by David Abdel Another election has come and passed, and yet again, Hays County has shown how much it cares for local elections. The results are in for the Hays CISD Board of Trustees and bond elections, and unsurprisingly, we’ve reverted back to a population that simply doesn’t seem to care. During...

I’m waiting for my apology from Newsmax. Last week it apologized to Eric Coomer, director of security for Dominion Voting Systems, for spreading Republican lies about the 2020 election. It apologized for “any harm that our reporting” caused to Coomer and his family. They had received death threats g...

By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY — Residents elected new officials, while also keeping some incumbents in their positions, during the Hays County elections on May 1. Hays CISD Trustees Will McManus Incumbent Will McManus will return as the At-Large Trustee on the board and Courtney Runkle will fill the ...

Elvie Louis Richardson was born July 28, 1952, in Beeville, Texas, to Charles M. Richardson and Katherine Pearl Isaacks Richardson. He passed away May 1, 2021, in San Antonio, Texas. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Paula Richardson and son Daniel Richardson of Austin, granddaughters Audrie a...

The radio tower on FM 2770 (Jack C. Hays Trail) took mere seconds to be taken down after standing for more than 30 years. It took a few seconds for the tower in the 3500 block of Jack C. Hays Trail in Buda to fall from the sky. The radio tower has been in the location for more than 30 years. With th...

Jeanne Evins Jones, age 91, joined her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 13, 2021 at home, surrounded by family. She was born September 6, 1929 in San Antonino, Texas to T. Fred and Anna Roe (Zoe) Mitchell Evins, the youngest of seven children. She attended schools in the San Antonio and Hot W...

HAYS COUNTY -- Below are the unofficial results for the Hays CISD, Dripping Springs ISD and City of Dripping Springs elections that were held on Saturday, May 1. Results will remain unofficial until canvassed and certified. Hays CISD Board of Trustees  Incumbent Will McManus leads for the At-Large s...

By Sahar Chmais A cannabis decriminalization bill, House Bill 441, passed the Texas House of Representatives with 88-40 votes on Friday, April 30. HB 441, introduced by State Representative Erin Zwiener, would lower the penalty for possession of one ounce or less of cannabis to a Class C misdemeanor...

By Sahar Chmais  Buda residents gathered around 200 pounds of trash during the revived Buda Trash Off program.  Over 50 volunteers, adults and children, banded together to remove trash from Buda’s creeks and ponds to celebrate Earth Day. Unlike 2019,when 78 volunteers met at City Hall to get the eff...

By Sahar Chmais As the second-fastest growing county in the U.S., Hays County cannot keep up with the housing supply for its growing demand – only a lucky few are able to squeeze into the home lottery. Yes, buying a new home in Central Texas feels like winning the lottery. Even some of the most skil...