HAYS COUNTY — The Hays County Sheriff’s Office held a press conference at the San Marcos Public Safety Center on July 20 to provide updates on the charges against registered sex offender, Diego Alejandro Cortez. Cortez was arrested on July 2 after HCSO responded to a 911 call at approximately 3:30 a...

By Sahar Chmais Children ages five to 11 can receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, but the Hays County Local Health Department is still waiting on its vaccine allotment. The Live Oak Health Clinic will offer pediatric doses of the vaccine as soon as it receives its allotment, but no time frame has be...

Staff report A realignment project will close Martin Road at the intersection of US 290 for approximately eight months, according to TxDOT. The project will construct a minor realignment of Martin Road and create a dedicated right turn on westbound US 290. Traffic will be rerouted during the closure...

By Sahar Chmais Update: According to the Federal Election Commission, four candidates have already filed a financial report for House District 35, all of which are from the Democratic party. These include: David Anderson, Eduardo Rodriguez, James Sasinowski and Claudia Zapata.  Redistricting plans a...

By Sahar Chmais Strategizing for a mental health center in Hays County is back on track after efforts for the facility were derailed by the pandemic. A year ago, a Mental Health Task Force was assembled by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra, and on Tuesday Nov. 2, commissioners court approved funding f...

By Sahar Chmais Anti-semitic letters, placed in plastic bags with pebbles, were placed in front of homes across several cities in Hays County. One of the antisemitic letters sent to Hays County residents. Photo from Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra. One of the letter’s headlines reads, “Every single ...

By Sahar Chmais Time is a currency and what better way to save time than through faster routes within a fast-growing city in the fastest-growing county in the country. Soon, residents will be able to make one straight shot from FM 1626 onto RM 967 and I-35 through a connector road being built from R...

By Sahar Chmais Breast cancer affects one in eight women in the U.S., but early detection means a higher survival rate. October of each year is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This year in the U.S., more than 281,000 women will get breast cancer and more than 43,000 women will die from it, according ...

By Sahar Chmais The growth of Dripping Springs seems inevitable, and as the population grows, so does traffic. Dripping Springs is in the process of adopting the Transportation Master Plan — frowned upon by some residents and welcomed by others. Dripping Springs’ population has more than doubled sin...

By Sahar Chmais Nearly 65% of eligible Hays County residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and some have begun receiving their booster shots. As of Aug. 13, immunocompromised Texans became eligible to receive a booster shot using the the Pfizer vaccine. Since then, more than 9,300 Hay...