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Dripping Springs Century News, Dripping Springs, TX (2025)

04/18/2025

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the City of Dripping Springs and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in a lawsuit over wastewater discharge. The decision, announced April 11, paves the way for the city to move forward on its wastewater expansion project.

“This is a significant day for the City of Dripping Springs and our community as a whole,” said Mayor Bill Foulds.

Learn more about the background of the lawsuit and the Court's decision in today's issue: https://www.drippingspringsnews.com/article/2721,texas-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-dripping-springs-in-wastewater-lawsuit

Photo: Mayor Bill Foulds talks about the wastewater issue during a March meeting of the City Council.

04/17/2025

Happening today, April 17!

Texas Veterans Network, powered by Combined Arms, is hosting the first Central Texas VetConnect Day at Patriots Hall in Dripping Springs. The event will feature more than 25 vendors, including state agencies and nonprofits. The event is open house style, from 3 to 8 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided for veterans and their families.

Read more: https://www.drippingspringsnews.com/article/2701,vetconnect-day-set-for-april-17-at-patriots-hall

04/17/2025

The parking lot at Hog Heaven Sporting Club was full of big pickup trucks, and a fleet of golf carts and mules surrounded the patio where lunch was being served. A crowd of people, mostly men, talked around their tables while waiting to hear the results of the morning’s s***t shooting round. But these participants weren’t there just for the thrill of hitting fast-flying clay targets. They entered the tournament for a cause that hit closer to home: supporting Dripping Springs schools.

“This is our fourth year to do the s***t shoot for the Education Foundation,” event chairperson Brent Howell said. “Last year we brought in a little over $110,000 for the foundation. Our goal is to do a little bit more this year.”

Read more: https://www.drippingspringsnews.com/article/2700,giving-back-with-a-bang

Photos by Laurie Anderson

04/16/2025

Hometown Missions started its next Home-in-a-Month project on Saturday, Apr. 5 with demolition of the 56-year-old manufactured home of Connie and Denis McGovern.

The couple have lived in the house on Harmon Hills Road for decades, but problems with collapsing floors, out-of-date electrical systems and a leaking roof meant it was time to say goodbye.

A crew of volunteers and local contractors will be building them a brand new house on the site over the next month, and Hometown Missions is seeking volunteers to assist with the project.

Photo by Dave Wilson. Read more: https://www.drippingspringsnews.com/article/2703,volunteers-needed-for-home-in-a-month

04/07/2025

The featured presenters at this month’s Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Mar. 26 included several administrators from Dripping Springs ISD, who gave an update on the state of the district. That included information on the upcoming bond election.

“Early voting will run from Tuesday, April 22 to April 29, and then the big day, election day, is Saturday, May 3,” Deputy Superintendent Elaine Cogburn said.

Cogburn also talked about the upcoming community presentations that will go deeper into what is in the bond.

“On April 9, in the morning and the evening, 9:30 a.m. or 6 p.m., you can come to our Center for Learning and Leadership and we will go through all this in more detail,” Cogburn said. “We also have a very robust website for the 2025 bond outlining all these projects.”

Read more: https://www.drippingspringsnews.com/article/2693,state-of-the-district

04/06/2025

On Saturday morning, Cadillac wakes up ready to play. As soon as he leaves his kennel, he rolls around on the floor, and once in the backyard, he starts racing around.

“I think that’s my favorite part,” Diego Montesinos said. “He comes out just bursting with energy.”

Diego and his mother, Angie Montesinos, have been serving as a weekend foster family for Cadillac, a former shelter dog from the Houston SPCA. Cadillac is in training with Service Dogs Inc., a nonprofit founded in 1988 and located in Dripping Springs for the last 21 years.

Read more: https://www.drippingspringsnews.com/article/2690,part-time-dogs

04/05/2025

Spring has definitely sprung! A multitude of native plants are unfurling shiny new leaves displaying a mosaic of color, songbirds are bursting forth with songs to attract mates, butterflies and moths are ballooning from their chrysalis and cocoons, fox and cottontails are emerging from their dens.

Plant nurseries are crowded as folks search for unique treasures to expand their gardens or yards. Pops of bright color are tantalizing and irresistible. Yet many of these very colorful and tropical plants originate from Asia, Africa or other distant lands.

Read more in this column from Hays County Master Naturalist Tina Adkins:
https://www.drippingspringsnews.com/article/2688,native-plants-yield-many-benefits

04/04/2025

“Seasons of Science,” a program by Texas State University’s Department of Biology and the Hays County Master Naturalists, is set to transform local breweries into interactive science spaces from April 4-6. Times and locations are listed below for this free event:

Jester King Brewery: Friday, April 4, from 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.
The Shady Llama: Saturday, April 5, from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Roughhouse Brewing: Sunday, April 6, from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Families are invited to explore the world of native central Texas pollinators through fun, hands-on activities, like playing a hands-on pollination game, decorating an eco-friendly flower pot or joining a guided nature exploration.

Read more: https://www.drippingspringsnews.com/article/2691,seasons-of-science-to-celebrate-central-texas-pollinators

04/04/2025

The Texas Well Owner Network, TWON, will host a water well screening April 7-8 for residents and well owners in Hays County. Water samples will be screened for contaminants, including total coliform bacteria, E. coli, nitrate-nitrogen and salinity.

