An Austin man was killed Saturday morning after authorities say he was shot by a woman as he attempted to break into her Uhland-area home. Authorities received a call around 10:45 a.m. Saturday in the area of Grist Mill Road and South Plum Creek Road in the Uhland area for a suspicious vehicle. Acco...

Late July is the timeframe state officials aim to completely repair, and possibly reopen, the RM 150 low water crossings over Onion Creek near Driftwood. Walt Smith, Hays County Pct. 4 Commissioner, said the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), which owns that stretch of RM 150, plans to work...

One person was killed Friday after their vehicle was swept away by flood waters along Bell Springs Road near Dripping Springs. Michael Brandon Hurlbut, 55, of Dripping Springs, was identified as the victim, according to authorities. Hurlbut's body was located early May 4 along Barton Creek and away ...

By Alex Samuels/ Texas Tribune Less than 24 hours after the Texas House gave preliminary approval to a bill reducing the criminal penalties for Texans found to possess small amounts of marijuana, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick declared the measure dead in the Senate. House Bill 63 by state Rep. Joe Moody, D-E...

Dripping Springs High School junior Juan Rios finished as the state champion in the 165-pound weight class at the State Powerlifting Meet on March 23 in Abilene. Along with Rios, Ivan Venegas and Jose Rios also represented DSHS at the state meet. Venegas, a junior, finished in second place in the 13...

A four-run first inning blitz was enough to carry the Lehman Lobos softball team to a 7-5 win over the Lake Travis Cavaliers Monday, inching the program closer to a possible playoff berth. The win, which was the Lobos’ seventh victory in district play, places Lehman (21-8, 7-4) into a tie with Del V...

I f you are becoming aware that every year we are experiencing more and more of a Silent Spring, and it’s not from your hearing loss, it’s not because of pesticides ( as in Rachael Carson’s “Silent Spring”), it just might be the overall impact of 60 million feral cats on the national bird population...

A new addition to Buda city staff will fill a void in its planning department.  Lauren Middleton-Pratt was named as Buda’s new assistant city manager of development services, according to a March 20 press release. Pratt fills the role vacated by Chance Sparks, who served as one of two Buda assistant...

A $45 million, 125,000 square-foot technology manufacturing facility that’s expected to generate millions of dollars in sales tax revenue and dozens of jobs is coming to Kyle. By virtue of a unanimous 7-0 vote, the Kyle City Council Tuesday approved Project Magic Mint, paving the way for ENF Technol...

A fter reading Ray’s account of his art museum tour, I had visions of a cave dweller critiquing early art scratched out on a rock: “That doesn’t look like a buffalo, you dolt! Where’s its tail? And the deer are standing on top of each other. What’s wrong with you?”  What was “wrong” was what’s still...