BUDA — Truckers face many challenges in their job. Buda resident Mike Lombard, a former trucker turned recruiter and advocate, reflected on his experiences on navigating those challenges. Like many young adults, Lombard was unsure of his purpose. While he did not initially want to pursue going to co...

BUDA — With a 7-0 vote, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees approved multiple projects at its Oct. 23 meeting. The first was a schematic design for the addition of a weight room at Hays High School. According to trustee Courtney Runkle, the original plans had a wall of glass, which raised safety concern...

BUDA— MileStone Community Builders has agreed to the term sheet adopted by the Buda City Council, according to a news release. The city council issued a revised term sheet at its Oct. 17 meeting. The term sheet outlines the conditions under which the city council will consider bringing the project i...

BUDA — At its Oct. 17 meeting, the Buda City Council adopted a revised development term sheet for the Persimmon Project located on RM 967 on the Armbruster and Bailey tracts. The term sheet identifies the conditions under which the city council will consider approval of a development agreement (DA)....

BUDA — At its Oct. 11 meeting, Buda City Council voted 7-0 to allow Bailey Land Investments, LP to remove approximately 459 acres of land from the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). Bailey Land Investments owns one of two tracts, the other being the Armbruster tract, that is set to be a par...

HAYS COUNTY — A juvenile suspect was arrested in the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 17, and charged with false alarm, a state jail felony — because the suspect is a juvenile, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office will not be identifying the individual who was taken into custody. The arrest comes after a generi...

(Editor's Note: This post was updated at 4:45 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 16 with additional information) HAYS COUNTY — Following two emails sent to Hays CISD parents, students and staff earlier today, the district sent the following updated message regarding a threat rumor that was circulating across soci...

KYLE — At its meeting on Oct. 2, Kyle City Council approved water usage from the city of San Marcos, as well as celebrated the Hays Free Press’ 120th anniversary. Council celebrated the newspaper’s 120th birthday with a proclamation. “The Hays Free Press will celebrate its 120th anniversary with a y...