Continued issues with overcapacity at the Hays County Jail is leading officials to work with a neighboring county to solve the problem.  On Sept. 25, Hays County Commissioners passed an interlocal cooperation agreement between Hays County and Caldwell County for housing inmates in the neighboring ja...

A $198,000 contract allowing a group to complete reforestation efforts along the Blanco River was approved by a split vote from Hays County Commissioners Tuesday. But the move to approve funding for TreeFolks, made by a 2-1 vote with Pct. 1 Commissioner Debbie Ingalsbe voting against it, came with c...

Officials expect to complete rehabilitation of a “high-hazard” dam in east Kyle, which has closed a portion of Goforth Road for roughly two years, in April or May. The upgrade, which was budgeted for $7.95 million, is part of the Plum Creek Conservation District’s (PCCD) effort to meet state safety ...

More than 300,000 square feet of industrial space could soon become available for lease on the east side of Buda in 2018. All of it is part of a development agreement between the Buda Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and Exeter Buda Land, L.P., which officials believe could generate more than ...

A final decision on the Guaranteed Maximum Price of Hays County’s jail expansion may not be made until after the New Year.  On Nov. 7, Hays County Commissioners considered withdrawing the contract with Turner Construction Company (TCC) for its Public Safety Bond Program Phase II. By doing so, it cou...

Seven million dollars is how much over budget the voter-approved project to expand and renovate the Hays County’s public safety facilities, including its jail, is. As a result of the overrun, Hays County Commissioners took no action Tuesday on accepting or declining the proposed guaranteed maximum p...

The potential of disenfranchising east Kyle voters led Hays County Commissioners Tuesday to approve a second early voting site for the Nov. 7 election. The move, which was done via a 4-0 vote, came after Kyle City Council member Daphne Tenorio petitioned commissioners for a location that was disappr...

Hays County Commissioners Monday opted to delay action on a possible traffic calming policy in order to gather public opinion on the matter. Commissioners voted 5-0 for a public hearing in two weeks on the policy, which according to officials would be for use across Hays County. Jerry Borcherding, H...

By Moses Leos III Hays County voters will decide this November on whether they’ll support a bond initiative that, if approved, would improve the county public safety facilities, including the jail, along with area infrastructure.  During the course of a marathon 11-hour meeting, Hays County Commissi...

By Bailey Buckingham An organization shepherding the reforestation effort along the Blanco River following devastating floods in 2015 was given permission by Hays County Commissioners earlier this month to continue its work.  With one commissioner absent, Hays County Commissioners voted unanimously ...