While it took two tries, Dripping Springs area residents May 22 elected a new Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace into office for the first time in over a decade. John Burns John Burns, a Navy veteran and practicing attorney, claimed a landslide victory over attorney Robert Avera in a runoff for the JP4 sea...

A Dripping Springs man has been identified as the victim in a fatal 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 report, ...

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...

A relatively clean bill of health after years of illness is leading a Hays County Justice of the Peace to retire at the end of his current term. Terry Kyle, who has served as the Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace for the past 12 years, announced in a press release he intends to retire when his term ends J...

One woman was killed while another man was injured in a three vehicle collision along FM 1826 Thursday that shut down the roadway near Driftwood for several hours. Authorities have identified the victim as Carene Mary Carlborn, 77, of Austin, who was pronounced dead at the scene by Hays County Preci...

High speed is thought to be a primary factor that led to the death of a Wimberley woman in a single-vehicle rollover crash along Ranch Road 12 Friday afternoon. Tracy Dawn Hudler, 50, of Wimberley, was identified as the victim in the rollover, according to Robbie Barrera, Texas Department of Public ...

A Dripping Springs teen who had been on the run after assaulting his mother last week was finally caught by authorities in Illinois after leading them on a brief car chase, according to a Hays County Sheriff’s Office press release. But authorities are unsure when they can extradite William Michael B...