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The two varsity golf teams got in a couple of tournaments during the final fall months. Below are the results of those tourneys.

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.

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.

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.

Spate of new laws effective Jan. 1

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.

On Friday, Dec. 8, the Dripping Springs community gathered at the Joseph and Sarah Pound House site to celebrate the grand reopening of the House and in recognition of the Pound House Farmstead and Museum’s 20-year anniversary. The celebration marked the museum’s official reopening after being closed for three years due to COVID- 19 and needed restorations.

Visitors Bureau president, CEO retires