HAYS COUNTY — Hays County and Austin Ptes Alive! have extended its community survey deadline through Oct. 31. The survey is available in both English and Spanish to provide insight on the future program. Austin Pets Alive! is managing the development of the new pet resource center in Hays County in ...

HAYS COUNTY — Hays CISD is in the process of creating an attendance zone to accommodate the opening of the district’s 16th elementary school. The campus, located in the Anthem subdivision in Kyle, will open in August 2024. In July 2023, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees voted to create a committee of ...

HAYS COUNTY — Outsiders Anonymous is gearing up to host the largest recovery event in the Hays County area this weekend. Established in 2022, Outsiders Anonymous offers free fitness training focused on encouraging healthy living and providing a supportive, sober community. The idea of the organizati...

HAYS COUNTY — The Hays County Commissioners Court approved the fiscal year 2024 budget at its Sept. 19 meeting. According to budget officer Vickie Dorsett, the county was primarily focused on maintaining a low tax rate, decreasing from the previous year by $.0005; the final rate approved was $0.3075...

SAN MARCOS — A former Hays CISD substitute teacher was sentenced Sept. 18 before Judge Sherri K. Tibbe to 10 years in state prison, suspended for 10 years — or 10 years of community supervision — in relation to a November 2019 incident involving a student at Lehman High School. After pleading guilty...

SAN MARCOS — Hays County District Attorney Kelly Higgins filed a response on Thursday, Sept. 21 to District Clerk Avrey Anderson Sr.’s amended petition to remove the DA from office, categorically denying all allegations outlined in the suit and demanding strict proof in accordance with state law. In...

HAYS COUNT Y — Kids are encouraged to “Get Up and Go” with a five-week running program beginning this weekend in Hays County. Healthy Kids Running Series Buda-Kyle is a program beginning on Sunday, Sept. 24 and ending on Sunday, Oct. 22 for kids in pre-K through the eighth grade. Each series will ta...

(Editor's Note: This post was updated to include the correct link to the online survey) HAYS COUNTY — Residents are encouraged to participate in an online survey that will guide the future of animal welfare in the area. Hays County and Austin Pets Alive! have launched an online survey — which is ope...

BUDA — Parents across Hays CISD are divided over the district’s new attendance policy, which states that a student could be unenrolled if they are absent without contact for five days. The policy was adopted by the board of trustees on Aug. 28. The policy states, “The district may initiate withdrawa...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated on Monday, Sept. 18, to include additional information. SAN MARCOS — According to court records, Hays County District Clerk Avrey Anderson Sr. filed a second amended document of his petition to "Remove Hays County Criminal District Attorney from Office and ...