Buda City Manager Kenneth Williams Thursday announced the scheduled fluoridation of the city's water supply has been put on hold, according to a press release. The reasoning for the administrative decision was based on feedback received from Buda city council members and the public. However, the dec...

A Dripping Springs woman was arrested earlier this month after she was suspected of assaulting her ex-boyfriend, which then led her to prevent him from calling authorities before she ultimately threatened him with a gun. Suzette Burnam, 46, of Dripping Springs, was charged with aggravated assault wi...

The filing period for school board candidates in Dripping Springs ISD began Wednesday, Jan. 18, and continues through Friday, Feb. 17.  DSISD’s seven board members do not represent places; they are all “at-large” representatives. Trustees serve three-year terms. The current terms of trustees Barbara...

Buda City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the Sunfield Municipal Utility District’s consent agreement at the Jan. 17 meeting to include a rezoning agreement that would allow approximately 35 acres to accommodate a medical center. Assistant City Manager Chance Sparks reintroduced the age...

Kyle City Manager Scott Sellers is here to stay. The Kyle City Council Tuesday approved a controversial employment agreement that extends City Manager Scott Sellers’ contract by a 5-1 vote. The agreement features a $14,591 salary increase, which brings Sellers’ annual base pay to $196,503. Kyle Dist...

Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett is set to meet with the district attorney’s office and other Hays County officials to discuss the best path to update the department’s two “outdated” in-car video camera systems. Besides updating the existing systems in two of the department’s patrol cars, Barnett said...

The relocation of a 260-plus-year-old heritage tree on the site of a new municipal building in Buda has been delayed due to rain. According to a city press release, the plan to relocate the 53-inch diameter live oak tree will take approximately 2 1/2 weeks. In the next few weeks, the city will move ...

Hays County Commissioners recently authorized an agreement with Water and Earth Technologies for the installation of low-water crossing warning systems within the county. In a deal that will cost the county $1.9 million, Hays County Judge Bert Cobb said in a recent commissioners court hearing that h...

ess than six months after announcing Buda’s inclusion in the Texas Main Street program, Buda has hired a Main Street Program Manager. According to a city of Buda press release, Maggie Gillespie, who was the San Marcos Main Street coordinator, was hired as Buda’s Main Street Program Manager. Buda’s A...

UPDATE – 10:53 a.m. Jan. 20  A Dripping Springs teen who is suspected of assaulting his mother and fleeing the scene with her vehicle earlier this week was taken into custody by U.S. Marshalls Friday after a short vehicle pursuit in Illinois, according to a Hays County Sheriff's Office press release...