DRIPPING SPRINGS — Project Elf has been aiding community members in Dripping Springs for nearly four decades and this year, with more than 400 children to deliver gifts to, is no different. The Christmas program is part of Helping Hands, a nonprofit that began in 1986. Primarily a food pantry, the o...

Sophia Howard enjoys authentic food with her father, Hunter Howard, at the Fiesta del Barrio at Dripping Springs Methodist Church.

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Communities across the United States celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15-Oct. 15, in different ways. In Hays County,  the Dripping Springs Methodist Church celebrates with a Fiesta del Barrio or a neighborhood party. Associate Pastor Jesus Sámano defines Hispanic Heritage ...