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By By Brittany Anderson DRIPPING SPRINGS 
February 1, 2023
Auction brings thousands of dollars to local youth — The drawl of the auctioneer rattled throughout the Dripping Springs Ranch Park arena this past weekend as the Hays County Youth Livestock Show wrapped up with its annual auction. For the past two weeks, Hays County 4-H and FFA youth have put their...
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By By Brittany Anderson KYLE, By Brittany Anderson brittany@haysfreepress.com 
February 1, 2023
‘Seeing that hope blossom in people reminds me that there’s always hope’ HAYS COUNTY — For many individuals struggling with substance abuse or veterans experiencing mental health struggles like PTSD, fitness may be the last thing on their minds — but a free gym in Hays County is striving to shift th...
Obituaries
February 1, 2023
John Frederick Lubben III (Jack), 80, of Austin, TX, passed away on January 24, 2023 at his home in the loving arms of his wife, Ann, and his children, Shanna Alexandra Lubben and Mark Andrew Lubben. Jack was born in Houston, Texas, but lived in McAllen, Texas, during his formative years through hig...
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January 24, 2023
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By Natalie Frels 
January 24, 2023
HAYS COUNTY — There was a drizzle in the cold morning air as local teens of the community gathered at Dripping Springs Ranch Park on Saturday, Jan. 21 for the Hays County Livestock Show. A nervous energy radiated as the queen’s court and ambassadors waited for their names to be announced. When the e...
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By By Megan Wehring megan@haysfreepress.com 
January 24, 2023
Thousands of Texans could be affected HAYS COUNTY — As a looming deadline is quickly approaching, thousands of Texans could be affected if an agreement is not reached between a major hospital system and one of the state’s largest insurance providers. The current contract between Blue Cross Blue Shie...
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By Gary Borders, Capital HIghlights 
January 24, 2023
Capital Highlights Border security, tax relief and raises top list For the Texas House and Senate, there is not much daylight between each chamber’s priorities in this year’s legislative session. Leaders say the focus will be on property tax relief, border security and employee raises. Preliminary b...
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By BY BARTEE HAILE 
January 24, 2023
Texas History Following a weeklong engagement at the Majestic Theater, a cheering crowd saw off Harry Houdini, escape artist extraordinaire, at the Dallas train station on Jan. 25, 1916. The four-year-old Hungarian, destined to be the most famous live performer of his generation, came to the United ...
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By Central Texas Conservation Partnership 
January 24, 2023
THE HILL COUNTRY STEWARD If you’ve spent any time driving around the Hill Country, you’ve likely seen large areas of dead oak trees – or worse, maybe you have those skeletal oak trees on YOUR property! The likely culprit is oak wilt, a disease caused by the fungus Bretziella fagacearum, which has be...
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By Staff Report 
August 29, 2024
BUDA -- Hays County Criminal District Attorney Kelly Higgins announced that a murder charge will not be filed against a 21-year-old male who shot and ...
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By Staff Report 
September 24, 2024
SAN MARCOS - Manuel Balderas, 49, of Kyle was sentenced to 40 years in prison by a jury on Sept. 24, for multiple counts of sexual assault, continuous...
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By Staff Report 
September 13, 2024
KYLE -- The Hays County Sheriff's Office has detained and charged two additional sixth grade students from Hays CISD for creating or contributing to s...
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By Staff Report 
September 12, 2024
KYLE -- The Hays County Sheriff's Office has detained a sixth grade Hays CISD student for locally contributing to the spread of social media school sh...
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By Staff Report 
September 18, 2024
Hays CISD Chief of Communication Officer Tim Savoy stated that two arrests have been made for two separate threats made by Johnson High School student...