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Food banks struggle to keep up post-pandemic
AUSTIN – KUT reports that drivers line up down the street to grab groceries from a small, white house in the Dunbar neighborhood of San Marcos. For some time, the renovated house worked for the Hays County Food Bank, but as more and more people rely on it, the food bank has outgrown the space. Executive Director Lisa Young said overhanging tree branches and telephone wires also don’t allow trucks to bring in larger quantities of food. Now, the food bank is moving to a bigger building. “It’s going to be transformational for us,” Young said. The food bank distributes leftover produce, meat and baked goods from local grocery stores. Young said the volume of food the bank sends out has gone up every year since the pandemic. “In 2023, we distributed 1.3 million pounds of food through this little carport here,” she said. “That was a miracle.”
Hays County’s innovative pre-trial diversion program graduates first class
Program offers some low-level offenders chance to avoid of a criminal record while reducing court dockets Hays County Criminal District Attorney Kelly Higgins announced today that the first group of people admitted into the new Pre-Trial Diversion Program for criminal cases have successfully completed the program. This program was launched in January 2024 and is designed to allow certain offenders to avoid the stigma and burden of a criminal record for low-level, non-violent offenses. Seven people have just “graduated” from the program, and another seventy are currently working their way through the program. If they successfully complete it, they will have the...
County Plans New Road Bond
Hays County is looking to improve roads, and they will need voter support to do it. Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra announced that there will be a road bond on the November election ballot at the regularly scheduled Hays County Commissioners Court meeting Tuesday. Hays County Pct. 1 Commissioner Debbie Ingalsbe said that a lot of the proposed projects are east to west connections, which are very important for “safety, mobility and connectivity.” She added that there should be a balance between the impacts on residents and the benefits of the projects. “There is a lot of need out in our county....
Hill Country elected officials and staff meet to discuss water availability, flood management, and tools to manage growth
, Commissioners Jen Crownover and Kevin Webb, of Comal County, Andra Wisian, of Kendall County and Lon Shell, of Hays County, welcomed 50 county officials and staff from across the Hill Country to a meeting at the Herff Farm in Boerne, where discussion centered on how counties can manage growth and preserve natural resources. Joined by State Representative Carrie Isaac, as well as staff from State Representatives Ellen Troxclair and Erin Zwiener, and State Senator Donna Campbell’s office, the group included county commissioners, engineers, floodplain administrators and groundwater conservation district managers from Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Real,...
One year later: the impact of a sober living community in San Marcos
SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — A sober living apartment complex recently celebrated its one year anniversary. Stephanie Ramirez Pelletier, The Vibe San Marcos founder, said they’ve helped people enroll in college, get their children back and stay alcohol and drug-free. “I don’t know that many of them had a home prior to this,” Pelletier said. […]
Hays County prepares for Hurricane Beryl
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced Hays County is part of the state’s Hurricane Beryl Disaster Declaration on Friday. “Texans need to take heed, watch their local officials, and prepare today and tomorrow before the storm makes landfall early Monday morning,” Patrick said in the press release. According...
Following a hearing on his potential suspension, Hays County district clerk resigns
Correction: Amy Clark Meachum is a district judge in Travis County. A previous version of this story misstated the county where Meachum serves as a judge. Facing removal from office, Hays County District Clerk Avrey Anderson resigned on Friday in hopes to end the "incredibly stressful" proceeding. ...
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