A 30-year-old man was arrested Thursday in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a construction worker along IH-35 southbound, just north of Buda , officers say. David Delacerda was charged with failure to render aid, a 3rd degree felony, after he struck and killed Fontino Cortes-Cruz, 35, when he d...

The City of Buda no longer exists and has been renamed "Frontage Road" Texas... since the only exit from southbound I-35 is for Creedmoor, Frontage Road, or Niederwald. Wonder how that is helping out businesses and tourists these days? But we still have our city limits sign held up by a wooden pole ...

Hotdogs-apple pie-Chevrolet! These have been the symbols of America for nearly a century. But no more. As Bob Dylan sang, "The times they are a changing!" General Motors was rock-solid for as long as anyone can remember. Though Chevrolet was not the top of the line, it became the car which typified ...

Car burglars targeted the Cullen Country subdivision off RM 967 in Buda this weekend, hitting seven vehicles over a two-day span. Hays County has seen an uptick in the number of car break-ins this year. In the vast majority of cases the thieves pick the easy targets, stealing from unlocked vehicles ...

Hays County Judge Liz Sumter has signed an emergency order reinstating the burn ban Tuesday, prohibiting any outdoor burning, a news release said. The ban had been lifted when rain made it safe to allow residents to burn. However, recent dry conditions have made it necessary to fall back into the ba...

Elizabeth Jean Rogers, 94, passed away on June 20, 2009, in Austin. She was born September 9, 1914, in Lavaca County, Texas. She married Frank R. Rogers, Sr., on August 12, 1949 and he preceded her in death in July, 1974. Mrs. Rogers was a long time employee of First Federal Savings and Loan in down...

Mary Lee Rich, 68, of San Marcos, beloved and cherished daughter, mother and grandmother, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, in New Braunfels. She was born August 25, 1940, in Concord, TX, to Albert W. and Stacy (Atkinson) Willis. Her husband, Thomas Rich (2008) and her father, Albert Willis p...

The nice spin that our HCISD website puts on the dark "candlelight" commencement ceremonies does not agree with the comments that I heard from many parents and seniors on Saturday night immediately following the ceremonies. I realize that when they approved the emergency sole source contract, board ...

Homeowners interested in learning about the maintenance of their home septic system are invited to attend a free Texas AgriLife Extension Service workshop from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. June 23. The "Homeowner Maintenance of Septic Systems Workshop" will be held at the AgriLife Extension office for Hays Coun...

Hermelinda "Chita" Lopez of Kyle, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, was called by our Savior to her eternal rest at the age of 74 on June 16, 2009. She was born on April 7, 1935, in Redwood, Texas, to Juan and Leocadia Arredondo. Hermelinda grew up in San Marcos, graduated from Nixon-Clay ¬¬¬Bu...