Hays County has temporarily lifted the burn ban until further notice. The need for a burn ban will be reviewed by fire authorities in Hays County on Nov. 12. General Requirements for Outdoor Burning: 300 feet from any structure on adjacent properties. Smoke must not create a nuisance to neighbors or...

Staff Reports Authorities are on the lookout for the suspect in a reported sexual assault of a child that happened Monday afternoon in Buda. Jesus Rocha Alvarez According to Lt. Dennis Gutierrez of the Hays County Sheriff’s Office, deputies learned of the assault just past 5 p.m. Monday. Responding ...

For the first time in Hays County, up to 18 families will have access to a transitional multi-family apartment style complex paired with the vast resources of the Hays Caldwell Womens Center. After 20 years of planning, the long-time goal of transitional housing is now about a year away. However, a ...

Kate Spradley, a professor of anthropology with the Forensic Anthropology Center (FACTS) at Texas State University, received a $200,000 grant from the State of Texas Homeland Security Grants Division in support of Operation ID. OpID was founded to facilitate the identification and repatriation of un...

The San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter was the subject of an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement approved by the Hays County Commissioners Court on Tuesday between the county and the cities of San Marcos, Kyle and Buda. Among other things, the agreement lays out the historical cost distribution among t...

When the idea of a co-located, meaning shared, 911 facility was first voiced back in 2016, it seemed like the perfect solution to a hard-learned lesson. The floods of 2015 had, in fact, provided a trial run. When the Blanco River went on its deadly rampage in May of 2015, it forced the county’s tele...

by Andy Davis, CEO of Ascension Texas The healthcare industry is experiencing a dramatic transformation. Reimbursement models are changing rapidly, and digital transformation is bringing new and dynamic competitors into the healthcare space. These changes impact the industry as a whole, but more spe...

A Kyle native and Hays High alumnus has been identified as the victim in a single-vehicle accident that occurred overnight Sept. 6 on Post Road near San Marcos. Justin David Malott, 30, was named as the victim in the crash that occurred in the 1800 block of Post Road, according to a city of San Marc...

Authorities have identified a San Marcos woman as the victim in an Aug. 18 wreck on Post Road involving a motorized scooter and a vehicle driven by an off-duty Hays County Constable. According to a Department of Public Safety preliminary report, authorities were dispatched at around 7 p.m. Sunday to...

Authorities have identified a San Marcos woman as the victim in a fatal Aug. 18 wreck on Post Road that involved a motorized scooter and a vehicle driven by an off-duty Hays County Constable. According to a Department of Public Safety preliminary report, authorities were dispatched at around 7 p.m. ...