On Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Hays County Commissioners will consider joining as a plaintiff in a lawsuit against U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and Kinder Morgan for violation of the Endangered Species Act.   “Hays County takes this matter seriously and intends to address it...

The Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP), the non-profit economic development organization supporting all the communities in Hays County and Caldwell County, including Buda, Dripping Springs, Kyle, Lockhart, Lulling, San Marcos and Wimberley is requesting community input to help guide the Greater S...

Dripping Springs Lady Tiger junior Corbyn Davis (0) lays up a shot during the team’s Jan. 14 district contest against McCallum at Tiger Gym. District success continued this week for the Lady Tigers as they improved their mark to 7-0 with decisive wins over McCallum and Austin Northeast. Dripping Spr...

Staff Report Free assistance with income tax preparation is available through DSISD Community Services, which is sponsoring the local Tax-Aide program, located at the Dripping Springs Independent School District Administration building at 510 West Mercer Street. Volunteers are available at this site...

Staff Report As the 2020 primaries approach, Jennifer Anderson, Hays County Elections administrator, wants to make sure that persons applying for and casting a mail-in ballot understand there are several common errors that by law will cause your application or ballot to be rejected. “In every electi...

Staff reports The Pedernales Electric Coop (PEC) is now accepting nominations for its board of directors in districts 2, 3 and 4. Elections in districts 2 and 3 are for three-year terms. The person elected to district 4 will serve the unexpired two-year term of former director Jim Powers, who resign...

Submitted Report The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas is taking applications through Feb. 15 for floodplain easements through the Emergency Watershed Protection Floodplain Easement Program (EWPP-FPE). The program’s focus is to provide landowners with another option for fre...

Staff Report Proposed amendments to the city of Dripping Springs’ Fee Schedule Ordinance were adopted at the Jan. 14 city council meeting. The fee schedule was updated to meet state law requirements and to reflect the increased staff and resources costs for various services including planning and de...

By Chase Rogers The Springs Family YMCA has begun the spring session of its LIVESTRONG at YMCA program, a program poised to help mitigate the side effects of cancer treatment on survivors. Members chosen for the program undergo physical exercises to improve muscle mass, strength, flexibility and end...

by Chase Rogers The cities of Dripping Springs and Wimberley are holding municipal elections on May 2, with early voting April 20-28. In Dripping Springs, voters will be deciding on three positions: Places 2 and 4 and the city’s mayoral seat. Incumbents in places 2 and 4 are Wade King and John Kroll...