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Texas Governor Greg Abbott gave his State of the State Address in Hays County on Thursday. No Hays County news outlets — nor any press — were allowed inside the building.

Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler announced that he will not seek re-election and will retire at the end of his term on December 31, 2024.

Dripping Springs’ freshman State Rep. Carrie Isaac (R), District 73, has proposed a bill that would prohibit any and all polling locations on college campuses in the state. For her, Isaac said, it’s a school safety issue, but opponents don’t agree.

Del Castillo at Suzanna’s Kitchen

Enticed by an evening of romance and a performance by the Wimberley Valley Big Band, more than 75 people attended the Moonlight Serenade at the community center on Saturday, Feb. 11.

Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for Texas counties affected by the early February ice storm and is seeking a federal declaration as well for areas in Southeast Texas affected by rare January tornadoes. The ice storm caused considerable damage to property and power outages in the affected areas. The declaration for icestorm damaged counties includes Denton, Hays, Henderson, Milam, Smith, Travis and Williamson counties.

In 2022, we had our trees trimmed at our house because many of the oaks had low branches that made mowing and driving under them difficult. The utility company trimmed many branches that were too close to the telephone and electric wires.

Competitors will be directed to “Fire up your rigs!” for the Crawfish Cookoff on Saturday, Feb. 18 at Fish Tales, a cajun- style seafood restaurant in Wimberley.

The Wimberley Players is opening its arms by offering select free tickets for each opening weekend of their 2023 season to a randomly selected local business or organization.

Wimberley High School’s Lady Texan soccer (2-0-1 district) has been plagued over the years with one certain fact: they play in a tough district in one of the toughest 4A regions in the state. Thankfully, the team has never accepted that as an excuse but seem to use it as an opportunity to play good teams in preparation for the playoffs.