By Anita Miller Additional charges have been filed against two people charged with firing at a Hays County Sheriff’s Office vehicle during a high-speed chase form Dripping Springs to near Johnson City last weekend. Nathaniel Castro, 23, of El Paso and Klarissa Soto, 19, of Manchaca were taken into c...

The woman at the center of allegations of assault against a KXAN reporter and his cameraman told the Hays Free Press she was shocked at the news crew’s behavior. Michele Hart said she was knocked from behind by reporter Jody Barr and then hit over the head with the heavy video camera during a candid...

When a non-English speaker calls 911, Kyle Police have avenues available to be able to understand their problem most of the time. But that option doesn’t exist for officers in the field who may encounter someone with whom they cannot communicate. Jeff Barnett, chief of police in Kyle, posed a potent...

County offices to close for Presidents Day Hays County offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17, for Presidents’ Day, including the San Marcos Municipal Court, which is located in the county’s Government Center on South Stagecoach Road. County parks will be open for regular hours on the 17th. isit ...

Just over six months after a Kyle family’s pet dog was killed by three pit bulls that broke into their backyard, the Kyle City Council toughened its animal control ordinance. The measure, which passed its second reading on a unanimous vote, would require dogs which have been caught running loose mor...

The Kyle City Council took a number of actions relative to the pending expansion of its wastewater treatment plant during its regular meeting on Feb. 4. First, council members voted to award the more than $30 million bid to Archer Western Construction LLC of Irving, which was the “lowest and most re...

The U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested a man wanted for murder Tuesday afternoon in the 300 block of Zebra Drive in Kyle. Francisco “Pako” Lopez Jr., 32, of Austin, was wanted in the June 23 deadly shooting at an apartment complex located at 3603 Southridge Drive in Austin, where a...

A bond election for a grand total of $217,30,413 will now be placed in the hands of Hays CISD voters. Hays CISD school board members finalized a list of projects and propositions that they will ask voters to approve of on the May 2020 ballot. District voters will decide which expenditures the distri...

Crazy in love, Brad Lytle was facing a decision: How do you make extra special that moment when two people commit to love each other forever, when the someone you are committing to is a no-apologies fan of all things Texan? His decision was to do it in a place iconic to Texas culture, a place dedica...

The Wimberley Democrats are hosting a first-ever Judicial Candidates Forum. The event will be moderated by local attorney Jimmy Alan Hall. The event will be held on Sunday, Feb. 16, . from 2 - 5 p.m. at the VFW Hall, 401 Jacob’s Well Road. Attendees will have an opportunity to meet and greet local D...