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A car chase by law enforcement officers ended in a crash Thursday night. The suspect, identified by the Hays County Sheriff’s Office as Jeffrey Robert Spohn, 52, has not yet been apprehended.

July was proclaimed Parks and Recreation Month in Hays County by the Hays County Commissioners Court.

The Hays County Commissioners Court approved early voting times and locations for the upcoming November election.

Horseshoe Ridge — a proposed 201-site, 30-cabin RV resort — requested a permit for up to 4.5 million gallons of water per year from the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District. Despite local property owners protesting the application, the permit was approved earlier this month.

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Aquifer levels across the county have reached historic lows, causing regulatory agencies to start making calls for more dramatic conservation measures.

Mary Earls was selected as the 2022–2023 President of the Hays County League of Women Voters.

The Dripping Springs City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed ad valorem tax rate for the 2022–2023 fiscal year to set the rate at $0.19 per $100 valuation.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised Hays County’s COVID-19 level from medium community spread to high last week.

Convenient, quality car care is now available in Dripping Springs with the opening of a new Jiffy Lube service center, commemorated with a ribbon cutting by the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce.

Dreamland Dripping Springs co-hosted an Amateur Pickleball Night with athleisure brand Outdoor Voices last week, drawing over 250 attendees.

The Indigenous Cultures Institute, based in San Marcos, Texas, held its 12th Indigenous Arts Summer Encounter from June 27 through July 2, 2022 at Cuauhtemoc Hall. Local students participated in daily activities that included the history, culture, arts and traditions of the indigenous people of this area. Students learned the Creation Story, about food justice, and engaged in visual arts, music, dance, writing and cooking/nutrition activities. Students were also introduced to the Coahuiltecan language which was spoken by Indigenous ancestors who lived and thrived in this area for over 13,000 years. The event was sponsored by the City of San Marcos Arts Commission, Texas Commission on the Arts, Hays County, Hill Country Alliance, Environmental Defense Fund, and public donations.