NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS COMBINATION TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 20, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. at a regular meeting of the Commissioners Court of Hays County, Texas (the “Commissioners Court”), to be held at its regular meeting place in the Hays County Courthouse, Room 301, 111 E. San Antonio Street, San Marcos, Texas, the Commissioners Court intends to pass one or more orders authorizing the issuance of not to exceed $100,000,000 total principal amount of certificates of obligation, in one or more series (collectively, the “Certificates”), bearing interest at any rate or rates not to exceed the maximum interest rate authorized by law, as shall be determined within the discretion of the Commissioners Court at the time of issuance of the Certificates, and maturing over a period of not to exceed thirty (30)years from their date of issuance, for the purpose of paying contractual obligations to be incurred for all or any portion of the costs associated with (i) constructing, equipping, improving, extending,expanding, upgrading and/or developing a County administration building to be known as the East side Campus, including any necessary acquisition of land or interest in land in connection therewith,related drainage and utility costs, and other costs related thereto; (ii) acquiring, constructing,equipping, improving, renovating, extending, expanding, upgrading and/or developing animal shelter facilities, including any necessary land acquisition, related drainage and utility costs and other costs related thereto; (iii) remodeling, constructing, equipping, improving, renovating, extending,expanding, upgrading the existing Hays County Government Center; (iv) acquiring, constructing,equipping, improving, renovating, extending, expanding, upgrading and/or developing a Precinct 4office building, including any necessary land acquisition in connection therewith, related drainage and utility costs, and other costs related thereto; (v) acquiring, constructing, equipping, improving,renovating, extending, expanding, upgrading and/or developing a Precinct 5 office building, including any necessary land acquisition in connection therewith, related drainage and utility costs, and other costs related thereto; and (vi) professional services of attorneys, financial advisors, engineers and other professionals in connection with the foregoing purposes and the issuance of the Certificates.Said Certificates shall be payable from the levy of a direct and continuing ad valorem tax, levied within the limits prescribed by law, against all taxable property within the County sufficient to pay the interest on said Certificates as due and to provide for the payment of the principal thereof as the same matures, as authorized by Sub chapter C, Chapter 271, Texas Local Government Code, as amended, and from certain of the net revenues of the County's Solid Waste Management System. The estimated combined principal and interest required to pay the Certificates on time and in full is $184,959,875.00. Such estimate is provided for illustrative purposes only and is based on an assumed interest rate of 5.25%. Market conditions affecting interest rates vary based on numerous factors beyond the control of the County, and the County cannot provide any assurance regarding the rate of interest that the Certificates will bear upon their issuance. As of the date of this notice, the aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt obligations of the County secured by and payable from ad valorem taxes is $635,108,993.00. Based on the County's expectations, as of the date of this notice, the combined principal and interest required to pay all of the outstanding debt obligations of the County secured by and payable from ad valorem taxes on time and in full is $923,048,745.64.  COMMISSIONERS COURT HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS November 18, 2025

For the original document, click here Hays County Health Department 101 Thermon Drive, San Marcos, Texas 78666 Public Health Advisory Board Meeting Notice Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 6:30 PM Kyle Precinct 2 Building Multipurpose Conference Room 5458 FM2770, Kyle, TX 78640 This Notice has been posted with Hays County, Office of the County Clerk, according to the provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. Area Reserved for the Hays County Clerk’s Office

