DRIPPING SPRINGS — After a series of workshops, Dripping Springs City Council unanimously voted to adopt the 2024-25 fiscal year municipal budget, along with setting the tax rate at $0.1794. at its Sept. 17 meeting. The consolidated general fund — which includes the city, parks, Founders Day and ecl...

BUDA — The city of Buda recently promoted two staff members in the Development Services Department. Angela Kennedy, who formerly served as city engineer and assistant director of Development Services, was appointed as director of the department and will maintain her duties as city engineer with her ...

By Amira Van Leeuwen The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and scientists from the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) are studying water deep underground to further understand how drought and pumping affect the quality and quantity of groundwater that flows between the ...

By Brittany Anderson HAYS COUNTY — As Hays County continues to grow and the need for water increases, residents and various authorities are looking towards future water sources and infrastructure in order to plan for this demand.   Companies like Texas Water Utilities (TWU) and agencies like the Tex...

By Megan Wehring   HAYS COUNTY – Water has become even more precious amid the drought that the state of Texas has been experiencing for months.   Jo Karr Tedder, president of the Central Texas Water Coalition, is starting discussions about updating the Lower Colorado River Authority’s (LCRA) Water M...

One glance at the Texas Water Development Board’s map delineating 15 flood planning regions spread out over the vastness of the state and it becomes clear: Region 11, the Guadalupe River Basin, is a very small slice. The regions are based on watersheds, and the Guadalupe basin contains only 10 count...

The Wimberley City Council was struggling last week with the placement of easements for its new wastewater system. They had imposed a deadline of today. The council didn’t take any action at its Oct. 31 meeting, even though the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has said that without an easement c...

The Buda City Council unanimously approved the issuance of $4.37 million in revenue bonds as part of the city’s participation in a regional water supply contract with the Alliance Regional Water Authority (ARWA) at its regular meeting Oct. 15. The project will supply, beginning in 2023, water the ci...

A rundown of the 10 proposed Constitutional amendments Texans will decide 10 amendments to the Texas Constitution on Nov. 5, and ahead of the election, the League of Women Voters is presenting arguments both for and against each. Proposition 1 Proposition 1 proposes adding elected municipal judges t...

Just because the area is in moderate drought doesn’t mean that won’t change, and it could happen quickly. Hays County saw devastation twice in a span of six months four years ago, with Blanco River floods in May and October of 2015. Since then the county has made some major upgrades to early warning...