By Sahar Chmais HAYS COUNTY – To stop or catch the distribution of child pornography, sex trafficking and other crimes, Hays County Commissioners Court approved out-of-state training for Detective Nelson Wray. A resident disapproved. “There’s a shortage of deputies ... they don’t have enough people ...

By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY — Residents are not staying quiet during public meetings. Issues surrounding county spending and government decisions and continue to emerge during Hays County Commissioner Court meetings — Tuesday, March 23 was no different. Lloyd O’Leary did not shy away from disputing...

Continued issues with overcapacity at the Hays County Jail is leading officials to work with a neighboring county to solve the problem.  On Sept. 25, Hays County Commissioners passed an interlocal cooperation agreement between Hays County and Caldwell County for housing inmates in the neighboring ja...

With less than two weeks before voters officially cast their ballots, Hays County Sheriff incumbent Gary Cutler has just over $28,000 left in his war chest in his bid for reelection against challenger Rodrigo Amaya. According to a campaign finance report filed 30 days before Election Day, Cutler, wh...

The Hays Free Press  asked Hays County Sheriff candidates the following questions. Answers are printed below.  1. What prompted you to seek election/reelection? After hearing from many citizens of their concerns about issues with our current Sheriff Gary Cutler of facts and circumstances which prese...

By Samantha Smith The gloves came off in Monday’s Hays County Sheriffs race debate as incumbent Gary Cutler and candidate Rodrigo Amaya differed on community policing and the November jail bond.   The debate, which was put on by the League of Women Voters at the San Marcos Activity Center, had both ...

By Moses Leos III Hays County Sheriff incumbent Gary Cutler’s reelection bid moved forward Tuesday after he defeated challenger Tommy Ratliff for the Republican nomination. Cutler bested Ratliff by gaining 62 percent of the vote on Super Tuesday. With the nomination, Cutler moves on to face Democrat...