance Director Bianca Redmon started by announcing that Buda City Council received an “unmodified, clean opinion” on th...

BUDA — Upon entering Johnson High School on Saturday April 22, real-life princesses in ball gowns opened the doors and music from a simpler time played through the sound system. Turning the corner to enter the cosmetology center, where the event would be taking place, the music became muffled by lau...