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Salary study offers county new direction
Salary study offers county new direction
The Hays County Commissioners Court, county department heads and staff are closer to finalizing the way the county will hire and pay its staff in the coming year and beyond. 03/15/2023 12:00 AM
Devil's Backbone Boudin and Gumbo Cookoff
Devil's Backbone Boudin and Gumbo Cookoff
Ranch to Market Road 32 dips out of the Blanco River Valley and climbs the peak of Texas Hill County. Its serpentine crawl across the top of the hills gives it the appearance that the crooked backbone of the Devil is pushing up from beneath. It is normally a calm drive to stop and look over the edge of the hills and admire the valley below. But on Sunday, cars draped the edges of the roadway as overflow parking overfilled with hundreds of wanna-be Cajuns – and perhaps a few authentic ones ‑ who joining the stampede to Devil's Backbone Tavern for the Boudin and Gumbo cookoff. 03/14/2023 12:00 AM
County Clerk using Permitium for faster vital records process
County Clerk using Permitium for faster vital records process
The Hays County Clerk’s Office now offers a faster way of obtaining vital records like birth, death and marriage certificates. The office recently partnered with Permitium, an online portal that provides a more convenient service option for residents by allowing them to apply and pay for vital records online. 03/14/2023 12:00 AM
Texas families to get tax dollars to send students to private school in proposed ‘parental rights’ bill
Texas families to get tax dollars to send students to private school in proposed ‘parental rights’ bill
A sweeping education bill introduced in the Texas Senate late Friday would allow families to use taxpayer money to send their children to private schools, establish new opportunities for parents to review instruction material and impose new rules on how gender and sexual orientation is taught in all grades. 03/14/2023 12:00 AM
Coming out creates tension between longtime friends
Coming out creates tension between longtime friends
DEAR ABBY: A dear friend, “Lorraine,” contacted me because her daughter “Gabby” came out to her as bisexual and Lorraine knew I had experience with “this type of thing.” My daughter is bisexual. 03/14/2023 12:00 AM
Court to hear update on salary structures
Court to hear update on salary structures
The Hays County Commissioners Court moves forward in long effort to clarify, classify and determine new salary structures during its regular meeting today. 03/14/2023 12:00 AM
Suspects arrested following series of burglaries in county
Suspects arrested following series of burglaries in county
A joint investigation between the Hays County Sheriff’s Office and the Kyle Police Department culminated in the arrests this week of four individuals on multiple charges including burglary, vehicle and firearm theft and credit/debit card abuse. 03/14/2023 12:00 AM
Suspect exits home following blast used by US Marshal
Suspect exits home following blast used by US Marshal
Suspect exits home following blast used by US Marshal 03/14/2023 12:00 AM
Crestwood businesses appear set to close
Crestwood businesses appear set to close
With the odds becoming increasingly high that the businesses at Crestwood Center off Old Ranch Road 12 will be forced to close in less than a week, the mood of those facing their last days to offer food, drink and services was surprisingly upbeat. 03/14/2023 12:00 AM
Texas Senate’s priority bills on higher ed would end tenure, diversity policies
Texas Senate’s priority bills on higher ed would end tenure, diversity policies
A bill filed Friday in the Texas Senate would prohibit public colleges and universities from awarding tenure to professors hired after September, legislation that critics have said would make it extremely difficult for the state to recruit top faculty and negatively impact the reputation of its higher education institutions. 03/12/2023 05:00 AM
KZSM: Kissing Alley returns for St. Patrick's
KZSM: Kissing Alley returns for St. Patrick's
Kissing Alley is back. Thursday, March 16, from 7-9 p.m. 03/12/2023 05:00 AM
DPS urges Texans to avoid spring break travel to Mexico
DPS urges Texans to avoid spring break travel to Mexico
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is urging Texans to avoid traveling to Mexico during spring break, and beyond, due to the ongoing violence throughout that country. 03/12/2023 05:00 AM
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