UPDATE - 9:15 a.m.  A Wimberley man is dead and a Hays County Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured after a shootout at the site of a reported break-in along Ranch Road 12 in Wimberley took place early Friday. According to a Hays County Press Release, the Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 3:...

A final decision on the Guaranteed Maximum Price of Hays County’s jail expansion may not be made until after the New Year.  On Nov. 7, Hays County Commissioners considered withdrawing the contract with Turner Construction Company (TCC) for its Public Safety Bond Program Phase II. By doing so, it cou...

Weaknesses in financial records within the Hays County Sheriff’s Office and two Justice of the Peace precincts are pushing county officials to make necessary changes. Discovery of weaknesses came after an internal examination was conducted by the Hays County Auditor’s Office in October. The weakness...

More than 20 dogs were seized from a Niederwald man’s home Nov. 2 after authorities suspected maltreatment of the animals. However, authorities are not currently pursuing animal cruelty charges against Sam Woods, of Niederwald, after he claimed several of the injured dogs were strays and not his. Au...

An incumbent Hays County commissioner announced he is forgoing a second reelection bid when his term expires in 2018. Ray Whisenant, a Dripping Springs native who was first elected as the Pct. 4 commissioner in 2010 and was reelected in 2014, said Tuesday he does not intend to run again. Hays County...

A proposition calling for reintroduction of fluoride back into Buda's city water supply failed by a wide margin, according to unofficial, final election results. Proposition A, which dealt with adding fluoride to Buda's water, was voted down with roughly 64 percent of the vote. Over 600 total Buda v...

UPDATE – 9:22 p.m.  With 78 percent of the vote in, Buda voters continue opposition against the city's fluoride proposition. Roughly 64 percent of Buda voters have so far voted against Proposition A. However, Buda voters continue to support Proposition B, which is for single-member districts. Prop B...

After 30 years in office, U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-San Antonio) announced last week he will not seek re-election after his Congressional term ends in 2018, according to a letter written to constituents. Smith serves as the representative of the U.S. 21st Congressional District, which includes parts ...

Seven million dollars is how much over budget the voter-approved project to expand and renovate the Hays County’s public safety facilities, including its jail, is. As a result of the overrun, Hays County Commissioners took no action Tuesday on accepting or declining the proposed guaranteed maximum p...

UPDATE: 6:35 p.m., Oct. 26 All sites have been given the all-clear. No threats were found by UPD. UPDATE – 4:25 p.m., Oct. 26 Authorities have issued an all-clear for the LBJ Student Center at Texas State. Texas State UPD continues to sweep the Jones Dining Hall for any threats. UPDATE – 3:05 p.m. O...