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Dripping Springs Century News Editor John Pacheco has been promoted to executive editor, Publisher Lance Winter announced. "With his leadership, John has played an integral role in the growth and success of the Century-News over the past two years," Winter said. "I know his dedication to community service and newsgathering will guarantee its continued success."

An attempt to submit a grant application to establish a public defender’s office that failed to garner support from the Hays County Commissioners Court on Tuesday failed again on Friday, and for some of the same reasons. The commissioners held a special meeting Friday afternoon to vote on whether to submit an application to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC) for a grant that would provide a portion of the funding for a public defender’s office. The matter had been heard on Tuesday but...

AUSTIN — Texas lawmakers have yet to cast final votes on the marquee issues of the 86th regular session of the Legislature: the state budget, school finance reform and property tax relief. Conference committees named by House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who presides over the Senate, must complete their work on the state budget and...