AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Last week, the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC) approved more than $1.7 million in new improvement grants aimed at expanding access to mental health defense services and "strengthening public defender capacity" in Hays County, according to a news release from TIDC. "These grants are an important step…
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Hays County Health Department (HCHD) confirmed there was a positive human case of West Nile Virus, according to Hays County. HCHD received that positive case on Tuesday, and the county said it will not release any information regarding the patient, due privacy and confidentiality reasons. West…
HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – The Hays County Sheriff’s Office received 981 calls related to stray dogs from September 2024 to September 2025, according to the Hays County Sheriff’s Office. In a recent Facebook post, HCSO acknowledged that stray dogs were an issue in the county, and that it was…