A Buda area couple at the center of a November animal seizure case have now been arrested on multiple felony charges. Thomas Caffey, 47, of Buda, was arrested Dec. 3 on two counts of Child Endangerment Criminal Negligence, a state-jail felony. Melissa Caffey, 49, of Buda, was arrested Dec. 4 on two ...

An “intentional incendiary act” is what authorities at a Nov. 30 press conference say was the cause of the deadly July 20 Iconic Village apartment fire in San Marcos, which killed five people and displaced more than 200. The San Marcos Fire Department and the Houston Field Division of the Bureau of ...

After months of culling nominations and receiving input from you, our readers, we at the Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch are proud to announce our winners for our Citizens of the Year campaign. The premise of our campaign was to find those who make an impact across various categories in our commun...

A Kyle man faces a charge of intoxication manslaughter after he crashed his vehicle into a tree Sunday while allegedly driving drunk, leading to the death of a passenger. Cade Alvarez Brown, 22, of Kyle, was booked into the Hays County Jail Nov. 25 on intoxication manslaughter, a second-degree felon...

A $1,750 fine and forfeiture of more than 170 animals was the ruling issued Nov. 8 to a Buda-area homeowner accused of holding cats and dogs in “unhealthy conditions.” Hays County Pct. 5 Justice of the Peace Scott Cary issued the ruling against Buda area resident Melissa Caffey in a signed agreement...

Veterans Day Parade Starting at 9 a.m. Nov. 10, the Buda VFW Post 12161, in conjunction with the Buda Area Chamber of Commerce, is hosting the city’s inaugural Veterans Day parade, which will go down Main Street in the downtown area. Citizens, businesses and community organizations are invited to pa...

Below are links to all of the Nov. 6 General Election races the  Hays Free Press  and News-Dispatch  is covering. Follow along as result come in throughout the night. Hays County Judge  Hays County Commissioner  Hays County Justice of the Peace  Kyle City Council, Place 5 

Over 176 animals were confiscated from a Buda area home Thursday from residents who alleged they are a nonprofit animal rescue, according to a Hays County Sheriff's Office press release. Officers received a complaint about inhuman animal care at a residence in the 200 block of Towhee Drive, where a ...

Calls for turning the San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter into a no-kill facility has now received the support of Hays County leaders. Last week, Hays County Commissioners approved support for the no-kill goal at the shelter and will form a commission to ensure the initiative is reached. Multiple Hay...

Frustrations boiled over Thursday as a handful of Hays CISD stakeholders opposed a proposed high school rezoning draft map they believe could negatively impact Lehman High. Those comments were forwarded to the district’s high school rezoning committee during a second scheduled public forum held at L...