HAYS COUNTY — As the area has experienced significant population growth over the past decade, the Board of Commissioners of Hays County Emergency Services District No. 9 has called for a proposition to be placed on the ballot for the May 4 election. An Emergency Services District (ESD) is a local go...

HAYS COUNTY — The Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center (HCWC) accepted the second half and final payment of the $644,000 grant unanimously approved by the Hays County Commissioners Court in August 2022. This grant, funded through the Hays County allocation of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Loca...

AUSTIN — Following months of review and discussion, the Austin Community College District Board of Trustees approved 8-1 a proposal to offer free tuition for high school graduates and GED completers, starting with the class of 2024, at its Monday, April 1 meeting. ACC started looking at this type of...

SAN MARCOS — The city of San Marcos is one of 10 communities that earned the 2024 Governor’s Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) for outstanding community improvement. Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) also announced Argyle, Whitesboro, Alpine, Seabrook, Anna, Del Rio, Little Elm, Pearland and Garland as t...

SAN MARCOS — The Hays County Commissioners Court welcomed Steve Seddig as the county’s new fire marshal at its meeting on Tuesday, March 26. Seddig comes to Hays County with more than 28 years of service in the city of Wylie Fire Rescue. He has served as fire marshal and division chief and was a com...

San Marcos Police Department Chief Stan Standridge presents a Distinguished Service Award to Hays County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Jeff Jordan on Feb. 24 for his work as the executive director of the Hays County Crime Stoppers Program.

HAYS COUNTY  — At its March 12 meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court approved an interlocal agreement for a sixth Tax Increment Investment Zone (TIRZ) in the city of Kyle. This comes more than two months after another agreement, effective through Dec. 21, 2048, was approved for the city’s fif...

Note: The following story includes topics that may be uncomfortable for readers. Please read with caution. SAN MARCOS  — Bo Dresner, 44, was sentenced to 410 years in prison after a jury trial commenced on March 4 in front of 274th Judicial District Judge Gary Steel. Dresner, according to court docu...

HAYS COUNTY — The Texas Department of Transportation held a series of open-house meetings  Feb. 20-22 to gain community feedback on the IH-35 Austin-San Antonio Link Study from SH 45 to CR 382 (Cibolo Valley Drive). The goal of the open houses is to gain feedback on the draft purpose and need, the r...