A man was arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into sexual assaults involving high school-aged girls, according to a Hays County Sheriff’s Office news release.
A man wanted on multiple sexual assault warrants was extradited to Texas on Wednesday after living as a fugitive in Canada for several years, according to a news release.
A Hays County judge has ordered Texas State University to reinstate a tenured history professor who was fired earlier this month over comments he made during an online socialist conference.
The driver of a concrete truck that struck a Hays CISD bus head-on last year, resulting in the death of a student and the driver of another vehicle, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
A Hays High School student was arrested Thursday for possessing a firearm while on campus, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
The Hays County Sheriff’s Office announced a man’s arrest on Thursday in connection with an online exploitation of children investigation.
The Hays County Health Department said it received notification there was a laboratory-confirmed, positive human case on Tuesday.
People at the raided house say they rented it for a birthday party and deny any connection to the gang. One man says law enforcement accused him of being in Tren de Aragua because of his tattoo.
A 24-year-old man accused of driving while intoxicated was arrested after six pedestrians were struck early Thursday morning in San Marcos, police said.
Lawmakers in 2017 took a major step to end most child marriages. However, emancipated teenagers 16 and older can get married.
A 28-year-old Kyle man was arrested and charged in connection with murder following an overdose death investigation in late 2024.
Authorities did not say how the individuals arrested in Hays County may be tied to the Venezuelan gang. It was also unclear what criminal charges people may face, though drugs were seized.
More than 40 suspected members and associates of the Venezuelan transnational gang Tren De Aragua (TdA) were taken into custody on Tuesday in Hays County, according to a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) news release.
Texas State University officials condemned several pro-Palestine and anti-border wall sentiments sprayed on multiple university buildings on Thursday morning.
Blue Hole Regional Park will see plenty of green thanks to funding from Hays County to support environmental education and conservation efforts at a future nature center.
A fifth-grade teacher in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District resigned after allegedly dragging a student by the arm, according to a statement from the district obtained by KSAT.
A man accused of sexually assaulting children he met on social media has been arrested, according to a release from the Hays County Sheriff’s Office.
The Hays County Sheriff’s Office said a 14-year-old boy was taken into custody in connection with a deadly shooting on Tuesday afternoon.
Texas State University has received a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to combat fentanyl use in Hays County schools.
A candidate running against the judge accused him of emailing his students at Texas State to vote for him. State law prohibits using public resources for political advertising.
Hays County has reached an agreement with the United States after an investigation into providing accessible polling for voters with disabilities.
The Hays County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday released bodycam footage of a fatal 2022 shooting inside a hospital seven days after charges were dropped against a corrections officer who shot a jail inmate.
Hays Independent School District has released two videos from cameras on a school bus involved in Friday’s deadly crash with a concrete truck.
Videos and photos show water flowing from Jacob’s Well for the first time in many months.
The debate, scheduled for Sept. 16, 2024, will be the first of four for the general election. The San Marcos school would be the first Texas university to hold a presidential debate, Texas State officials said.
The Hays County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 17-year-old girl who was last seen in the San Marcos area.
The neighboring regions are projected to collectively grow from 5.2 million to 8.3 million people by 2050. But the state still lacks an overarching plan to address critical housing and transportation issues, experts said.
The Hays County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 15-year-old student as a possible overdose, according to the superintendent of the Hays Consolidated Independent School District.
Personal conflict between two newly elected Democrats briefly escalated into public view. An attempt to remove one from county office came in the background of university, state and federal impeachment attempts.
The Texas A&M Forest Service has raised the state preparedness level after crews across the state responded to dozens of wildfires fires over the weekend.
Swimming hasn’t been allowed at Jacob’s Well for the past two summers and newly posted photos of the spring-fed swimming hole make it clear why the Hill Country hot spot has been closed.
The family of a man who was shot and killed by a former Hays County Sheriff’s Office corrections officer has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against him.
“It’s important that we as parents have an obligation to monitor those devices. We have a responsibility to ensure the safety of our children. And when we fail to do that, unfortunately, evil is out there,” Opiela said. “Evil will find our kids if we don’t do our job.”
A day after Cortez’s arrest in Kyle, investigators identified a second victim — a 13-year-old girl who lives in Cibolo.
An 18-year-old man was arrested in the death of a Hays CISD high school student who overdosed on fentanyl last month, according to the Hays County Sheriff’s Office.
A Hays County general contractor was recently arrested for property theft.
