Caldwell County News

The Department of State Health Services is investigating 25 cases of salmonellosis in Caldwell County, said Doug McBride, a department spokesman.

It may be only rarely, but good news can arrive at precisely the right time. That seems to be the case with the local Head Start program and just-announced funding to the tune of $270,497. "The timing is perfect," said Audrey Abed, director of Head Start for Hays and Caldwell counties.

For more than a year, Caldwell County rancher Mike Holmes has been delivering water to his cattle.

One Caldwell County rancher says he's been hand-delivering water to his cattle for more than a year.

The drought continues to frustrate Central Texas farmers who are getting little, if anything, out of their work.

A political newcomer won a City Council runoff election in Uhland, a town located east of Kyle on the Hays and Caldwell county lines.

Caldwell County is under a burn ban as is Comal, and Guadalupe County residents have been allowed to burn only on weekends.

Homeowners interested in learning about the maintenance of their aerobic treatment system are invited to attend a free Texas AgriLife Extension Service workshop to be held June 24 in Lockhart.

In an effort to alleviate some traffic woes in Travis and Hays County, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, or CAMPO, heard options Monday for a 3.5-mile road that would connect MoPac Boulevard and F.M. 1626.

Seguin police officers and Department of Public Safety troopers made a pair of drug seizures in recent days - one worth an estimated $168,000 - that resulted also in the seizure of two vehicles and an unstated amount of cash.

A man died and three others were injured Friday night after a pickup truck hauling a 1998 utility trailer collided head-on with a Ford Explorer, Department of Public Safety officials said.

Interstate 35 : The southbound lower deck will be closed between 51st Street and 11th Street from 8 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday.

San Marcos is still behind half the rainfall the National Weather Service says is average for the city, but what little has fallen has been sufficient to open up a tiny crack in the ongoing drought.

A Caldwell County grand jury on Wednesday indicted the mother of a 28-month-old boy who was mauled to death by a dog in his backyard in Luling where he had wandered unsupervised, according to police.

March 26: 18-month-old Tyson Miller was found mauled to death by the family pit bull behind this trailer home in Luling, Texas.

"Bringing you Lockhart, Texas News Since 1872" Lockhart is the county seat of Caldwell County which is centrally located just 15 miles from Austin, 5 miles from Interstate 35 and San Marcos with Interstate 10 running through Luling at the southern tip of the county.

Interstate 35 : Reduced to one lane between Brushy Creek and McNeil Road from 9 p.m. today until 5 a.m. Tuesday.

A Victoria County firefighter who lives in Lockhart has been charged with arson and insurance fraud after investigators said he set his home on fire, sparking a blaze that injured a firefighter who responded to the call.

A 36-year-old Lockhart man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a January fire at his home.

With one Austin preschool closed due to a potential case of H1N1, many parents say it's a fine line whether or not to keep their kids home.