By Sahar Chmais  HAYS CISD – Disaster recovery crews are still working on restoring six Hays CISD campuses that endured damages from the snow storm. Originally, 18 campuses were damaged by the storm.   Most of the issues are considered to be minor because of water damage , said Tim Savoy, chief comm...

By Sahar Chmais  BUDA -- As the owners of Amici, an Italian food truck, were delivering free, warm meals to people in the middle of the Texas snow storm, they came to terms that they may need to sleep in their van for a few nights. “We don’t have a 4x4,” said Elpida Sarna, co-owner of Amici. “It was...

By Sahar Chmais BUDA – During a blackout, Creekside Villas Senior Village in Buda evacuated all of its residents on Wednesday, Feb. 17, after water pipes burst, flooding parts of the first floor. This was one of the many damages caused by the Texas winter storm. Several public service departments we...

By Sahar Chmais  BUDA – Buda City Council called for a special meeting on Sunday, Feb. 21, to extend the proclamation declaring a local state of disaster in the city. The extended proclamation passed unanimously, and it will last indefinitely until city council decides Buda is no longer affected by ...

By Megan Wehring BUDA — To preserve the beautiful night sky, Buda is gathering letters of support from residents and businesses to become an International Dark Sky Community. In 2014, Dripping Springs was the first in Texas to become a Dark Sky location; Wimberley and Fredericksburg followed suit ye...

By Sahar Chmais  HAYS COUNTY -- With power outages still rolling, water pipes bursting and roads pummeled in snow and ice, residents are in need of some help.  Below is a list of ways residents can help others and locations for residents to seek help. Cities are also putting out notices on what resi...

By Sahar Chmais HAYS COUNTY – A Local Disaster Declaration in regards to the severe winter weather has been issued by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra. The declaration will be implemented immediately for seven days, or until the winter weather conditions subside.  There have been multiple car acciden...

Texas will continue receiving extreme winter weather for the next few days. Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) provided some tips on how Texans can practice safe driving in hazardous conditions. Slow down. Speed limits are based on normal road and weather conditions, not winter road conditio...

By Megan Wehring With the pandemic still in our midst after almost a year, leaders discussed economic development and how to support local businesses. Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra and Caldwell County Judge Hoppy Haden joined the Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP) in a virtual conversation on F...

KYLE – The Kyle City Council approved the budget development timeline for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 operating and CIP budgets during its regular Tuesday, Feb. 2 meeting. Following an annual Visioning Workshop, Council will hold its first budget work session on April 10, kicking off the public process of...