Bucket after bucket is filled with water before the event, and the line of people willing to participate in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Tuesday morning at the Hays County Courthouse wrapped around the building. The event featured former and current elected officials, construction companies, the his...

  STAFF REPORT Hays County Clerk services are now offered at a recently opened substation in Kyle. With the northward move residents now have access to almost all county clerk services at a location other than in San Marcos, officials said. The substation is located at the Hays County Precinct 2 com...

  Staff Report The owner of a karate studio in Wimberley was arrested Thursday and charged with the sexual assault of a child.  According to a Hays County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) press release, Richard Dale Griffin, owner of Kim-Soo Karate in Wimberley, faces two counts of sexual assault of a child,...

By Andy Sevilla With federal money up for grabs and several roadways to improve, Kyle city leaders are angling for a slice of government help. The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) will divvy out $75.6 million in the next five years to help fund regional and local transportatio...

By Andy Sevilla  Hays County’s corridor cities all experienced positive sales tax growth this month, with Buda taking a near 40 percent hike in its collections, and Kyle growing its receipts by 33 percent. The Texas Comptroller’s Office returned $435,000 to Buda for its sales tax collections this mo...

By Brad Rollins, Special to the Hays Free Press New vehicles sales grew at a considerably faster rate in Hays County than in the Austin metropolitan region as a whole during the first quarter of 2014, according to research by the Freeman Auto Report. During the first three months of the year, dealer...

By Kim Hilsenbeck Drought alarms are dinging around Hays County as water levels drop below established triggers set by the various aquifer authorities. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) notified its permittees it was implementing Stage 2 drought protocols, which invol...

By Andy Sevilla. The state comptroller’s office presented Kyle and Hays County with its top honor in government finance transparency, as both local governments met and surpassed government website sunshine standards set by the state agency.  Kyle’s accolade is its fourth in as many years, though thi...

By Andy Sevilla. The group tasked with attracting business and investment to Hays County is taking its message to Times Square. The Greater San Marcos Partnership  – a public-private partnership focused on job creation and increased investment in Hays and Caldwell counties  –  is on a global marketi...