Hays News

The Hays County Brown Santa program has started its annual drive for money, food, and toys to assist families in need in Hays County.

A panel of four donors to the Hays-Caldwell Women's Center Building Hope Campaign will discuss their motivation to invest in community services for victims of abuse at the annual meeting.

Originally published November 24, 2009 at 7:57 p.m., updated November 24, 2009 at 11:30 p.m. BIGGEST GROWTH COUNTIES in population in Texas Top 10 counties to experience an increase in population by more then 35 percent between 2000 to 2008 according to the census.

Republican Mark Jones says he will seek the GOP nomination for Hays County Commissioner, Precinct 2. The precinct includes the cities of Buda, Kyle, Mountain City, Hays, Niederwald and Uhland.

On Nov. 4, 1990, two deer hunters discovered the body of 20-year-old Jeanette Rincon in rural Hays County.

Nineteen years after 20-year-old Jeanette Rincon was found dead outside of San Marcos, investigators have yet to locate and arrest the man they believe is responsible.

Earlier this morning, the Hays County Commissioners Court voted to award a $424,000 contract to an Austin company to fix the roof of the county's beleaguered jail.

Houston lawyer John O'Quinn, who was instrumental in pioneering verdicts against the makers of breast implants, hazardous drugs and tobacco products, has died in a traffic accident.

A former elementary school teacher who had been transferred to Hays County CISD has been indicted on charges of possession of child pornography, the Texas Attorney General's Office announced Thursday.

The Hays County Roads Department is encouraging residents to drive carefully and be aware that some county roads could close due to heavy rains in the area.

Hays County residents now have an opportunity to shape the future of the county by offering opinions and insights during the development of the county's Strategic Policy Plan.

With initial funding to fight the H1N1 virus in place, Hays County on Friday will be using seasonal flu vaccine to gauge how well processes are set up to deliver mass doses, should the need arise.

A lot of noise in Hays County coming from residents fed with the Nutty Brown Cafe.

If it had been designed to be "green," then shrubbery growing on the roof of the Hays County Law Enforcement Center would be a good thing.

The Hays County Personal Health Department has exhausted its supply of seasonal flu vaccine and has canceled all of its seasonal flu clinics.

Early voting dates and locations for the Nov. 3 Constitutional Amendment election have been announced by Hays County Elections Administrator and Voter Registrar Joyce Cowan Voters in San Marcos will also be voting for candidates for two city council places while residents of Hays Emergency Services District #6 will be voting on a local sales and ...

Captain Jack C. Hays and his Texas Rangers will ride into the Alkek Theatre at Texas State University Oct.

County offices: Bastrop and Llano county offices will be closed today. Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson county offices will be open.

Joe Muoz Hays trustee is renting district property. Larry Kolvoord AMERICAN-STATESMAN In March, Hays district officials agreed to rent out a district-owned house to board Trustee Joe Muoz.

When you're in the zone, don't be on the phone. The Hays County Commissioners have approved the posting of signs on county-maintained roads that limit when and how wireless communications devices can be used by drivers passing through those zones.