Dear Editor: Why do men oppose abortion? They are the breadwinners! The majority of the Supreme Court Justices are men according to the last PBS photo. How many of these men voted against abortion? How many have children? Grandchildren? Of course, I doubt Supreme Court Justices are poor. I wonder if...

Dear Editor: I am a current graduate student attending the University of Texas at Arlington. I am working towards receiving my Master’s degree in Social Work, and for an assignment, I am reaching out to discuss the school districts within Hays county, more specifically, located within Kyle city limi...

Dear Editor: NAZI SYMBOLS To those who parade with Nazi banners, spray paint them on buildings, and now it seems, laser light them on taller buildings, I have this to say: This is NOT play. This is NOT cute. This is DANGEROUS ... an affront on what all TRUE AMERICANS hold dear ... the belief that AL...

Dear Editor: The big problem with the Milestone Development called Persimmon and the other one on FM 1626 adjacent to the city of Hays. Is that the developer persists in cramming down the throats of our elected officials and city planners a development plan with tiny lots and narrow streets like the...

Name of a proposed subdivision west of Buda Some of us just don’t like the name very much. The Persimmon is a secondary fruit tree that grows naturally from Virginia, sown to Florida and over to Texas (Diospyros virginiana). Native Americans and early explorers of the New World valued this tree for ...

Dear Editor: The methods used by the Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc. (PEC) to distribute capital credits to members do not result in honest distributions both among and within rate classes. The method used by the PEC for the years 2007-2018 for distributions among rate classes cheats mostly th...

To the editor:   November 8, 2022, is a very important Election Day! As president of the Hays County League of Women Voters, I’d like to encourage your readers to make a voting plan. Voting is our way to make a difference and influence our communities, and developing your voting plan will ensure tha...

To the editor: "To the un-named writer of the letter-to-the-editor in last week's newspaper who wrote about last week's Margarita and Salsa Fest in Buda, I must say that you are not alone. But you are maybe the only person who had the resolve to bring the situation to light with a letter. There were...

Clarification- This letter to the editor originally appeared in print without the name of the writer. This was an internal error. The policy of Barton Publications is to always include the author’s name of letters. The author's name has been added below. To the Margarita and Salsa Fest promoters - Y...

On Tuesday July 26th, 2022, Buda City Hall Planning & Zoning Commission hosted a public meeting regarding the Persimmon Tract on FM 967.   Milestone Builders presented their plans on the proposed future construction of a subdivision.   Many neighbors from the Coves of Cimarron, Cimarron Park, Creeks...