Hays County News

Led by Scott McMahon, playing Texas Ranger Capt. Jack Hays, historical re-enactors ride past the camera Monday at Rutherford Ranch near Driftwood during filming of a documentary about Hays.

The Hays County Master Naturalists will hold their monthly meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 30 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, 301 Hays County Acres Road in Dripping Springs.

A 6-month old Hays County child, killed by his baby-sitter last year, now has a new marker for his grave.

It may be the last birthday gift baby Aiden receives. Today, which would have been Aiden Skyler Perez's second birthday, members of the Hays County Sheriff's Office and the Hays County District Attorney's office delivered a headstone and placed it at his grave.

An idea by County Commissioner Jeff Barton to build a regional shooting range on Dahlstrom Ranch, an area above the environmentally sensitive Edwards Aquifer, has excited those pushing for a county-supported range, but a formal proposal has yet to make its way to the county's partners in a conservation easement deal or to the Dahlstrom family.

Family and friends will hold a "Walk to Remember" for Summer Klein, a 16-year-old from Kyle killed by a hit-and-run driver two years ago as she walked by the side of the road.

David Delacerda, the suspect in a deadly hit and run accident that killed a construction worker on I-35 last week, has now been charged with manslaughter.

Two people have now been charged with forgery in the wake of a woman buying fireworks with a counterfeit $100 bill last week in Buda.

Forgery charges were filed against a woman in Hays County after sheriff's investigators say she tried to buy fireworks with fake money.

A Seguin man suspected in the shotgun robbery of a San Marcos pizza shop Friday night and an automotive store on May 30 was arrested without incident Saturday in Seguin.

Austin police are investigating a fatal accident that killed a construction worker on southbound Interstate 35 about 1:30 this morning.

Twelve Hays County teens will receive the promise of higher education on Sunday.

It's literally the dog days of Summer at the Town Lake Animal Shelter in downtown Austin.

David Delacerda, suspect Austin police have identified the suspect from Wednesday's deadly hit and run crash in South Austin.

Police need your help identifying a man arrested on the Texas State University campus Monday.

The Hays County Personal Health Department is reporting an increase in flu-like symptoms around Hays County.

The Travis County Commissioners Court approved a burn ban for Travis County on Tuesday.

A dilapidated structure that was a Hays County Jail and later a set for a movie featuring Matthew McConaughey could be restored.

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

Hospitals across central Texas said they are seeing an alarming increase in rattlesnake bites.