Residents wanting to have their well water screened should pick up a sample bag, bottle and instructions from the local AgriLife Extension office or groundwater conservation district office before April 7. There will be a $15 charge per sample for the screening, and residents may bring as many samples as they would like.

“It is very important that only sampling bags and bottles be used, and all instructions for proper sampling are followed to ensure accurate results,” Pigg said.

Read more: https://www.drippingspringsnews.com/article/2689,residents-invited-to-water-well-screenings-and-results-meeting

03/30/2025

Hays County announced in March that a diligence funding agreement has been executed with the City of Wimberley for a future Blue Hole Nature Center. It will be dedicated to hands-on learning, ecological preservation and sustainable recreation. With this funding, the city’s Parks and Recreation Department will design and develop a space connecting people of all ages with the rich biodiversity of the Texas Hill Country.

Read more: https://www.drippingspringsnews.com/article/2678,hays-county-awards-3-million-to-blue-hole-nature-center

03/30/2025

Bees aren’t the only busy ones this time of year. Now that the threat of a late freeze is over, gardeners are out in force, getting ready for the growing season.

That includes the Hays County Master Gardeners. Every Thursday from 3 pm - 6 pm, volunteers from the group set up tables at libraries across the area to share their knowledge with local residents.

Read more: https://www.drippingspringsnews.com/article/2679,gardeners-give-tips-for-spring-vegetable-gardens

Photos taken at Arnosky Family Farms.

03/29/2025

On Mar. 24, the Founders Day Commission held one of its final meetings before the big festival.

“We’re one month away, so we are getting down to crunch time,” said chair Jeff Shindler.

Commission members discussed the volunteer recruitment effort, which is starting to ramp up. A sign-up sheet has been posted on the event website. Johnna Krantz, the city’s community events coordinator, said there are lots of opportunities for people to get involved.

Read more: https://www.drippingspringsnews.com/article/2680,countdown-begins-for-founders-day

03/28/2025

“We never set out to do anything like this. We had no experience, no prior plan. It was one of those things that just kind of hit us.”

The “we” is Noel McAlexander and Dave Sissler, two local cattlemen with a passion for team roping. They are also the founders of Texas Beef Initiative - a thriving nonprofit organization that has donated more than 450,000 meals to Texas food banks and charitable service organizations.

Read more: https://www.drippingspringsnews.com/article/2677,they-know-the-ropes

03/27/2025

A rare central Texas plant, known to exist in only seven locations, may soon become protected under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is proposing to list the big red sage, a plant species endemic to the Edwards Plateau, as endangered.

Read more: https://www.drippingspringsnews.com/article/2669,rare-plant-may-be-added-to-endangered-species-list

Photo: Dr. Jonathan Flickinger, of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, handles some rare seed specimens.

Read more about the Wildflower Center's seed bank: https://www.drippingspringsnews.com/article/2655,seed-bank-program-helps-preserve-plants

03/26/2025

On Apr. 9, Dripping Springs ISD will host two community information sessions on the 2025 Bond. The first will be at 9:30 a.m., and the second at 6 p.m. Both will be held in the DSISD Center for Learning & Leadership.

DSISD voters will hear from Superintendent Dr. Holly Morris-Kuentz, Deputy Superintendent Elaine Cogburn and Chief Operating Officer Scott Berry. They will be providing information on current and projected district growth, community and committee involvement in the bond process, and the projects that are included in the bond. They will also discuss the taxes and financial impact.

Read more: https://www.drippingspringsnews.com/article/2665,dsisd-to-host-community-information-sessions-on-bond

03/19/2025

It's the first day of Spring! Where's your favorite place to see wildflowers?

Experts at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center are predicting it will be a mixed season for spring blooms this year.

“Last fall’s drought influenced the number of little wildflower plants we have growing out there,” said Andrea DeLong-Amaya, the center's horticulture director. “I think we’ve had enough precipitation to give them a boost and get them blooming but it’s too late in the game to germinate new seeds, which will affect the numbers of plants we have.”

Read more: https://www.drippingspringsnews.com/article/2625,wildflower-projections-mixed-for-texas

Photo by Jon Merz

03/19/2025

The Hays County Commissioners Court has appointed Matthew Gonzales as the new Health Department Director. Gonzales officially assumed the position on Mar. 1. A Central Texas native, Gonzales grew up in Caldwell County and graduated from Lockhart ISD before earning a Bachelor of Public Administration and a Master of Healthcare Administration from Texas State University.

“It’s an honor to step into this role at such a critical time for public health in Hays County,” Gonzales said.

Read more: https://www.drippingspringsnews.com/article/2645,hays-county-appoints-gonzales-as-new-health-department-director

03/18/2025

It's St. Patrick's Day, so here's a little GREEN news!

More than 90 nonprofit staff, developers, engineers, architects, and government officials recently came together to discuss the future of water-resilient development in the Texas Hill Country. The event was organized by a coalition of nonprofits that included the Hill Country Alliance, the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance, Comal Conservation, and the Headwaters at the Comal.

Dr. Robert Mace, Executive Director at The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University, delivered the keynote address.

“The Hill Country is critically important - to rural towns and ranches, to big cities like Austin, New Braunfels and San Antonio, to downstream coastal communities and to all the species that depend on the water resources in our region and beyond,” Mace said.

Read more: https://www.drippingspringsnews.com/article/2637,developers-nonprofits-agency-staff-gather-to-discuss-water-wise-growth-in-hill-country

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