Staff report Update: The body of a missing tuber was found  in the San Marcos River Sunday afternoon. The man had disappeared beneath the water Saturday afternoon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Authorities continued the...

Staff Report A trial date in February 2022 is anticipated for Freddie Lee Smith, one of two men Austin Police Officer VonTrey Clark, 32. hired to kill his 29-year-old pregnant girlfriend, Samantha Dean, in 2015. Dean was a victims services coordinator for the Kyle Police Department and Clark, who wa...

​HalloweenCostumes.com , the largest online-only retailer of Halloween costumes, has officially released the results of their 2020 " Halloween in America " survey. With the economic effects of COVID-19, many are left wondering how the virus will affect the way people celebrate Halloween this year. H...

Anita Miller Candidates hoping to be elected judge of the 453rd District Court stressed their court experience and commitment to clearing the backlog of cases during a Hays County League of Women Voters webinar Sept. 24. David Junkin Sherri Tibbe The incumbent is Republican David Junkin, who was app...

By Sahar Chmais   The Hispanic population in Texas is getting hit the hardest with COVID-19 deaths and infections for an array of reasons. The Texas Association of Mexican American Chamber of Commerce (TAMACC) felt a sense of urgency to educate minority populations about the coronavirus, so they cal...

Chase Rogers Following a federal judge’s ruling finding the state’s signature verification rules for mail-in ballots unconstitutional, Hays County election officials say their current process already meets the required changes. U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia ruled Sept. 8 the state’s process for...

The Hays Free Press posed the following questions to candidates for Buda City Council Position 2 At-Large. Here are their responses. Monica Davidson Buda City Council candidate for Position 2 At-Large HFP: How would you further economic development efforts for the area? Davidson: Buda is PRIME real ...

The Hays Free Press posed the following questions to candidates for Buda City Council Position 1 At-Large. Here are their responses. LaVonia Horne-Williams Buda City Council candidate for Position 1 At-Large HFP: How would you further economic development in the Buda area? Horne-Williams: Buda is gr...

by Anita Miller Her words, though spoken softly, lifted the tide of equality for all; and her fierce determination was the rock against which discriminatory laws shattered. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Sept. 18 at the age of 87, was not only a pioneering figure to generatio...

By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be at the forefront of many minds as in-person learning for some Hays CISD students is right around the corner on Monday, Sept. 28.   Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright provided an update for the 2020-2021 school year at the Hays Board ag...