The Peace Corps will host an application drive at Texas State University on March 3. Peace Corps recruiters will be in the LBJ Student Center Ballroom noon-4 p.m. Students interested in applying to serve after graduation will have an opportunity to ask questions about service, learn which programs b...

An Austin man was arrested in connection with Carpenter Hill Elementary being damaged in August of 2018, which caused up to $300,000 in damages, including the destruction of an antique carousel colt in the library. The school and the colt have since been restored.   It took more than two years, but ...

Every municipality in Hays County, with the exception of two, saw double-digit increases in their monthly sales tax allocation from the State Comptroller’s Office and all but one are also ahead by double digits for the year to date. According to statistics for February, Buda saw a monthly increase o...

Traffic on Hwy. 21 was blocked for hours Monday morning in the wake of a four vehicle-collision near Cotton Gin Road that killed 60-year-old Yolanda Reyes of Buda. Preliminary reports from the DPS are that it involved four vehicles, one a dump truck. The wreck occurred at approximately 6:55 a.m.

Submitted Report Nearly half of Texas teens killed in vehicle crashes in 2018 were not wearing a seat belt. Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of deaths among teenagers, but one simple click could help change that. That’s why TxDOT’s “Teen Click It or Ticket” campaign urges teens to click it each...

The Hays County Sheriff’s office is looking for a social worker who will respond to mental health crisis calls and follow up with patients post hospitalization. The social worker’s job is designed to provide some relief to the understaffed mental health authority, who provides mental health services...

Prohibits installation of cast iron pipes; adds new requirements for incident/accident reporting New pipeline safety rules adopted by the Railroad Commission of Texas prohibit natural gas distribution pipeline operators from installing underground cast iron, wrought iron or bare steel pipelines. Oth...

By Chase Rogers Local candidates looking for a win during the March 3 Texas primaries showed up in force at the Hays County League of Women Voters candidate forum Feb. 13. But only one of five candidates seeking the State Rep. District 45 positions showed up at the event. Candidates vying for Hays C...

Buda transit meeting On Thursday Feb. 20, the city invites community members to participate in a meeting from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Buda City Hall lobby to discuss transportation needs. They will present input collected from the fall 2019 transportation survey and show a map of the recommendations brou...

Additional charges have been filed against two people charged with firing at a Hays County Sheriff’s Office vehicle during a high-speed chase from Dripping Springs to near Johnson City earlier this month. Nathaniel Castro, 23, of El Paso and Klarissa Soto, 19, of Manchaca were taken into custody Feb...