UPDATE – 7:00 p.m.  The Dripping Springs Tigers volleyball team is state tournament bound for the first time in three years. On Saturday, Dripping Springs outlasted the Boerne Champion Chargers in a hard fought 27-29, 25-16, 25-23, 25-20 win in the Class 5A, Region IV final at the South San Athletic...

A live bat found at Sycamore Springs Elementary in Dripping Springs late last month tested positive for rabies, according to a Hays County Sheriff's Office press release. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. Oct. 26 when authorities were dispatched to the campus for a live bat call. The animal was di...

A Lakeway man was arrested Aug. 7 after authorities accuse him of going online to solicit sexual favors from minors in the Dripping Springs area. Luann Fabric Campos Leao Hida, 24, of Lakeway, was booked into the Hays County Jail on two charges of online solicitation of a minor, both third-degree fe...

After a legal campaign and community outcry, the city of Dripping Springs has reached a settlement with affected parties that will change provisions to its wastewater permit. Per the settlement, which was finalized earlier this week, Dripping Springs agreed to reduce its proposed discharge limit to ...

Success on the court hasn’t been hard to find for 18-year-old tennis prodigy Jayci Goldsmith. Goldsmith, a Dripping Springs native, has been all over the map, representing herself and Dripping Springs High with her on-court talents. It’s no surprise that Goldsmith, who will attend Texas A&M in the f...

More than 60 percent of voters gave the green light May 5 to a sales tax increase that could help a Dripping Springs-area emergency service district (ESD) keep pace with growth. Of the 3,220 ballots cast, 1,987 voted in favor of raising ESD No. 1’s sales tax by .5 percent, with 1,233 voting against....

A Dripping Springs man has been identified as the victim in a fatal May 6 single-vehicle wreck along Ranch Road 12 just outside of Dripping Springs. Ernest Tamayo, 58, of Dripping Springs, was killed in the wreck, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson. According to a DPS repo...

Two hours of public comment and deliberation Tuesday wasn’t enough to push Dripping Springs city leaders to make a decision on a controversial Driftwood wedding venue. Instead, the Dripping Springs City Council voted unanimously to postpone a vote on the Mark Black Wedding Venue until March 13. The ...

An Austin man was killed Feb. 4 in a single-vehicle rollover wreck that occurred along Ranch to Market road (RM) 12 near Dripping Springs. Gregory Ryan Mallory, 36, of Austin, was identified by authorities as the victim in the wreck. According to a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson, the...

Two weeks after a study showed connectivity between Onion Creek and the Trinity Aquifer, Dripping Springs’ top elected official is now weighing in on the matter. In an online statement, Dripping Springs Mayor Todd Purcell said connectivity between Onion Creek and the Trinity Aquifer and its impact o...