By Jeff Barton on Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Great news for taxpayers – and drivers.

Both Pct. 2 road bond projects bid so far are under budget! I couldn’t be more pleased.

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By Jeff Barton on Sunday, June 28, 2009

 This 10-day or so streak of 100+ temps is sure to turn up the heat on water policy. It should. We're now arguably in one of the two or three worst droughts since records started being kept around here about the time of the Civil War.

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By Jeff Barton on Friday, March 27, 2009

KBR is accused of misconduct in Iraq. They want an engineering project here in Hays County. Should the two facts be linked?

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By Jeff Barton on Friday, March 27, 2009

 Watch out for technology - it might be out to get you. 

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By Jeff Barton on Sunday, March 01, 2009

US Foods wants to come to Buda. Their jobs are a good thing, but it's not that simple.

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By Jeff Barton on Monday, December 08, 2008

Hays County Sheriff Allen Bridges passed away early Saturday. He served Hays County for over 11 years and had 25 years of prior law enforcement experience with the Austin Police Department. Sheriff Bridges was 62.

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By Jeff Barton on Monday, December 01, 2008

How healthy are we? How healthy should we be? And is it inevitable that some residents of Hays County have easier access to health care and emergency services than others? We’re wrestling with those questions at Commissioners Court.

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By Jeff Barton on Wednesday, November 26, 2008

This means better roads for Hays County, safer travel for tens of thousands of people. It should also mean jobs and economic development for Hays County. And, we get to keep $133 million in state aid that would have been lost.

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By Jeff Barton on Friday, October 24, 2008

The good news is that Hays County is experiencing record turnout – the bad news is that this has created some lengthy lines at Early Voting locations around the county.

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By Jeff Barton on Thursday, October 09, 2008

Last week Commissioners Court unanimously voted to commit to placing a conservation easement on a 2,252 acre ranch west of Buda. It's a monumental achievement for the protection of the Edwards Aquifer and the citizens of Central Texas.

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