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Dripping Springs ISD is set to begin design work on its second high school — a project approved by voters in the May 2023 bond.

Deputies with the Hays County Sheriff shot and killed a man wielding two knives on Friday morning, according to the Hays County Sheriff’s Department.

The Dripping Springs wedding community is once again inviting couples, wedding parties and families to discover what makes Dripping Springs the Wedding Capital of Texas.

Dripping Springs High School junior Megan Aldridge (Alto 2) was selected to the Texas Music Educators Association All-State Treble Choir after placing third at the Area E auditions on Saturday in San Antonio.

December 20

Applications for grants of up to $50,000 to support first responders and community projects are now available from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The grants can be used to improve fire stations and provide new equipment for emergency response teams, as well as improve local community centers, sports fields, museums, parks and more.

This is part one of a two part story from the Texas Tribune on Gov. Greg Abbott’s efforts to pass school vouchers this year.

Hays County Commissioners Court heard a presentation by the Hays County Homeless Coalition about the data gathered from the 2023 Point in Time Count and information about the 2024 Point in Time Count at its regularly scheduled meeting last week.

Hays County has opened a new virtual pet resource center with Austin Pets Alive!, expanding the Positive Alternatives to Shelter Surrender program to further support people and pets.

A new resort and spa may be coming to northern Dripping Springs, joining other large, planned developments in the area.

The November Constitutional Amendment election led to changes in property taxes that had delayed tax statements for the year, according to the Hays County Tax Assessor-Collector Jenifer O’Kane. The property tax statements are now available to view online at tax. co.hays.tx.us and will become delinquent on Feb. 1, if not paid.