By Sahar Chmais The Hays County League of Women Voters elected its first Black and Latina officers. Teressa Carbajal Ravet is the organization’s new president and first Latina woman to serve. Alongside Carbajal Ravet, the first Black president-elect is Mary Earls. “It’s an honor to lead this respect...

By Sahar Chmais It was a fight between two aquifer districts, but in the end House Bill 3405, passed in 2015, meant that a permit allowing pumpage of more than 289 million gallons of water had to be granted. A lawsuit filed by Trinity Edwards Spring Protection Association (TESPA) in early 2020 comba...

By Sahar Chmais The Calaboose African American History Museum will open in its renovated form on Juneteenth – a perfect opportunity to celebrate, said Brent Salone, Calaboose Vice President and Facility Trustee. Juneteenth, or June 19,  was the day slaves in Texas were finally told by a union genera...

To plan for Hays County’s fast growth and make efficient use of water, the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD) will host an open conversation with Texas’ State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon on July 1. As Hays County was declared the second fastest growing county in the nation ...

Construction activities performed during the period of 6/6/2021 – 6/12/2021 are listed below:[pdf- Earthwork Operations: Austin Wood Cleared ROW and hauled brush off site between Sta 116 and 125 LT & RT Cleared ROW between Sta 82 and 92 LT & RT (98% complete) Earthwork Operations: Jordan Foster   Co...

Staff Report The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is asking residents to conserve electricity through June 18 as grid conditions tighten. There has been a number of forced generation outages along with potential record electric use for the month of June. The peak load forecast for June ...

Juneteenth commemorates the abolition of slavery in Texas and other confederate states on June 19, 1865. On that day, 250,000 enslaved African Americans were given their freedom. This came two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States. Texas was the first state to...

By Sahar Chmais After a pop-up vaccine clinic ended, a Latin woman in her 60s was cleaning the venue when she began to stare at the organizers, perplexed and curious about the vaccine. “I asked if she got a vaccine and she said no,” said Michelle Cohen, founder of Hays Latinos United. “I asked why n...

According to Education Week magazine, “Critical Race Theory is an academic concept that is more than 40 years old. The core idea is that racism is a social construct, and that it is not merely the product of individual bias or prejudice, but also something embedded in legal systems and policies." Do...

By Sahar Chmais H-E-B updated its mask policy, making face coverings optional for fully vaccinated customers, vendors and partners inside the store. The policy change is in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and will take effect today, June 9. H-E-B has b...