Hays County
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- Population
- 268,638
- Area
- 676.85 sq mi (1,753.04 km²), 1.95 sq mi water
- Median age
- 34.1
- Households
- 99,849
- Persons per household
- 2.6
- Median household income
- $89,097
- Median house value
- $399,800
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
Local News
San Antonio Current
Published September 29Politically 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…
San Antonio Current
Published 22 hours agoElon 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,…
The Boerne Star
Published September 30Monday last chance to register to vote in November
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
Man shot by ICE agent in Austin is charged with assault
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.
Man shot by ICE agent in Texas is charged with assault
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.