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Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) recently energized a new battery storage system adjacent to its Johnson City substation, making it the first cooperative in Texas to utilize battery storage.

A $16,0000 donation by Keep Wimberley Beautiful has set in motion the fundraising process as players line up to help transform the tiny 1.2 acre park at the trailhead of Cypress Creek Nature Trail & Preserve into the Martha Knies Community Park. City approvals, budget details and landscaping plans are now advancing into financial support strategies and events - with a goal to begin construction in January 2021.

Hays County’s Elections Office was recently recognized for its website, both from the local League of Women Voters and Disability Rights Texas (DRTx). The site ranked fifth out of all 254 Texas counties in terms of ensuring full participation in all aspects of the voting process for people with disabilities.

Texas’ first- and third-largest cities could be in daily commuting distance from each other via the high-speed Texas Central Railroad.

Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra and county Chief of Staff Alex Villalobos are currently under investigation by the Texas Attorney General’s Criminal Prosecution Division and the Texas Rangers after they allegedly courted a business relationship with a single vendor for COVID-19 tests in early 2020.

An additional 160 hospitalizations caused by COVID-19 were discovered through an audit conducted by the Hays County Local Health Department almost doubling the total reported previously.

The Hays County Commissioners Court set the new property tax rate Tuesday at 0.4212.

There are five candidates running for three two-year seats open on the Woodcreek City Council. The three candidates that get the most votes in the election will be the winners. There are two candidates running for the one-year unexpired term. In total, four seats on the Woodcreek City Council are up for election.

Hays County voters who want to learn about the 2020 Parks and Open Spaces Bond that will be on the election ballot will soon see more information. An outreach and education effort to provide details of the proposed bond will be underway in the coming weeks leading up to the November 3 election.

The Hays County Commissioners Court may hire an additional position to help oversee the elections department with regards to administration.

Blue Hole Regional Park was tagged with graffiti once again last week, and the Hays County Sheriff’s Office has released a photo of a suspect.

Hays County is updating the Hays County Transportation Plan to identify safety improvements, improve regional connections and mobility, and plan for future growth and development over the next two decades. This planning document will serve as a tool to help implement projects, preserve right-of-way, and collaborate with regional partners to guide our future transportation landscape.

Texas State University, an emerging research institution, is our region’s most crucial economic development asset, partner and catalyst for economic growth.