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The Hays County Commissioners Court will hold deliberations regarding the County Court-at-Law No. 3 judicial vacancy during executive session Tuesday.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
The Hays County Commissioners Court unanimously approved the resignation of Court-at-Law No. 3 Judge Millie Thompson. Thompson, a Democrat who was voted into office in November 2020, resigned on May 12, leaving a handwritten note on her desk stating, “I hereby resign as judge of Hays County Court at Law #3, effective upon receipt of this resignation.” Thompson’s tenure on the bench was tumultuous with disagreements between herself and the other judges and staff personnel. Within the first months, she issued a criminal trespassing warning and went as far as to hire a private locksmit...
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Hays County will soon purchase curbside voting equipment and upgrade its election system software, following approval from the commissioners court Tuesday. With a unanimous vote during Tuesday's meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court approved authorizations for the county’s elections administration office to use grant funding from the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) to purchase Hart Verity Duo Go for curbside voting and to upgrade the Hart Verity Voting System. “This particular item is a required update that was certified for the Hart equipment that w...
At its May 3 meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court submitted a grant application for $1,085,325 to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission, Improvement Grant Program for the Hays County Holistic Public Defense Office and Managed Assigned Counsel Program, generating the request for a Public Defenderâs Office. A renewal grant application was also authorized for submission to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission for the Indigent Defense Coordinator grant project in the amount of $77,292, for which the county will provide a cash match of up to 60%. The Commissioners Court proclaimed Ma...
Hays County Historic Court House. Star file photo The Hays County Commissioners Court provided information regarding future evening and night COVID-19 vaccination sites at its April 27 meeting. The vaccination sites aim to cater to individuals who work during regular hours of the day. The first evening site is scheduled from 5-10 p.m. on April 30 at Sinai Pentecostal Church located at 208 Laredo St. The court also adopted proclamations declaring April 25 to May 2 as Soil & Water Stewardship Week. Soil & Water Stewardship Week encourages community members to...