A Hays County Grand Jury has indicted a Hays County Sheriff’s Office corrections officer after he allegedly shot a shackled inmate in the back multiple times after a scuffle.
More than 1,000 acres of uniquely biodiverse land in the Texas Hill Country has been permanently protected from future development.
It’s a crisis that a local school district has seen up close. The Hays Consolidated Independent School District confirmed at least four of its students have died after overdosing on fentanyl since last summer.
One of the most popular swimming holes in Texas could be closed for the second year in a row after the second driest year on record.
Abbott declared disaster in seven Texas counties hard hit by this week’s winter storm. Austin has been the epicenter of a power crisis as tens of thousands wait for electricity to be restored.
Joshua Leon Wright was shot and killed after attempting to escape police custody at a Kyle hospital on Dec. 12. His family is calling on the Hays County Sheriff's Office to release the video.
Four Texas counties were evaluated in a 359-page audit released by Secretary of State John Scott on Monday, two weeks before he steps down as chief election official.
The jail inmate who was shot and killed by a Hays County correctional officer was identified Tuesday as Joshua Leon Wright, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office said.
For some local relief programs, a lack of staffing, political support and effective community outreach got in the way of spending federal funds to prevent evictions, a new report found. More than $30 million went unspent and had to be returned.
After seeing Democrats gain momentum in suburbs of Houston and Dallas, Republicans succeeded in reclaiming ground this election. But the GOP is still a long way from returning to pre-Trump support, even in ruby red counties.
An officer with the San Marcos Police Department was arrested after he resigned days after he was accused of family violence.
A Hays County commissioner who was charged with driving while intoxicated after crashing into a vehicle in Austin last year has been sentenced to nine months of community supervision in the case, Travis County court records show.
Pills that can kill -- two suspected distributors have been arrested in charged in San Marcos. Hays County authorities now warn communities in the area to be vigilant of counterfeit Percocet pills.
A Hays County commissioner crashed into another vehicle in west Austin before being charged with driving while intoxicated, court records related to his April 2021 arrest confirm.
One of Texas’ most beloved swimming holes, Jacob’s Well Natural Area in Wimberley, will be closed for swimming for the remainder of the year.
At least three Hays Consolidated Independent School District students have died in just one month due to suspected fentanyl overdoses.
An inmate being held at the Hays County Jail has died after suffering a medical emergency, according to the Hays County Sheriff’s Office.
Firefighters have made some progress fighting a grass fire in Blanco and Hays counties. However, they are concerned the drought conditions and high winds could cause more fire troubles.
One of Texas’ most beloved swimming holes, Jacob’s Well Natural Area in Wimberley, will not allow swimming for the foreseeable future.
A suspect was charged in the murder of a man whose body was found by deputies last month, according to the Hay’s County Sheriff’s Office.
The Hays County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help identifying and locating a man they say robbed a Dripping Springs gas station Sunday morning.
A second-grade teacher in Hays County has been arrested on several charges related to indecency with a child and improper relationship with a student, according to police.
A man is in custody and charged with murder after Hays County deputies said they found his 60-year-old mother dead inside of their Wimberley home.
Local elections officials say an unexpectedly large number of ballots for the March primary are being initially rejected for lacking newly required ID information.
Two San Marcos police officers will not be facing charges in a shooting that resulted in the death of a 31-year-old man last April after a grand jury cleared them in the case, according to the Hays County District Attorney Wes Mau.
A San Antonio-area woman charged with drunk driving six times in four counties has so far avoided a lengthy prison sentence, despite picking up additional charges last fall while on probation for felony DWI.
A Guadalupe County court-at-law judge said he prays his name and reputation will be restored, days after prosecutors in Hays County declined to move forward with felony child abuse charges against him.
A 35-year-old woman pointed a loaded weapon at a 7-year-old child who was walking in front of her home trick-o-treating, Hays County sheriff’s officials said.
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The San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter attempted this week to move out as many dogs as possible due to upcoming renovations that would limit kennel space.
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San Marcos city officials have offered yet another explanation as to why a police department sergeant was returned to duty late last year without being investigated internally for causing a fatal car crash.
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A San Marcos Police Department sergeant, who was returned to duty late last year without being arrested or disciplined for causing a fatal crash, is at the center of another controversy involving misconduct, records obtained by KSAT 12 Defenders show.
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The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested a third man Wednesday in connection with a shooting that killed a teenager in Kyle in November, according to The Hay’s County Sheriff’s Office
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