Judge Ruben Becerra stands with Linda Coker, the chair of the Hays County Historical Commission (HCHC), on July 11 with a distinguished award from the Texas Historical Commission. Commissioners Michelle Cohen, Debbie Ingalsbe, Lon A. Shell and Walt Smith are pictured along with members of the HCHC. ...

HAYS COUNTY — Texas only has 25 affordable and available rental homes for every 100 extremely low-income renter households, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition. There are 904,814 extremely low-income renter households in the state. With the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing ...

HAYS COUNTY — As the county grows, Austin-based company MileStone Community Builders has approached multiple government entities with proposals for subdivisions including Hays Commons, located at FM 1626 and Carpenter Lane in Manchaca. The preliminary plan was presented to Hays County Commissioners ...

HAYS COUNTY — “In light of some information that has been presented to me, I think it is in the best interest of the Hays County governmental body to remove the processes of payroll from the Hays County Treasurer and place them in the Budget Office,” said Hays County Treasurer Daphne Tenorio after t...

HAYS COUNTY — A week following the postponement of any action on the subdivision, the Hays County Commissioners Court met again on May 2 to discuss the MileStone development, Hays Commons subdivision. In a 3-2 vote, the commissioners voted to deny the Hays Commons Subdivision Preliminary Plat and se...

HAYS COUNTY — A mobile vaccination clinic will soon roll through Hays County to give residents an opportunity to get vaccinated without having to travel far or schedule an in-office visit. According to a county press release, the Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) first began discussing the...

HAYS COUNTY — Hays County’s new Mental Health Court (MHC) is making an impact, but more resources are needed to continue its progress ahead of a growing caseload. During its March 28 meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court unanimously approved two items that will provide the MHC with $195,602 i...

Austin Pets Alive! to begin coordinating HAYS COUNTY — The county is one step closer to being able to save the lives of thousands of pets in the community. During the March 28 meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a Professional Service Agreement with Austin Pets Alive! (...

HAYS COUNTY — With economic inflation and a sharp rise in the cost of living, employees of all kinds are feeling financial effects — and a salary increase is a nice relief. In a 4-1 vote last week, the Hays County Commissioners Court approved a 10% increase for county employees within pay grades 106...

HAYS COUNTY — The November election brought some new faces to several Hays County government offices, thus, the time for one county commissioner has come to an end. During his final commissioners court meeting on Dec. 20, Pct. 2 commissioner Mark Jones was honored for his years of service on the dai...