Texas Hays County

Dripping Springs

A city in Hays County, Texas — population 6,587 as of 2020.

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News around Hays County

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San Antonio Current September 29

Politically diverse coalition launches to push back against Texas data center development

An eclectic coalition of organizations has formed against data centers in Texas, bringing together civil rights leaders, environmentalists, rural advocates and more in the mounting bipartisan resistance to the facilities as they proliferate statewide. The group, called We the…

Community Groups & Organizations
San Antonio Current 22 hours ago

Elon Musk said he wants to build an Austin-to-San Antonio tunnel. That’s news to officials in both cities.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has concocted another grandiose stunt. On social media platform X, which he owns, Musk last week teased plans by his Boring Co. to build an 80-mile-long “hyperloop” tunnel connecting Austin and San Antonio. “Boring Company is working on a simple,…

General
The Boerne Star September 30

AUSTIN — The Texas Secretary of State’s office is reminding eligible Texans that the deadline to register to vote in the November 3 General Election is Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.Election officials say regi

Government & Civic
Hawaii Tribune-Herald September 30

A man who was shot by an immigration agent during a traffic stop in Austin, Texas, this month was charged Tuesday with assaulting a federal officer during that encounter.

Public Safety
West Hawaii Today September 30

A man who was shot by an immigration agent during a traffic stop in Austin, Texas, this month was charged Tuesday with assaulting a federal officer during that encounter.

Public Safety
San Antonio Current September 29

Austin man shot by ICE agent charged with assault, resisting arrest

Federal prosecutors have charged the Austin man an ICE agent shot earlier this month with a single count of resisting and assaulting a federal officer, according to court documents. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan national, was shot by an ICE officer in Austin on Sept.…

Public Safety

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Dripping Springs by the numbers

Population 6,587Population figure, 2020
Households & income
Area
8.82 sq mi (22.83 km²)
Median age
38.5
Households
3,015
Persons per household
2.4
Median household income
$109,364
Median house value
$635,600
2020–2024 ACS
Municipal office
Office
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
Address
PO BOX 384, DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX 78620
Municipal record
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