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Wimberley’s history, beauty and lore are intertwined with the cold, deep waters that spring forth from the aquifer below and bless this region with Cypress Creek. This is the first of a four part series looking at the historical, cultural and environmental impacts created by diving into Jacob’s Well.

Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) members in Districts 4 and 5 elected board directors in the 2022 annual election. District 4, which covers the western half of Hays County including Wimberley, re-elected Travis Cox in a close race with challenger Kathi Thomas.

This is part of an eight part op-ed series produced by the Hill Country Alliance. To read the rest of the op-eds, visit ourtxhillcountry.org/#blogs

In helping a client with a tax issue involving Travis and Hays County, I was surprised to learn how much higher property taxes are in Hays County for the same value home. Some may think it’s because of skyrocketing tax appraisals, but that is not true. Hays County homeowners’ taxes are higher than necessary (and higher than those in Travis County) because your Hays officials, especially the Commissioners Court and School Boards have not adopted the 20% homestead exemption authorized by Texas Tax Code section 11.13(n). By comparison, Travis County, the City of Austin, and Lake Travis ISD have adopted it.

Despite battling the heat, guests were still able to celebrate “Pearl of a Party” as Wimberley Glassworks celebrated their 30th anniversary.

Susanna’s Kitchen returns to the Wimberley Valley this Thursday night at the United Methodist Church of Wimberley as the concert series kicks off with singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves on June 16.

Slaid Cleaves at Susanna’s Kitchen

The Wimberley ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved to name the Danforth Junior High School library as the Elizabeth C. Grayson Library, in honor of longtime WISD educator Beth Grayson. Assistant Superintendent Dee Howard and Danforth Junior High Principal Greg Howard presented the idea to the board and also presented the honor to Grayson at the meeting.

The Hays County Commissioners Court adopted a proclamation declaring June 2022 as a month-long celebration of Juneteenth in Hays County.

Anti-gun violence protests were held in multiple cities across the state over the weekend, while the state has imposed additional measures designed to strengthen school security.