HAYS COUNTY —   The Hays County Pet Resource Center is hoping to make the reunification process between pets and their owners a little easier by partnering with Neighbors by Ring, a public safety mobile app to share hyperlocal updates with Ring camera users within the county. According to its websit...

SAN MARCOS — The Hays County Health Department hosted the Centers for Disease Control and the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) for a presentation of its services and work on Wednesday, Aug. 21. The visit included the HCHD showcasing what the team has been doing through a Health Equity & Co...

HAYS COUNTY — Hays County schools are some of 100 across the state of Texas that dedicated their first football game of the season as the Peanut Butter Bowl to support fellow members of the community. The Peanut Butter Bowl was started in 2016 in San Antonio with one game between two high schools in...

SAN MARCOS — The San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter will be retiring as the county’s intake facility at the end of 2026, with the hope that the county’s new pet resource center will take over the responsibility. At it's Aug. 20 meeting, San Marcos City Council approved an interlocal agreement to pro...

SAN MARCOS — The Hays County Commissioners Court considered the creation of a committee to gather and distribute information for the 2024 transportation road bond election at its Aug. 20 meeting, but ultimately, no action was taken. The proposed committee, presented by Chief of Staff Alex Villalobos...

AUSTIN -— Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) employees and its members donated $10,000 to the Dell Children’s Medical Center (DCMC) Foundation. According to a news release, this brings PEC’s total contribution to the foundation to $100,000 since 1996. Funds came from a combination of PEC’s United...

HAYS COUNTY  –  Paramedics, EMTs, law enforcement agencies, firefighters and other first responders are the first at the scene of emergencies. Life-threatening situations and high-stress environments have become the normal routine for many of them, causing a need for more access to mental health res...

SAN MARCOS — A Hays County Grand Jury determined that the San Marcos Police Department officer who fatally shot 22-year-old Malachi Williams in the H-E-B parking lot, located at 641 East Hopkins St. in San Marcos, was justified in his actions. According to a news release, the Grand Jury received evi...

AUSTIN — Ally Medical Emergency Room is accepting donations throughout the month of August to support the operations of Austin Pets Alive! The Central Texas nonprofit performs surgery on upwards of 50 animals per day and supplies, like blankets and flat sheets, are as critical to their work as the s...

SAN MARCOS  — The Hays County Commissioners Court unanimously approved bringing a $440 million road bond to the November ballot at its Aug. 13 meeting. Prior to the discussion, there was a one-hour citizen comment period, where many residents voiced their concerns on the bond. One of which was Hays ...