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Keeping an eye on the world
Columns, Opinions
The Unexpected Journey
Keeping an eye on the world
By Ashley Kontnier 
September 11, 2024
It was my first day of fifth grade. I was at a new school, in a new town and alone in the sea of people in the hallway, trying to figure out where I w...
Texans fight and die “over there”
Columns, Opinions
This Week in Texas History
Texans fight and die “over there”
By Bartee Haile, Texas History 
September 11, 2024
The “Tough ’Ombres” of the Ninetieth Infantry Division saw action for the first time on the bloody battlefields of France on Sep. 12, 1918. The Great ...
Letter to the Editor
Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Letter to the Editor
By Staff Report 
September 11, 2024
Wildfire fear is not hysteria Earlier this year, the Smokehouse wildfire destroyed hundreds of farms and ranches and killed thousands of livestock in ...
Texas tourists escape watery grave
Columns, Opinions
This Week in Texas History
Texas tourists escape watery grave
By Bartee Haile, Texas History 
September 4, 2024
A Houston judge learned on Sep. 8, 1939 that his daughter not only had survived the U-boat sinking of the British passenger ship Athenia but also had ...
A crisis and a new chapter
Columns, Opinions
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A crisis and a new chapter
By Mikey Brown 
September 4, 2024
I came to journalism in an abnormal way; I am not a traditional, go-to-college kind of guy. Instead, I started my adult life by going to cosmetology s...
One pumpkin spice latte for me, please
Columns, Opinions
Wolves Never Look Up
One pumpkin spice latte for me, please
By Brittany Kelley 
August 28, 2024
I’ve always considered myself as someone who loves winter — who wouldn’t? There’s Christmas, cozy pajamas, cheesy movies, so many family activities, m...
Famed Ranger captain was a fugitive from justice
Columns, Opinions
This Week in Texas History
Famed Ranger captain was a fugitive from justice
By Bartee Haile, Texas History 
August 28, 2024
Under the assumed name of George Washington Arrington, an Alabama fugitive enlisted in the Frontier Battalion of the Texas Rangers on Sep. 1, 1875. Jo...
Power grid again reaches record demand
Columns, Opinions
Capital Highlights
Power grid again reaches record demand
By Gary Borders, Capital HIghlights 
August 28, 2024
The dog-day heat wave has sent power demands to new records, the Austin American-Statesman reported. With much of the state enduring an excessive heat...
Confederate generals meet with Maximilian
Columns, Opinions
This Week in Texas History
Confederate generals meet with Maximilian
By Bartee Haile, Texas History 
August 21, 2024
Two Confederate generals sat down with Emperor Maximilian on Aug. 24, 1865 and presented their bold plan for keeping the Austrian puppet on the Mexica...
It felt like summer again
Columns, Opinions
IT'S NOT ALWAYS SUNNY
It felt like summer again
By Megan Navarro 
August 21, 2024
Eight years ago, I packed up a 2000s Dodge Durango — a four-door vehicle that has a history reigning true from my husband’s family to mine — to head t...
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Meet the Candidates for the Hays County Elections 2024
Buda, Community, Dripping Springs, ...
Meet the Candidates for the Hays County Elections 2024
The 2024 General Election is Nov. 5. Barton Publications reached out to local candidates to answer questions about their races. Not all returned the questionnaire.
By Staff Report 
October 16, 2024
CANDIDATES FOR HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF Anthony Hipolito (R) What is the number one crime-related issue that needs an immediate plan of action from the nex...
November 2024 Election Coverage
Breaking News, Hays County, News
November 2024 Election Coverage
By Staff Report 
November 5, 2024
These are the unofficial Nov. 5 election results as of 11:13 p.m, with all 58 polling locations reporting. Results will remain unofficial until canvas...
Pedophile sentenced to life without parole
Hays County, News, San Marcos
Pedophile sentenced to life without parole
By Staff Report 
October 4, 2024
SAN MARCOS — Christopher Lee Head, 36, was sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole, by visiting Judge Glenn Devlin on Oct. 4. A...
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