Betty Jo Kleen, 90, a longtime resident of Hays County died in Wimberley, on Friday, Oct 1. She was born in Burnet County on March 3, 1920 to James Frank Houck and Sallie Leta Wolf Houck. Betty Jo was a member of the Daughters of the Confederacy, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and the Order ...

Hilda Katie Luedecke Gage was born June 4, 1918 near Ottine, Texas, Gonzales County. She graduated school in Slayden, Texas. Hilda married William J. Gage on September 19, 1937. They had four children, Kay Prather and husband Larry of Austin, Bill Gage of Austin, Margaret Jordon and husband Jack D. ...

Refugia “Cuca” De Leon of Kyle beloved and cherished mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away in San Marcos, Texas, on Friday, October 1, 2010, at the age of 84. She was born December 22, 1925 in Buda, Texas, to Ignacio and Rosa (Martinez) Rodriguez. She was a member of St. Anthony’s Ca...

by BRAD ROLLINS The Hays County Democratic Party had nothing to do with a widely circulated e-mail criticizing its county judge nominee, Jeff Barton, and the correspondence may violate state election law, party chair Katie Bell Moore said this week. Moore accused Republican nominee Bert Cobb’s suppo...

SADLER by JENNIFER BIUNDO Montgomery County Judge Alan Sadler is attempting to pay off more than $50,000 in delinquent tax debt to Hays County, part of $300,000 in unpaid taxes that Sadler and his business partner have amassed over the last two years throughout the state. Under the name of Developme...

Courtesy photo Stars of Texas Music, A Legacy 7:30 p.m. Randy Rogers shares center stage with the Trishas and Walt & Tina Wilkins for a “star filled” night of distinctly and uniquely Texas inspired music. Free. Glade Outdoor Theatre, Moore Street, San Marcos Rainwater Revival 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Live mus...

STAFF REPORT The Kyle city council formally approved allocating $30,000 set aside for grants to assist local non-profits providing services to Kyle residents. The grants were approved as recommended by the city’s Community Relations committee chaired by council member Brad Pickett, who then joined J...

ACC picks firm for Hays design The San Francisco-based Gensler firm has been chosen to engineer and design an Austin Community College campus in Kyle, pending the results of the Nov. 2 annexation election. The college district announced the firm’s selection this week along with other firms expected ...

by JEN BIUNDO The city of Buda wants to green up its solid waste collection with a better recycling system, but city leaders are worried the environmental benefits may come at a price to local taxpayers. The city is considering moving to a “single stream” recycling program, which would allow residen...

Letters from Linden by JACK LINDEN NBC has devoted this week to education in the United States, bringing in experts as well as the general public to talk about the issue. One conclusion that can be drawn, in my opinion, is that we have let public education alone for too long. Yes, we have dealt with...