Hays County News

Gov. Rick Perry has declared Hays County and Central Texas a disaster area due to the extreme risk of wildfires.

Rotary Club president Bob Flammang passed the gavel to new president Diane Laumer at the annual Recognition and Installation Banquet held recently.

KXAN has learned a church arson investigation in Hays County has slowed down for a couple of weeks.

A Central Texas man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the accidental shooting death of a 7-year-old neighbor who was jumping on a trampoline has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn's, R-Texas, Central Texas deputy regional director, Katharine Priddy, will be in Hays County on Monday, July 7, to meet with constituents, address any federal concerns they may have, and ...

Hays County will not sign an agreement to allow the water treatment plan to move forward, even though several other cities and groups have.

As to Hays County, Texas, are there, in the County library or other locations or does anyone know of Confederate War "enlistment" records or "muster" records as to Civil War Regiments which were "raised" in ...

A bitter battle over a rescued dog from Hurricane Katrina ends with the New Orleans owner in jail.

The Hays County commissioners prayed for rain last week. They didn't just mention it during the normal prayer time.

A drunk driver killed Summer Kline as she walked on a Hays County road. A Hays County family is marking a somber anniversary -- one year since a drunk driver hit and killed their daughter.

Charges will likely be dismissed in the case of a Hays County mother and father charged in connection with the death of their 2-month-old daughter.

Thousands traveled east to Elgin to learn about Western Days and the historic City of Elgin.

Across the county line, Caldwell fireworks stands are open and ready for business, but in Hays County that's not the case.

Del Rio Mayor Efrain Valdez and a delegation from Del Rio and Ciudad Acuna, Coah., Mexico, met at the River Systems Institute on the Texas State University campus here Saturday to further plans for study and ...

Those fireworks stands that will soon be opening along area roadways may look tempting; but officials in Hays and Caldwell counties hope residents don't bite.

After 2 years of accusations, prosecutors in Texas are dropping charges against a Holland couple for the still unexplained death of their 2 month old baby.

The Hays County District Attorney's Office has reluctantly decided to file motions to dismiss pending cases for Injury to a Child on Esther and Cipriano Gonzales.

A cocker spaniel rescued from Hurricane Katrina and adopted by an Austin woman has been ordered to be returned to a New Orleans woman who said the dog was hers.

Buda, 1969. Amidst the vibrancy and turmoil of the summer of love, things weren't so groovy in the small town south of Austin.

Like many other rural communities losing their lifeblood to urbanization, Buda was slowly suffocating as the 1960s drew to a close. Dusty, boarded up storefronts began creeping into Main Street.

That's when an Austin geologist and curiosity-collector named Carl Chelf began buying whole blocks of downtown Buda real estate with his wife Jeanette. Chelf leased his properties to young artists and bohemians, breathing new life into Buda.

An Austin woman died Thursday after turning into oncoming traffic on Hunter Road, authorities said.