By Moses Leos III Hays County Commissioners Tuesday voted unanimously to enter into a Chapter 381 agreement with Best Buy to bring an e-commerce sales operation to San Marcos. Adrianna Cruz, president of the Greater San Marcos Partnership, said the facility would be located in a 20,000 square foot f...

By Cyndy Slovak-Barton A move toward a $108 million county jail expansion/renovation bond is expected to be made at next week’s Hays County Commissioners Court meeting. Commissioners at Tuesday’s meeting heard a presentation that included the Hays County sheriff, district attorney, San Marcos chief ...

By Samantha Smith For roughly two hours Tuesday, the Hays County Commissioners Court debated the need to construct a multi-port monitoring well to study groundwater within the Trinity and Edwards aquifers.  By a 4-1 vote, commissioners entered into an interlocal agreement with the Barton Springs Edw...

By Bailey Buckingham An organization shepherding the reforestation effort along the Blanco River following devastating floods in 2015 was given permission by Hays County Commissioners earlier this month to continue its work.  With one commissioner absent, Hays County Commissioners voted unanimously ...

By Moses Leos III A total of 38 projects completed over an eight-year span highlighted a presentation given to the Hays County Commissioners Court as a progress report on its 2008 Road Bond. Voters authorized the bond, which was passed by voters by a 2-to-1 margin, for roughly $207 million for the P...

By Samantha Smith Preliminary steps toward moving forward with a project that would connect FM 1626 in Hays County to MoPac in Austin occurred last week as the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) is now seeking bids for construction of State Highway 45 southwest (SH 45 SW).  Hays Count...

By Anna Herod A new jail might be in Hays County’s future. After Hays County spent an estimated $500,000 to $1 million on outsourcing inmates last year, commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday to pursue a November bond election to fund a new jail, law enforcement center and communications facility. ...

Staff report, with contribution from Katerina Barton   As a contentious presidential primary moves into Texas for Super Tuesday next week, local Republicans are facing a possible divide between two factions of the Hays County GOP.  Primary elections for local Republican Party chair, and for seats on...

By Moses Leos III Hays County can now add the city of Kyle to its list of entities supporting its FM 150 realignment project.   By a 7-0 vote on Sept. 15, the Kyle City Council approved a resolution supporting the corridor that will make up the first stage of the proposed Kyle Loop project.  But wit...

Staff Report Amazon.com announced plans to open a fifth Texas fulfillment center in San Marcos. In Texas, Amazon currently employs more than 3,500 full-time associates, has invested more than $400 million in the state and continues to grow its operations to meet customer demand. Amazon’s other Lone ...