Hays County, along with the Cities of Dripping Springs, Wimberly, Kyle, Buda, Mountain City, Niederwald, Woodcreek, Hays and the Village of Bear Creek, will be offering two open house meetings to solicit public input on the updated Hazard Mitigation Plan. No reservations are needed to attend. The first meeting will be held in Kyle at City Hall on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, from 6 pm to 8 pm. The address is 100 W. Center St., Kyle, TX 78640. The second meeting will be held in Dripping Springs at City Hall on Thursday, January 25, 2024, from 6 pm to 8 pm. The address is 511 Mercer St., Dripping Springs, TX 78620. The Hazard Mitigation Plan is a comprehensive document for communities to engage in effective planning that can reduce long-term risks to life and property from natural hazards, such as floods, droughts, hurricanes, tornados, winter storms, and wildfires. The Hays County updated plan has been in development for approximately one year, and public input must take place at this time to complete the plan. Once the 2024 plan is complete, it will be reviewed by the Texas Department of Emergency Management and then by FEMA. Once FEMA approval is given, the plan will be accepted by resolution in each participating jurisdiction, and they will be eligible to apply for FEMA hazard mitigation grant funding. For more information, contact: Natalie Frels, Hays County Communications Manager, Natalie.frels@co.hays.tx.us .

By order of the Hays County Commissioners Court, notice is hereby given that on Jauary 2nd, 2024 at 9 a.m. in the Hays County Courthouse, 111 E. San Antonio Street, the Hays County Commissioners Court will discusess the following item in open court: Studio Estates, Section 2B, Blk C, Lot 11, Replat

Notice is hereby given that an application for a place on the Hays County Central Appraisal District General Election ballot may be filed as indicated below: Start Date: 01/17/2024 End Date: 02/16/2024 Office Hours: 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Physical address for filing an application in person for place on the ballot: 111 E. San Antonio Street, Suite 300, San Marcos, TX 78666 Address to mail an application for place by ballot (if filing by mail): 111 E. San Antonio Street, Suite 300, San Marcos, TX 78666 Email and Fax Number to send an application for place on the ballot: If a filing fee is submitted, the application may not be faxed or emailed. judge.becerra@co.hays.tx.us

The paving schedule for the Roundabout has been updated to occur this Saturday and Monday (no paving on Sunday) between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m./dark. If needed, paving will continue on Tuesday between 9 a.m. (after school drop-off) and 2 p.m. Flaggers will be present to direct drivers through the Roundabout while crews complete the paving work. Electronic message boards will be in place to inform drivers. The schedule is, as always, weather dependent.

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (November 29, 2023)– Hays County, in partnership with the City of Buda, is conducting a study to explore the feasibility of constructing SH 45 between I-35 and RM 1626. The first open house was held on Thursday, June 15, 2023, during which the study was introduced to the public. The study team received valuable public input and has used that input to develop preliminary route concepts. A second open house meeting for the study is being held. Background data, input from the first open house, and the preliminary route concepts will be shared for public comment and feedback. The open house will be held on Thursday, Dec 7, 2023, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Sunfield Station Event Center in Buda. Open House Thursday, Dec 7, 20234:30 – 7:30 p.m. Sunfield Station Event Center 2610 Main St., Buda TX 78610 Comment Period Thursday, Dec 7, 2023 – Friday, Dec 22, 2023 All meeting materials will be available online The open house meeting materials and comment opportunities will be available online at sh45gap.com from Thursday, Dec 7 to Friday, Dec 22, 2023. We encourage the public to participate and share feedback by Friday, Dec 22, 2023. Comments may be submitted through the website, at the open house meeting, by email at info@sh45gap.com , by mail (PO Box 5459, Austin, TX 78763), or by text/voicemail at 512-400-6107. For more information, visit sh45gap.com 

By order of the Hays County Commissioners Court, notice is hereby given that on October 10, 2023, at 9 a.m. in the Hays County Courthouse, located at 111 E. San Antonio Street, the Hays County Commissioners Court will discuss the following item in open court: Carol Oaks, Lot 6, Replat

By order of the Hays County Commissioners Court, notice is hereby given that on October 10, 2023, at 9 a.m. in the Hays County Courthouse, located at 111 E. San Antonio Street, the Hays County Commissioners Court will discuss the following item in open court: 272 AC Fitzhugh, Lots 18 & 28, Replat

The City of San Marcos, Hays County, the Hays County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) No. 351, the Upper San Marcos Watershed Reclamation & Flood Control District (RECL& FCD), and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas held public meetings on the Supplemental Watershed Plan and Environmental Document (Plan-ED) for Upper San Marcos River Dam Sites 4 and 5 in Hays County. As part of the NRCS ongoing project for Dam Sites 4 & 5, public meetings were conducted on August 22, 2023. See the materials below that were shared at those meetings. Meeting Boards Comment Form (English & Spanish version) NCRS is seeking additional public comments on these materials. To share your feedback, you can either mail your completed form (address shown on the Comment Form) or email your comments to Mark Northcut (NRCS) at mark.northcut@usda.gov. Comments should be submitted by September 22, 2023 . The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, the City of San Marcos, Hays County, the Hays County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) No. 351, the Upper San Marcos Watershed Reclamation & Flood Control District (RECL & FCD), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas, and the Ad Astra consultant team will develop a Plan-ED that identifies rehabilitation alternatives for these dams. The process started this summer and will continue through the fall of 2024. Contact Mark Northcut, USDA-NRCS Landscape Planning Staff Leader, at mark.northcut@usda.gov or 254-742-9824 for information on the project rationale and watershed planning funding. To learn more about the watershed planning process and its details, contact Matt Harper, Ad Astra Project Manager, at mharper@wrs-rc.com or 314-458-7852. Additional info: The dams’ primary purpose is to provide flood risk reduction. Dams currently don’t meet NRCS criteria for high-hazard dams. Project goal: ensure dams continue to meet State of Texas criteria.

PROPOSED TAX RATE: $0.3075 per $100 NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE: $0.2597 per $100 VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE: $0.4261 per $100 The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2023 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for Hays County from the same properties in both the 2022 tax year and the 2023 tax year. The voter-approval tax rate is the highest tax rate that Hays County may adopt without holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate. The proposed tax rate is greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate. This means that Hays County is proposing to increase property taxes for the 2023 tax year. A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON 09/05/2023 11 AM (CT) at the HAYS COUNTY HISTORIC COURTHOUSE, located at 111 E. SAN ANTONIO STREET, SAN MARCOS, TX, 78666. The proposed tax rate is not greater than the voter-approval tax rate. As a result, Hays County is not required to hold an election at which voters may accept or reject the proposed tax rate. However, you may express your support for or opposition to the proposed tax rate by contacting the members of the Commissioners Court of Hays County at their offices or by attending the public hearing mentioned above. YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE TAX RATES MENTIONED ABOVE CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS: Property tax amount = (tax rate ) x (taxable value of your property ) / 100 FOR the proposal: Ruben Becerra, Debbie Ingalsbe, Michelle Cohen, Lon Shell and Walt Smith AGAINST the proposal: None PRESENT and not voting: None ABSENT: None Visit Texas.gov/Property Taxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, including information about proposed tax rates and scheduled public hearings of each entity that taxes your property. The 86th Texas Legislature modified the manner in which the voter-approval tax rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth of property taxes in the state.  The following table compares the taxes imposed on the average residence homestead by Hays County last year to the taxes proposed to the be imposed on the average residence homestead by Hays County this year: