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County won’t release greenspace proposals
Thursday, 17 Dec, 2009 – 12:55 | One Comment
County won’t release greenspace proposals

Officials will keep secret a list of 15 properties being offered to Hays County as the cornerstone of a habitat conservation plan and parks and open space acquisition.

Sanction raises political tension over Hays jail
Thursday, 5 Nov, 2009 – 12:53 | 14 Comments
Sanction raises political tension over Hays jail

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards this morning ordered Hays County officials to close the jail’s kitchen by Nov. 20, citing continued unsanitary conditions. The sanction set off a heated exchange among county officials over who is to blame.

State agency shuts down Hays County jail kitchen
Thursday, 5 Nov, 2009 – 11:10 | No Comment
State agency shuts down Hays County jail kitchen

The Texas Commission Jail Standards this morning ordered Hays County officials to close the jail’s kitchen by Nov. 20, citing continued unsanitary conditions.

Engineering firms flock
for Hays road bond work
Thursday, 28 May, 2009 – 11:07 | No Comment
Engineering firms flock <br />for Hays road bond work

A weak market for engineering services has handed an unexpected problem to Hays County commissioners trying to get work underway on road projects for which $207 million in general obligation bonds were approved by voters in November.

Ford invites public to new Pct. 4 offices
Saturday, 25 Apr, 2009 – 16:32 | No Comment

The new Hays County Precinct 4 offices at 195 Roger Hanks Parkway in Dripping Springs will be officially opened on 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 30.

County, hospitals hosting town meetings on healthcare
Wednesday, 11 Mar, 2009 – 6:10 | One Comment
County, hospitals hosting town meetings on healthcare

Seton Family of Hospitals, Central Texas Medical Center, CommuniCare Health Centers and the Hays County Health Coalition joining county officials for sessions that start March 16.

Facing parks panel revolt, commissioners accept its ‘recommendations’
Tuesday, 17 Feb, 2009 – 13:25 | One Comment
Facing parks panel revolt, commissioners accept its ‘recommendations’

Faced with the threat of mass resignations from the Citizens Parks Advisory Board, the Hays County commissioners court today yielded to a range of the group’s “recommendations” that its chairman told the court were not negotiable.

Parks panel seeks direction from commissioners on next step
Wednesday, 28 Jan, 2009 – 6:19 | No Comment
Parks panel seeks direction from commissioners on next step

For more than a year, Hays County’s Citizens Parks Advisory Team has been sidelined under the commissioners court’s moratorium on considering new parks and open space projects. On Tuesday, county leaders tried to restart the process.

Commissioners finish appointing shooting range committee
Tuesday, 20 Jan, 2009 – 22:06 | One Comment
Commissioners finish appointing shooting range committee

A proposal to build a firearm shooting range open to the public is picking up support as it makes its way through a citizens committee Hays County commissioners expanded on Tuesday.

City, county leaders unveil marker where MLK, LBJ memorial will stand
Tuesday, 20 Jan, 2009 – 15:08 | 3 Comments
City, county leaders unveil marker where MLK, LBJ memorial will stand

On the national remembrance day for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., members of the San Marcos city council and the Hays county commissioners unveil a sign at the crossroads of LBJ and MLK drives in San Marcos where a memorial to President Lyndon Johnson and Dr. King will be constructed