While Austin Medics Negotiate a Labor Contract, Hays County’s Fight to Unionize

For Hays County's nonprofit EMS team, becoming a union is no easy task

"...The front-line medics who provide emergency medical care to Hays County residents had hoped the board of directors at..."

May 12, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Fallout From DWI Crash Follows Hays County Commissioner

Walt Smith's got one more week to breathe easy

"...Beginning Oct. 16, if Hays County Commissioner Walt Smith wants to drive anywhere for..."

Oct. 10, 2022 News Post by Jordan Buckley

Christy Hays’ Love Letter to Butte, Montana

Austin folksinger serenades onetime mining town in new video

"...In “Town Underground,” Christy Hays paints a complex picture of a minimized mountainside metropolis:..."

May 16, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Hays Water War Update

Pending reg bill sparks hope for Hays County water advocates

"...been working tirelessly with a loosely organized group of Hays County citizens making calls, sending emails, and attending hearings..."

May 15, 2015 News Feature by Vicki Wolf

Hays County Sets Trial Date for Man Stuck in Jail for Five Years

Cyrus Gray's murder case was dropped; why not Devonte Amerson's?

"...Two weeks ago, the Hays County District Attorney’s office dismissed capital murder charges against..."

Aug. 3, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Christy Hays' Watershed Moment

One foot in Austin, one in Montana, the singer-songwriter jumps in with both on breakout River Swimmer

"...grit of the mining town to the surface. Christy Hays is feeling the lingering dampness in her bones...."

July 20, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Hays County’s Overwhelmed Jail System in Dire Shape, Advocates Say

Some inmates are waiting years to see their day in court

"...The first time Hays County Jail officials rushed Melvin Nicholas to the hospital..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Hot Buttons in Hays County

"...Hays County residents are faced with several issues that will..."

Oct. 15, 1999 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Hays Project Threatens Aquifer, Pressures Small Town

Wading through MUD-dy waters

"...Aquifer, this time centering on the small city of Hays in the county of the same name. Hays Commons,..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Austin Chronic: Former Ag Commissioner Candidate Susan Hays Is Building a Hempcrete House

It’s the first privately owned residence in Austin made of the eco-friendly material

"...This hemp house is the pet project of Susan Hays, an attorney, lobbyist, cannabis advocate, and 30-year veteran of..."

April 12, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Hays County Water War

Private drilling threatens local water supplies

"...Rumblings from Hays County are reaching the state Capitol, reverberating over a..."

April 3, 2015 News Feature by Vicki Wolf

Hays County Hell

Elgin Bank Victory May Mean Colonia-like Development

"...Hays County Comissioner Jefferson Barton says that when Travis County..."

June 27, 1997 News Feature by Bob Elder

Hays Co. Jailer Indicted in ER Room Killing Skips Jail

Rather than sit in the jail he once guarded, he's at home

"...On Good Friday, the sheriff's office in adjacent Hays County announced it was no longer employing Isaiah Garcia,..."

April 21, 2023 News Feature by Jordan Buckley

Another Hays County Jail Inmate Fears Losing Use of Limb as He Waits for Medical Care

After a bone break, he wants a second surgery

"...Hays County Jail administrators have been repeatedly accused of providing..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Hays County Deputy Shoots, Kills Patient in Kyle Emergency Room

County Judge questions police account

"...The Hays County Sheriff's Office is under the microscope after an..."

Dec. 23, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Public Notice: More Drama in Hays County

Plus APD at City Council, and what’s one man’s trash ...

"...Travis County took a bizarre turn last week, with Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra posting on Facebook that two..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Hays County Water War Continues

Lawsuits and legislation address water regulation

"...Hays County residents are waiting to see if a lawsuit..."

May 1, 2015 News Feature by Vicki Wolf

George Floyd Attorney Joins Family of Hays County ER Patient Killed by Officer

“They say he was running away – he’s 300 pounds, shackled, with his pants falling down. He ain’t running nowhere.”

"...The family of Joshua Wright, the Hays County inmate shot and killed while shackled in an..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Hays D.A. Candidate Scrubs Suspected Coup Planner From His Timeline

Nothing to see here!

"...This summer, on the eve of 9/11, Hays County district attorney hopeful David Puryear held a fundraiser,..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Jordan Buckley

Essential Hays Six-Pack

"...with my writing, and really critical of it," admits Hays. "My ultimate prescription for that was to write less..."

July 20, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Hays Water Fight Continues

While Senate approves water protections, another battle is on the horizon

"...Early Saturday morning, Hays County water advocates learned that the Texas Sen­ate had..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Vicki Wolf

Hays County Jail Officers Are the Most Violent in the State, Data Shows

They record more incidents per 1,000 inmates than any Texas jail

"...hearing reports of violence and inhumane treatment at the Hays County Jail for years. Now, the Houston Chronicle has..."

Sept. 1, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Gravely Ill Inmates Awaiting Trial in Hays County Jail See No Improvements

Is anyone here a doctor?

"...last reported on life-threatening medical problems going unaddressed in Hays County Jail, and there's no indication things have gotten..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Hays County Moves to Bridge the SH 45 Gap Amid Political Firestorm

Mind the gap

"...SH 45 gap empty, but on Aug. 30 the Hays County Commissioners Court voted 4-1 for a $2.5 million..."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

In Wake of Flooding, Hays Water Victory Bittersweet

Last-minute reversal revives groundwater protection bill

"...Surviving attacks from outside the region, Hays County water advocates were victorious in the last hours..."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Vicki Wolf

Road Bond Vote Heads to Hays

After rejecting a road bond proposal in 2007, Hays voters asked to reconsider in November

"...Hays County commissioners, on the last legal day available to..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

Hays County Turns Blue – and Green

New county leadership is keen on environmental stewardship

"...Hays Co. commissioners have been turning a shade of green..."

Aug. 1, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

Teen Files “Rogue Prosecutor” Lawsuit Against Hays Co. Prosecutor

It’s likely the first suit of its kind in Texas

"...Editor's note Monday, Sept. 25:The Hays County teen seeking to remove prosecutor Kelly Higgins from..."

Sept. 22, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Hays County Inmate Is Left to Rot in Jail

It’s not just a figure of speech for Ranulfo Benitez-Morales

"...what he describes as inadequate medical care at the Hays County Jail. Benitez-Morales was shot by Kyle police with..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Hays County Troubles

"...Dear Editor, Several members of the Hays County Commissioners' Court have gotten themselves into a terrible..."

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