KYLE – During last night’s meeting, Kyle City Council set the runoff election date for the Mayoral race for Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 to coordinate with other local runoff elections. Kyle election results will be canvassed on Tuesday, Nov. 10 and outgoing council members will be acknowledged, and new co...

Sahar Chmais The Main Street Advisory Board voted in support of the U.S. House of Representatives Bill 7197, granting  $120 billion of funds to food and beverage purveyors.  “The Main Street Advisory Board proudly supports the restaurant and food and drink industries in our vibrant city,” Mathew Put...

Hays County’s Brown Santa program is looking for elves to assist with its annual drive to bring food and toys to needy local families. Last year the program served more than 600 families and although the need hasn’t diminished, the COVID-19   pandemic has forced some operational changes. One is the ...

  BUDA, – The Buda City Council has adopted a resolution authorizing the city to provide the Hays Consolidated Independent School District (Hays CISD) with up to $50,000 in federal funding for coronavirus related expenses.   As part of an interlocal agreement with Hays CISD, the $50,000 will come fr...

These are preliminary results as of midnight Nov. 3. Hays County Sheriff’s Race Gary Cutler      (R) 53,451  50.97% Alex Villalobos (D) 51,423  49.03% State Representative District 45 Erin Zwiener    (D) 55,279  52.29% Carrie Isaac     (R) 50,440  47.71% Judge 453rd Judicial District David Junkin   ...

Daniel Richard Cotton The Hays County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating recent thefts of catalytic converters occurring in the San Marcos area. A citizen’s tip identified the suspects as Daniel Richard Cotton, age 37, and Jeremy Gabriel Moore, age 46. The Hays County Sheriff’s Office was able ...

The city of Buda and the Inspired Minds Art Center (IMAC) were recently presented with a gift in the form of a sculpture by lifetime Buda artist, Steven Harris. The sculpture was dedicated to Buda for the city’s support of the arts and artists in the Buda Community. It was also dedicated to IMAC for...

Staff report County authorities are investigating the murder of a juvenile who was fatally shot on Monday, Nov. 2 at   a mercado in east Kyle. The victim, whose name was not released because of his age, was dropped off at an area hospital with a gunshot wound, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office said i...

  Hays County Courthouse, San Marcos, TX – Hays County’s Transportation Department began work on Cotton Gin Rd. on Nov. 3 under Phase I of the project. Transportation Director Jerry Borcherding said the work involves reconstructing the existing roadway along the current alignment, both horizontally ...

Sahar Chmais  The holiday hands keep on giving.  Hays County has hosted many food drives, but this time, Buda Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) will be putting on a special drive. Modeled off of the old Jerry Lewis telethon, yet with a twist of the future, BACC will put on a 12-hour Zoom-A-Thon food d...