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How Abbott lost a year-long fight for school vouchers

How Abbott lost a year-long fight for school vouchers

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. 01/04/2024 12:00 AM

APA! shares community survey results

APA! shares community survey results

Austin Pets Alive! has presented the Pet Resource Center community survey results, which totaled 1,079 responses in both English and Spanish. The results were shared at the Dec.18 Comissioner’s Court meeting as a part of the ongoing planning process for the Hays County Pet Resource Center. 01/04/2024 12:00 AM

180 unhoused every night in Hays

180 unhoused every night in Hays

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. 01/04/2024 12:00 AM

Hays County launches new virtual pet resource center

Hays County launches new virtual pet resource center

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. 01/04/2024 12:00 AM

Resort, spa planned for Dripping Springs area

Resort, spa planned for Dripping Springs area

A new resort and spa may be coming to northern Dripping Springs, joining other large, planned developments in the area. 01/04/2024 12:00 AM

Property tax statements now available online

Property tax statements now available online

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. 01/04/2024 12:00 AM

7. New H-E-B opens to the public

7. New H-E-B opens to the public

Texas grocery retailer H-E-B opened its third new store in 2023, located on the former site of the Nutty Brown Café & Amphitheater at Country Road 163 and US Highway 290. 12/28/2023 12:00 AM

9. Drip woman sentenced for defrauding VA, SSA

9. Drip woman sentenced for defrauding VA, SSA

A Dripping Springs woman has been sentenced to several years in prison after defrauding two federal agencies for almost six years. 12/28/2023 12:00 AM

Community Calendar

Community Calendar

Oaks December 27 12/28/2023 12:00 AM

10. Sunday bookshop opens on RR12

10. Sunday bookshop opens on RR12

For Dixie Frechett, owning a bookstore was a “One day, I’ll have a bookshop” dream. 12/28/2023 12:00 AM

1. Dripping Springs looks to eclipse through large lenses

1. Dripping Springs looks to eclipse through large lenses

Earlier this year, Dripping Springs experienced the first of two eclipses over the next nine months: an annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14 of this year. It will be followed by a total solar eclipse in 2024 on April 8. 12/28/2023 12:00 AM

2. Ice storm hits the Hill Country, ends in disaster

2. Ice storm hits the Hill Country, ends in disaster

Large parts of Central Texas experienced significant ice accumulation — leading to multiple governmental agencies making disaster declarations — after Winter Storm Mara blew through the Hill Country early this year. 12/28/2023 12:00 AM