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Volunteers respond to fire in Dripping Springs
Volunteers respond to fire in Dripping Springs
Fire crews responded to a two-story structure fire over the weekend, activating the local volunteer team, Hays County Community Emergency Response Team. 08/31/2023 12:00 AM
Players present classic ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’
Players present classic ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’
Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize Winning, “A Streetcar Named Desire” opens on The Wimberley Players stage Sept. 1 and runs through Sept. 24. 08/31/2023 12:00 AM
Hill Country dries up during record-hot August
Hill Country dries up during record-hot August
After a record 45 days of consecutive 100-degree and above temperatures and profound lack of meaningful rain, the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District is reporting record low Trinity Aquifer levels district-wide. 08/31/2023 12:00 AM
Kotarba & his ‘Music in the Course of Life’
Kotarba & his ‘Music in the Course of Life’
Kotarba & his ‘Music in the Course of Life’ 08/31/2023 12:00 AM
Adapting to drought, preparing for fall
Adapting to drought, preparing for fall
Although the brief showers were helpful, plants that managed to hang on in last year’s hot, dry summer appear to be giving up this year due to the cumulative stress. 08/31/2023 12:00 AM
Texans asked to conserve energy in heat wave
Texans asked to conserve energy in heat wave
The agency that operates the power grid for much of the state asked Texans to conserve energy use several times last week as the grid was beset with high demand and low wind-power generation, according to the Austin American-Statesman. 08/31/2023 12:00 AM
Protecting land resources for future growth
Protecting land resources for future growth
Editor’s Note: This is Part Two in a series looking at conservation measures for land and water resources in Hays County. 08/24/2023 12:00 AM
Blue Hole closes swim area, waits to re-evaluate
Blue Hole closes swim area, waits to re-evaluate
Blue Hole Regional Park announced on Monday the closure of its popular swimming area for two weeks, effective August 21 at 6 p.m. 08/24/2023 12:00 AM
Fires ignite in a dry Hays County
Fires ignite in a dry Hays County
A nearly monthslong drought has settled over Hays County while high temperatures continue to leach from the region’s precious water resources. Both factors have been instrumental in causing wildfires throughout the area and beyond, including two separate fires early this week. 08/24/2023 12:00 AM
Aqua Texas fined almost $450,000 for overpumping
Aqua Texas fined almost $450,000 for overpumping
Local water utility company Aqua Texas was fined nearly half a million dollars for pumping almost twice the amount of water it was allowed last year out of the Trinity Aquifer. The company is now contesting that fine. 08/24/2023 12:00 AM
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