SAN MARCOS — A Hays County jury found Maximillian Decker-Dilieto, 26, guilty of two counts of sexual assault on Thursday, Feb. 15. Decker-Dilieto was accused of sexually assaulting a woman he was romantically involved with — the two convictions resulted from the same episode of assault. The jury hea...

KYLE — Robert Rene Rangel Jr., 34, of Kyle was sentenced by Judge Wright-Reneau of the 207th District Court on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. He was convicted by a jury in November of assault family violence – impeding (strangulation) repeat offender and assault family violence repeat offender. The jury f...

SAN MARCOS -- Hays County Criminal District Attorney Kelly Higgins announced that a Hays County jury found 27-year-old William Perez guilty of sexual assault in the 207th Judicial District Court last week. Perez was charged with sexually assaulting his girlfriend on Jan. 8, 2023, at an apartment on ...

BUDA — On Jan. 26, the Kermit “K.C.” Watson, former director of operations for the Buda Area Chamber of Commerce was arrested for credit/debit card abuse and misapplication of fiduciary/financial property. According to a statement released by the chamber, which did not specifically name Watson, “sus...

HAYS COUNTY  — On Thursday, Jan. 18, Tony Robert Barrera III, 44, was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance (fentanyl) with intent to deliver, as well as unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon by a Hays County jury, according to a press release from Hays County District Attorney ...

HAYS COUNTY — School districts across Hays County have announced closures and delayed starts due to weather conditions. San Marcos CISD San Marcos CISD campuses and offices are closed on Tuesday, Jan. 16. This closure is due to the forecast calling for subzero windchill temperatures with wind gust u...

KYLE — Edward Jesus Hernandez, 22, has been arrested for the Christmas day murder of 30-year-old Josué Javier Soto. At approximately 6:47 p.m. on Dec. 25, 2023, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call in the 300 block of Railyard Drive in Kyle where deputies located Josué deceased. ...

SAN MARCOS – A Kyle man has been sentenced to a total of 52 years in prison for sexually assaulting his girlfriend’s young daughter. Jacob Earl Shirejian, 44, was sentenced Monday, Jan. 8 on two first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and two second-degree felony counts of...

At 7:50 a.m. on Jan. 5, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call to a physical disturbance in the 100 block of Hunter Creek Cove. The caller stated that the suspect was armed with two knives and attempting to kick in the front door of the residence. The suspect was the daughter’s ex-boyf...

(Editor's Note: This post was updated at 12:25 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 5 to reflect that all jury summonses were sent to prospective jurors.) HAYS COUNTY - Jury summonses for the remainder of January and early February have been sent to prospective jurors. Summonses were hand-delivered following an err...