Guest column by Wes Pitts   I n a recent op-ed, Patrick Rose applauded the decision by the city of Dripping Springs to expand the South Regional Wastewater Treatment System, a move to keep the city from running out of wastewater capacity by 2017. No one should fault the city for taking steps to prev...

by Patrick Rose   T he City of Dripping Springs is moving forward with an expansion of the South Regional Wastewater Treatment System, which serves the wastewater needs of our growing community.   The facts are simple – unless we act now, we could run out of wastewater capacity by 2017, a reality th...

By Moses Leos III Soon after starting up the Jester King Brewery outside of Dripping Springs, owner Jefferey Stuffings realized the rapid pace of growth experienced in the area. But with the purchase of 58 acres of land, Stuffings and his partners at Jester King hope to stave off development near th...

By Moses Leos III Dripping Springs Tiger wrestler Luke Hodsden only needed 16 seconds on Dec. 9 to reach the milestone of 100 career wins. By pinning a Hendrickson Hawk opponent, Hodsden became the first Dripping Springs Tiger to reach that mark. “I’ve had faster,” Hodsden said when asked if that wa...

By Moses Leos III With 15 years of experience as an interior decorator, Dripping Springs resident and Before Your Eyes Interiors owner Heather Bateman understands the challenges of getting a house ready for the holidays.  Armed with that knowledge, Bateman has turned it into a business venture that ...

By Moses Leos III The third time was finally the charm in the Dripping Springs Tigers quest for an elusive state title.  An emphatic final point scored by sophomore Graceyn Tippens allowed Dripping Springs to exact revenge and claim the UIL Class 5A state championship via a 19-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-2...

By Moses Leos III An agreement involving Kyle and the Dahlstrom family property could be the first of many dominos the city hopes could fall in its quest to attain the Anthem subdivision.  By a 6-0 vote Tuesday, the Kyle City Council approved the agreement, which paves the way the Dahlstrom family t...

I learned to swim in Onion Creek.  My dad, Doc McCormick, even forged Onion Creek one stormy night to deliver a baby.  My own 14 grandchildren delight in fishing and swimming in the creek.  They love nothing more than swinging on a rope from one of the big cypress trees into the creek.   My concern ...

The City of Dripping Springs recently filed an application for a discharge permit with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).   This permit would allow us to expand our wastewater system, which is badly needed, not only to prepare for future development, but also to meet current deman...

By Belle Nelson The City of Buda won’t dump treated wastewater into Onion Creek, even though it’s within the safe and sanitary conditions established by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). That announcement came during the council’s Oct. 13 regular meeting as part of a press releas...