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Letter to the Editor: "Hays taxes are too darn high"

Letter to the Editor: "Hays taxes are too darn high"

In helping a client with a tax issue involving Travis and Hays County, I was surprised to learn how much higher property taxes are in Hays County for the same value home. Some may think it’s because of skyrocketing tax appraisals, but that is not true. Hays County homeowners’ taxes are higher than necessary (and higher than those in Travis County) because your Hays officials, especially the Commissioners Court and School Boards have not adopted the 20% homestead exemption authorized by Texas Tax Code section 11.13(n). By comparison, Travis County, the City of Austin, and Lake Travis ISD have adopted it. 06/16/2022 12:00 AM

Junior Deputy Academy accepting enrollment

Junior Deputy Academy accepting enrollment

The Hays County Sheriff's Office is taking applications for the 2022 Summer Junior Deputy Academy. 06/16/2022 12:00 AM

City trash and recycle rates to increase

City trash and recycle rates to increase

The rates for Dripping Springs residential trash and recycle collection services are scheduled to increase, following a city council meeting last week. The new rates will go into effect July 1. 06/16/2022 12:00 AM

A skatepark for Dripping Springs

A skatepark for Dripping Springs

When Dennis Baldwin moved to Dripping Springs in 2011, there were few, if any, places to publicly skateboard. For anything more than the most basic of tricks, a skateboarder would have to make the drive into downtown Austin, facing traffic and crowds. Baldwin, a young father at the time, said he could make it work every now and then. But for children and teens wanting to learn and practice the sport, finding a good place to skateboard was more difficult. 06/16/2022 12:00 AM

Dripping Springs welcomes new men’s hair salon chain

Dripping Springs welcomes new men’s hair salon chain

Sport Clips opened in Dripping Springs this past week, celebrating the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony. 06/16/2022 12:00 AM

Tiger baseball all-district selections

Tiger baseball all-district selections

For the Tigers baseball team, the season came and went all too soon — but the awards from that season continue to show up. The team had its usual ups and downs, but when it was all said and done, the Tigers would finish with an 18-13 season with a tie for second place. The Tigers playoff run was short-circuited quickly. That did not keep the quality of the players from being recognized in the district honors being passed around to those who deserved it. The coaches meet just after the district schedule has concluded and vote on the individuals honored. Even though players are selected for a position, the truth is many of the players are called upon to play several positions as the situation calls for. Below are the Dripping Springs players selected for their skills and academics. 06/09/2022 12:00 AM

Looking back at the "Glory Days"

Looking back at the "Glory Days"

As many former athletes are prone to do, they get together and relive the days when they played sports in high school. Bruce Springsteen's “Glory Days” alludes to this very phenomenon in his song. Of course, it is not uncommon to have those days stretched in greatness as remembrances do not match the stats or reduced due to the modesty of the individual. Well, Dripping Springs is one of the few schools in the state that has complete stats for most varsity sports for athletes or anyone else to peruse for recall information. DSHS has been involved in sports since around 1915 but most of the information starts in the 1950's. It provides scores, season individual stats, school sport records, season/career Hall of Honor categories, coaching records, championship teams, history and much, much more. Despite the information provided, there are still gaps. It is expected individuals probably kept scrapbooks and can help make the information more complete. If that is you, then please contact us and we can fill in. 06/09/2022 12:00 AM

Commissioners move along with Purple Heart designation

Commissioners move along with Purple Heart designation

The Hays County Commissioners Court received a presentation by the Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 1919 during its meeting on May 31. 06/09/2022 12:00 AM

Henly VFD to hold BBQ fundraiser

Henly VFD to hold BBQ fundraiser

The Henly Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual barbecue fundraising event this year for the first time since COVID-19 began. 06/09/2022 12:00 AM

Last chance for broadband survey

Last chance for broadband survey

Hays County’s broadband survey, part of a larger effort to enhance and expand local broadband access, will end this week after being extended an additional week. 06/09/2022 12:00 AM

TEA directed to make schools safer

TEA directed to make schools safer

Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Education Agency to ensure school facilities are made safer in the wake of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde. 06/09/2022 12:00 AM

Dripping Life

Like you, my heart has been with the victims, their parents, children and the people of Uvalde. My mind struggles with how such a horrendous act could have ever been conceived – and, honestly, I question how such a terrible mission was ever envisioned by a person with so little life experience. 06/09/2022 12:00 AM