Staff Report   HAYS COUNTY – A new roundabout at RM 3237 and RM 150 was unveiled – which is the first ever county-funded roundabout intersection. A ribbon-cutting event was held on July 21 with county officials and American Structurepoint to mark the occasion. This is one of nine proposed roundabout...

Staff Report Scenic Texas announced its first-ever “Ride for Scenic Texas,” a 21-mile loop bike ride and fundraiser to build awareness about the nonprofit’s work to designate Texas roads as official state scenic byways and to protect the Lone Star State's visual environment. This ride will take plac...

You can’t go far in Hays County – or Central Texas for that matter – without being reminded of the heroes of the Alamo. Add to that already long list the recently-designated William B. Travis Heritage Trail, which runs 12-plus miles on FM 150 from where the road intersects RR3237 on the south to the...

Nestled off the beaten path in the Hill Country, surrounded by the loud buzzing of the summer cicadas, are a plethora of destination businesses which are losing money by the week.  Typically, the summer season is the busiest for the numerous wineries, breweries, distilleries and restaurants in the r...

Over the past weekend, members of the Driftwood Historical Conservation Society collected over 21 bags of trash lining FM 150. The move to keep Driftwood beautiful was the focus for the DHCS, which has adopted a two-mile section of the road around the small town. Twenty-one volunteers assisted with ...

aving grown up in Driftwood during her childhood, Lisa Elliott remembers how the Driftwood General Store and Post Office was essentially the “hub of everything.” The building functioned as the closest place for area residents to purchase feed for their livestock, send a letter, or catch up on the lo...

O nion Creek is both a defining landmark and a potent talisman for our community, symbolizing as it does both the bounteous wonder and the fragility of our little part of the world. In peril from recurrent drought and changing climate, and even development on its banks, now Onion Creek could become ...