STAFF REPORT Make it now 2-for-3 in the Hays CISD sweepstakes for the Dripping Springs Tigers.   Sophomore Tiger Kyle Koch #6 receives the ball for a 15 yard gain and Lobo defensive player Noah Long #0 in pursuit. Koch scored four touchdowns and had a total of 132 receiving yards. Forty-five first h...

By Sahar Chmais Update: The Kyle Police Department has identified the person as Alicia Renae Mostasharina, a 49-year-old San Marcos resident. An autopsy was ordered by Hays County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace, Beth Smith. The police do not suspect foul play involved in Mostasharina's death, but t...

By John Micek SARASOTA, Fla. — The Lyft driver pulled up to the curb at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport early in the afternoon on a late September day. I’d only been standing there for a couple of minutes, and my shirt already clung to me in the Florida heat. I threw my bags in ahead of me,...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is very proud of the state’s laissez-faire attitude when it comes to business. ‘Hands off and get to work’ seems to be his idea about what businesses need to thrive. And that is true, to some extent. Small private business owners need the freedom to make choices that works...

24 years of construction and development experience and a family commitment; all to benefit Buda. I’ve lived here for quite a few years and have spent my lifetime in this part of Texas. Like many of you, I have children in our Buda schools and family that lives down the street or over yonder. For me...

Virginia Jurika arrived in America in 1996 from her native Chile and in three years completed her B.A. in English at Florida International University while also working full time for a telecom company to pay for her education. She went on to the University of Pennsylvania for a master’s degree in Or...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS — For more than 20 years, the city of Dripping Springs and Helping Hands have partnered to feed hundreds through the Empty Bowls Project Fundraiser. “We are very proud of the work we do,” said Lindy Orr, president of the Helping Hands volunteer board. “Our event bri...

The Hays Free Press asked all our Buda and Kyle city council candidates the following questions. Here’s what they had to say.   Rick Koch Candidate for City of Kyle, District 5 Q. Do you consider yourself to be left-brained or right-brained? A. This is a good question, but City Council seats should ...

Staff Report  So far, 400 Hays County residents have applied to the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program. But with four ERA employees processing the applications, the process is moving slowly. For more efficiency in processing applications, Hays County will expand the ERA program through the Co...

By Sahar Chmais Tens of Hays County residents have reported credit card information theft in gas stations across the county to the  Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch . Some residents even reported having their information stolen on multiple occasions. As it has become a common issue for residents, what ...