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January 31 02/01/2024 12:00 AM

DSISD Board of Trustees filing period underway

DSISD Board of Trustees filing period underway

The window to file an application to be a Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees candidate for the May 4 election is Jan. 17 Feb. 16. Three seats are up for re-election in 2024 - those currently held by Dr. Mary Jane Hetrick, Shannon O’Connor and Dr. Stefani Reinold. DSISD trustees do not represent 'places,' but rather are atlarge representatives. An application form can be downloaded online at dsisdtx.us. Applications must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16: In person to: Center for Learning & Leadership at 300 Sportsplex Drive, Dripping Springs, TX 78620 By mail to: DSISD, Attn: Supt. Office, PO Box 479, Dripping Springs, TX 78620 By email to: katrina. [email protected] An informational School Board Candidate Academy will be held Thursday, Feb. 8 at 5 p.m. in the Center for Learning & Leadership. Superintendent Dr. Holly Morris-Kuentz will share information about the role and responsibilities of board members and answer questions. Attending the meeting does not commit an individual to running for a trustee seat; it is informational in nature. Candidates for a school board of trustees in Texas must meet the following qualifications: Be a United States Citizen Be 18 years of age or older Not be mentally incapacitated (as defined in policy) Have not been convicted of a felony (as defined in policy) Be a resident of Texas continuously for 12 months immediately preceding the filing deadline Be a resident of the district continuously for 6 months immediately preceding the filing deadline Be a registered voter from the territory of the office sought For more information, visit dsisdtx.us. 02/01/2024 12:00 AM

Standoff at border continues between state, feds

Standoff at border continues between state, feds

A standoff at an Eagle Pass park continues as the Department of Homeland Security has sent a second letter to Gov. Greg Abbott demanding access to the Rio Grande park that is now under state control. 02/01/2024 12:00 AM

County Updates

Hays High employee charged with improper relationship with student, child grooming 02/01/2024 12:00 AM

Dripping Springs DECA qualifies 33 for state contest

Dripping Springs DECA qualifies 33 for state contest

Dripping Springs High School qualified 33 DECA students for the State Career Development Conference after students competed at the District 5 contest on Tuesday, Jan. 9 at the Kalahari Resort in Round Rock. 02/01/2024 12:00 AM

Tiger basketball playoff hopes grow dim

Tiger basketball playoff hopes grow dim

The Tigers basketball team has stumped their toe with four straight losses to give them a 5-7 record. With four games left, they find themselves two games down to Bowie for fourth place. They began the week with a tough 74-68 loss to Hays’ Johnson High School, but the killer was the 53-52 loss to Austin’s Akins High School. 02/01/2024 12:00 AM

Lady Tigers win one, lose one

Lady Tigers win one, lose one

The last week of play for the Lady Tigers basketball team proved they could take care of business against those teams at their level, but the upper level teams seemed to be a notch above. 02/01/2024 12:00 AM

January proclaimed International Crime Stoppers Month

January proclaimed International Crime Stoppers Month

Good old fashioned police work and forensics are a tried and true means of solving a crime. However, sometimes those tactics aren’t enough to do so. 01/25/2024 04:00 AM

Property tax payments out, overpayments to be refunded

Property tax payments out, overpayments to be refunded

The November Constitutional Amendment election led to changes in property taxes that had delayed tax statements for the year, but statements are now available online, paper copies have been mailed and are starting to arrive to homeowners. According to Hays County Officials, the tax office is working now on transferring escrow (prepayments) to the 2023 tax bills. 01/25/2024 04:00 AM

Housing prices falling in Hays County, Austin MSA

Housing prices falling in Hays County, Austin MSA

For anyone buying a house in the past several years, the price tag as well as the ins and outs of market dynamics can be intimidating. For one who is curious exactly what those numbers were in the past year compared to 2022, rhe Austin Board of Realtors Dec. 2023 and Year-End Central Texas Housing Market Report will provide that information for all of the five counties in the Greater Austin area. 01/25/2024 04:00 AM

Local Cub Scout pack organizes Pinewood Derby

Local Cub Scout pack organizes Pinewood Derby

Dripping Springs’ Cub Scout Pack 4 hosted its Pinewood Derby event over the weekend at Sycamore Springs Elementary School. 01/25/2024 04:00 AM

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