By Andy Sevilla A bill that could extend groundwater protections beyond groundwater management districts is making its way through the legislature. State Representative Jason Isaac on Feb. 6 filed House Bill 1191, which would create a buffer zone of five miles beyond the boundaries of a priority gro...

By Andy Sevilla More than six miles of I-35 frontage road, from Kyle to San Marcos, is slated for improvement after the state awarded funds for the project in December. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is moving ahead with an overlay project on a portion of the southbound frontage road...

By Andy Sevilla A man, whose mother would not provide contact information to police, has been arrested three months after a warrant was issued stemming from a Kyle sexual assault charge, court documents state. Christian Blake Gonzalez, 21, was arrested Feb. 1 and is charged with aggravated sexual as...

E veryone should understand the tremendous importance and impact of the water wells that are now being drilled in the heart of Hays County.  This issue has made people a lot hotter than Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic.  But this act deserves this type of heat and concern – it’s a thrust into t...

  By ANDY SEVILLA A 21-year-old Louisiana man was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and resisting arrest following a gun scare at Texas State University last week. Anthony Marcell Davis, III was arrested Nov. 20 and charged with both Class A misdemeanors after police questioned and s...

By Andy Sevilla For the second time in the city’s history Kyle has topped the half-million dollar mark in sales tax collections, but this month’s allocation is the largest ever, according to state comptroller data. State Comptroller Susan Comb’s office will return $521,872 to Kyle in sales tax colle...

By Andy Sevilla H ays County home sales slipped in October, marking a 17 percent decline when compared to home sales during the same month last year, according to recent home sales data. October home sales, which include standard residential homes, condominiums, town homes and manufactured homes, cl...

The Hays County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) is investigating a possible hit-and-run that occurred Wednesday night on FM 2001 at Windy Hill Road in Buda. According to HCSO Deputy Stephen Treager, the HCSO was dispatched at 8:47 p.m. Wednesday for a medical call regarding a male subject found on the side ...

By Andy Sevilla Cities across Hays County saw an uptick in their sales tax collections this month. Two towns in the eastern part of the county, Niederwald and Uhland, brought in 51 percent and 11 percent more, respectively, than the same time period the previous year. While the town of about 550 res...

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...