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Taking a stand against public information blackouts
Columns, Opinions
SUNSHINE WEEK
Taking a stand against public information blackouts
By Kelley Shannon 
March 13, 2024
Shining light on our government through public information helps us ask questions of elected officials – and hold them accountable. Sunshine Week, tak...
Pancho Villa’s surprise attack on border town
Columns, Opinions
This Week in Texas History
Pancho Villa’s surprise attack on border town
By Bartee Haile, Texas History 
March 6, 2024
In the wee hours of Mar. 9, 1916, peasant guerrillas cut a hole in the international fence 60 miles from El Paso and scurried toward Columbus, New Mex...
I love roller coasters now, by the way
Columns, Opinions
Wolves Never Look Up
I love roller coasters now, by the way
By Brittany Kelley 
March 6, 2024
The first time I rode a roller coaster, I was 16. My high school band went on a trip to Dallas for a weekend, where we went to Six Flags Over Texas, M...
I never said goodbye
Columns
IT’S NOT ALWAYS SUNNY
I never said goodbye
By Megan Navarro 
February 28, 2024
Right before the holidays, I heard the tragic news that one of my classmates from high school unexpectedly passed away in his New York apartment. When...
Can you change the person you’re dating?
Columns
Can you change the person you’re dating?
Maintaining healthy boundaries while supporting healthy changes
By Lauren Espinosa, LMSW, CTP HCWC Dating Violence Counselor II 
February 28, 2024
Contributed Article The following article is part four of a four-week series focusing on raising awareness about dating violence. February is Dating V...
Elvis comes to Texas and goes home the king
Columns, Opinions
Elvis comes to Texas and goes home the king
By Bartee Haile, Texas History 
February 28, 2024
Eighty-eight thousand paying customers packed the Astrodome on Mar. 3, 1974 for Elvis Presley’s two sold-out performances, his last at the Houston Liv...
Congressmen pay price for anti-war stand
Columns, Opinions
This Week in Texas History
Congressmen pay price for anti-war stand
By Bartee Haile, Texas History 
February 14, 2024
Jeff: McLemore, a feisty freshman congressman from Texas, butted heads with Woodrow Wilson on Feb. 17, 1916 over the president’s about-face toward the...
P.S.: thanks for treating me fairly
Columns, Opinions
The Unexpected Journey
P.S.: thanks for treating me fairly
By Ashley Kontnier 
February 14, 2024
Do you ever just look around and feel frustrated with the state of the world? Working in the news business, it would be easy for me to be pessimistic,...
Waylon gave up his seat on Buddy’s last flight
Columns, Opinions
This Week in Texas History
Waylon gave up his seat on Buddy’s last flight
By Bartee Haile, Texas History 
February 7, 2024
A thousand people, mourners and the morbidly curious, squeezed into a Lubbock church on Feb. 7, 1959 for the funeral of hometown rock-and-roller Buddy...
Another gloomy February
Columns, Opinions
From The Crow's Nest
Another gloomy February
By Clint Younts 
February 7, 2024
Well, here we are in February already. I don’t know about all y’all, but I’m not a fan of this month. The weather fluctuates like Oprah’s dress size. ...
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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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