By Megan Wehring The Austin Board of Realtors (ABOR) is investigating the Hays Central Appraisal District’s (HCAD) use of unauthorized private real estate data. On Tuesday, May 24, the ABOR issued a cease-and-desist letter to the HCAD instructing the district to stop using multiple listing service (...

By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY - The Hays County Commissioners Court adopted several proclamations during its meeting on Tuesday, June 7 (photos courtesy of Hays County). Commissioners adopted a proclamation declaring June 7 as Lehman High School Lady Lobos State Champions Day and recognized the Power...

By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY - Summer is underway, even though the official start of the season is not until mid-June. The US National Weather Service Austin-San Antonio Texas placed Hays County under a Heat Advisory from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Monday, June 6. Those planning to spend prolonged perio...

Staff Report SAN MARCOS — Texas State University is recognizing President Denise Trauth's 20 years of service.  The Texas State University System Board of Regents unanimously granted Trauth with President  Emeritus  status and renamed the Undergraduate Academic Center (UAC) in her honor  — Trauth wi...

STAFF REPORT According to a report from Porch, the residential real estate market is seeing signs of cooling off after two years of high competition and fast-rising prices — and while younger home buyers across the U.S. may continue to struggle, those in Texas might be easier off.   The millennial g...

Staff Report HAYS COUNTY – Hays High School will have a new principal beginning in the 2022-2023 school year.   Kristina Salazar During the Hays CISD Board of Trustees meeting on May 23, the trustees approved the hiring decision of Kristina Salazar as the new principal for Hays HS.   Salazar replace...

Like so many people across the state, our hearts   were broken Tuesday, May 24, as we helplessly watched tragedy strike the Uvalde community. This newspaper, and the communities we serve, mourn the loss of   Makenna Lee Elrod, Layla Salazar, Maranda Mathis, Nevaeh Bravo, Jose Manuel Flores Jr., Xavi...

By Gary Borders The gunman who killed 21 people inside a Uvalde elementary school walked into the unlocked building unopposed, the Department of Public Safety said in a revised statement, as reported by the Austin American-Statesman and other media sources. After the gunman crashed his grandmother’s...

By Brittany Anderson The vastness of the universe and everything inside of it can be both exciting and terrifying. The first image of Sgr A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. Photo courtesy of Event Horizon Telescope Astronomers recently revealed the first image of the Milky ...

By Brittany Anderson HAYS COUNTY — Hays County is working to address the overcrowded jail system and thousands of taxpayer dollars   spent on inmates. But most importantly, ensuring criminal justice for all.   On May 24, the Hays County Commissioners Court unanimously voted to award a request for pr...