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A man driving a stolen car had a standoff with officers leading to a car chase that ended in a gunfight on August 20.

61.8% of Dripping Springs area residents have completed the 2020 Census as of August 24. Across the county, 57.6% have completed the questionnaire and across the state, that number is 59.4%. “There is still time to improve our numbers, and in so doing, ensure that the Dripping Springs community is allotted the funds that our population needs and deserves,” Marilyn Minnaar said, a member of the Hays County Complete Count Census Committee and League of Women Voters of Hays County. The deadline to complete the census is September 30.

Students will return to campus on September 14, for those families who selected this option, following the first four weeks of virtual learning district-wide. The district already has one week behind them as school started on August 18. The Texas Education Agency gave school districts the ability to extend the first four weeks of remote only learning by an additional four weeks. This option was discussed amongst the school board at its August 24 meeting. No action was taken, as DSISD Superintendent Todd Washburn made the recommendation to proceed with the current plan of having students return on campus September 14 and the board did not choose to vote for an extension.