By Moses Leos III Political spending is ramping up as candidates in the Buda City Council Place 1 and Place 3 races prepare for the final stretch before the Nov. 8 election.  In the race for the Place 1 seat, candidate John Hatch spent more money on his campaign than candidate Lee Urbanovsky, accord...

Lupe Carbajal, local San Marcos businessman and long-time friend of former Hays Free Press publisher Bob Barton, is interested in getting local businesses together to start a Bob and Wynette Barton scholarship at Texas State University. Barton worked in the newspaper business from the day he bought ...