The window to file applications to be a candidate for the May 2020 Dripping Springs ISD election is Jan.15 through Feb.14.  Applications can be downloaded at any time and filed at the DSISD administration building (510 W. Mercer St.) starting on Jan. 15. An informational "Candidates Academy" will be...

Adriana Cruz, former president of the Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP), has been named to the Advisory Council on Cultural Affairs, a division of the Governor’s Office, by Governor Greg Abbott. Her term is set to expire on Feb. 1, 2023. Abbott also named Cruz vice chair of the council, which ad...

Staff reports A Kyle resident was one of two people were killed early on Thursday, Jan. 2, when they were ejected from a vehicle on Hwy. 123 in San Marcos after their car veered off the highway and struck a driveway culvert. They were identified as Daniel F. Aguilar, 52, of Kyle and Seguin, who was ...

By Anita Miller The Texas Department of Safety has confirmed that errors were made in the initial reporting of a head-on collision Dec. 18 on FM 1826 east of Dripping Springs. Killed in the crash were Austin residents 38-year-old Caranda Mathis, who was driving a 2018 Infiniti QX8, and Kaylee Rosale...

  In an effort to reduce the impact of drunk driving this coming holiday, local law enforcement agencies and judges will be testing all suspected impaired drivers who refuse to provide samples for intoxicant testing by obtaining warrants for blood draws. The San Marcos Police Department, the Kyle Po...

  The Hays County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on three suspects who reportedly burglarized two firework stands on Christmas Day. Fireworks valued at $5,800 were stolen from the two locations, one on Windy Hill Road and the other on FM 2001. The time of the burglaries was not available, n...

In Kyle, the initiative to discourage people from illegally using fireworks is aptly named "You Light It, We Write It," meaning that anyone caught using fireworks within the city limits will be ticketed by police. As stated on the city's website, "It's unlawful for any person to manufacture, assembl...

Hays County authorities are seeking a man who robbed a Dripping Springs convenience store at gunpoint early Christmas morning. It happened at approximately 2:05 a.m. at the Corner Store of Dripping Springs at the intersection of Sawyer Ranch Road and U.S. 290. The suspect, described as a white male,...

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Austin Public Health confirms first case of measles in Travis County since 1999 Austin, Texas – A person residing in Travis County has been diagnosed with measles. Out of an abundance of caution, Austin Public Health (APH) is working with heal...

DRIPPING SPRINGS – Rob Shelton will be closed to through traffic to and from Founders Park Road, beginning soon after Christmas. The temporary closure is due to construction of a new driveway to Founders Park Pool and the Pound House. Traffic control and detours signs will be put in place this week ...