SAN MARCOS, Texas — On Jan. 20, the Hays County Commissioners Court approved a list of polling locations for the upcoming joint primary election, allowing eligible voters to cast their ballots at any open polling location during both early voting and on Election Day. Hays County is not using assigned polling locations for the primary election. Instead, voters may choose the vote center location that is most convenient for them. All vote centers will be equipped to serve voters participating in both the Republican and Democratic primaries. Locations include the following (*indicates an early voting location): San Marcos ● Broadway Polling Location, 401 Broadway St. #A * ● Brookdale San Marcos North, 1720 Old Ranch Road 12 ● Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos, 211 Lee St. ● Dunbar Center, 801 W. Martin Luther King Drive ● First Baptist Church San Marcos, 325 W. McCarty Lane ● Hays County Elections Office, main early voting site (sitio principal de votación anticipada), 120 Stagecoach Trail * ● La Cima Amenity Center, 301A Central Park Loop ● LBJ Student Center, Texas State University, 301 Student Center Drive and 601 University Drive * ● Promiseland Church, 1650 Lime Kiln Road ● San Marcos Fire Department Station 5, 100 Carlson Circle ● San Marcos Housing Authority/C.M. Allen Homes, 820 Sturgeon Drive ● San Marcos Public Library, 625 E. Hopkins St. ● Sinai Pentecostal Church, 208 Laredo St. ● South Hays Fire Department Station 12, 8301 Ranch Road 12 Kyle ● Austin Community College–Hays Campus, 1200 Kohlers Crossing ● Gemstone Palace, 1101 Bunton Creek Road, Suite 200 ● HCISD Academic Support Center, 21003 Interstate 35 Frontage Road * ● Kyle City Hall, 100 W. Center St. * ● HCISD Transportation Department, main office, 2385 High Road, Uhland * ● Hays County Precinct 2 Office, 5458 FM 2770 ● Hays County Transportation Department–Yarrington, 2171 Yarrington Road * Buda ● Buda City Hall and Library Multipurpose Room (sala multiusos), 405 E. Loop St., Building 100 * ● HCISD Child Nutrition Support Services, 5750 Dacy Lane ● Hays Hills Baptist Church, 1401 N. FM 1626 ● Southern Hills Church of Christ, 3740 FM 967 ● Sunfield Station, 2610 Main St., Suite 100 * ● Historic Buda Elementary School, Upper Campus, Kunkel Room, 300 N. San Marcos St. Wimberley ● Texan Academy at Scudder, 400 Green Acres Drive * ● VFW Post 6441, 401 Jacobs Well Road ● Wimberley Community Center, Blanco Room, 14068 Ranch Road 12 * Dripping Springs / Austin ● Belterra Centre, 151 Trinity Hills Drive, Austin ● Dripping Springs Ranch Park and Event Center, 1042 Event Center Drive ● North Hays County Fire Rescue Station 3, 7520 Creek Road ● Patriots’ Hall of Dripping Springs, Veterans Hall, 231 Patriots’ Hall Blvd. * ● Hays County Precinct 4 Office, 195 Roger Hanks Parkway * All Hays County vote center locations are ADA accessible and offer curbside voting. “The Vote Center system gives voters flexibility and removes barriers to participation,” said Elections Administrator Jennifer Doinoff. “Voters can cast their ballot at any open location, whether they vote early or on Election Day.” Early in-person voting runs from Feb. 17–27. Voters are encouraged to take advantage of this period to avoid lines and ensure a smooth voting experience. Voters who plan to vote by mail should act quickly. Friday, Feb. 20, is the deadline to apply for a Ballot by Mail. Waiting until the last minute increases the likelihood that ballots may not arrive by the deadline required for counting. Election Day for the joint primary election is Tuesday, March 3. On Election Day, voters may continue to use any open vote center location in Hays County. “The most important thing for voters to remember is that they can vote anywhere in Hays County during early voting and on Election Day,” Doinoff added. “We encourage voters to cast their ballots early to avoid potential lines on Election Day.” For information on vote center locations, early voting schedules, or voting by mail, voters should visit the Hays County Elections website at www.hayscountytx.gov/elections . ###

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The office of Hays County Criminal District Attorney Kelly Higgins announced that 29-year-old Izaiah Vela, formerly of Martindale, was sentenced to 75 years in prison by a jury on Jan. 21, 2026. On Jan. 15, 2025, a Hays County jury found Vela guilty of one count of sexual assault of a child. The evidence showed that the defendant met his minor victim over Instagram, admitted he knew she was underage, and convinced her to meet him with the promise of free marijuana. Once they met and he provided her with the marijuana, he then “did what he wanted” to the victim. The evidence showed that he repeatedly displayed a firearm during the course of the assault, including holding it against the victim’s back. Afterward, he admitted the offense over Instagram messages with the victim, and he attempted to set up another meeting with her for the same purpose. He later deleted the entire message conversation and performed a factory reset on his phone before he was arrested. After the jury returned a guilty verdict, the case proceeded to the punishment phase before the same jury. Evidence was introduced that Vela was a career criminal, having been convicted of three counts of burglary of a motor vehicle and having been sent to prison twice, once for evading arrest with a motor vehicle and once for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Evidence also showed that he was dealing marijuana around the time of the sexual assault case. The evidence in the punishment phase showed that a couple of months after the primary offense, the defendant repeatedly sold fentanyl pills to numerous individuals, most of them high school students in Hays County, including to a 15-year-old high school sophomore. After buying seven fentanyl pills from the defendant at a discounted price, that young person died on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, from fentanyl toxicity, only to be found by her mother the next morning when she went to wake her daughter up for school. Vela was tied to her death and the other drug sales by his Instagram messages, his CashApp transactions and by FLOCK camera images. Once he was aware of her overdose, the defendant deleted his messages with her, as well as his entire Instagram account that he used to sell fentanyl. The defendant was subsequently arrested when he went to report to his parole officer in November of 2023, as he was on parole for his firearm conviction at the time. After hearing all this testimony, the jury sentenced the defendant to 75 years in prison with no fine. Judge Steel of the 274 th District Court presided over the trial and accepted the jury’s verdicts. Assistant Criminal District Attorneys Daniel Sakaida and Cassidy Story prosecuted the case. The ADAs were assisted in this case by Victim Assistance Coordinator Sandra Groters, Legal Assistants Avery Slocum and Cristina Kearbey and District Attorney’s Office Sgt. Investigators Robert Torres and Matthew Grantham. This case in chief was investigated by the San Marcos Police Department’s Detective Caitlyn Bennett, Detective Crystal Benavides, Officer Franco Stewart, Detective Kevin Blackwood and Crime Analyst Patrica Hom. The fentanyl case was investigated by the Hays County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Christopher Adams, Deputy Andres Vega, Deputy Adam Krueger, Detective Nelson Wray, Detective Chase Fuller, Deputy Paul Mooney, Deputy Ian Alcorn, Deputy Joshua Larson, Deputy Brian Burgdorf, Custodian Kristi White and Evidence Technician Johnna Martone. “The defendant preyed on vulnerable minors in Hays County in the worst ways possible,” Sakaida said. “He saw minors as easy, manipulable clients for his drug sales and as targets for his sexual desires. The jury recognized the damage he inflicted on our community, and they made the right decision to put him away effectively for the rest of his life. Nothing can truly fix the pain left in the defendant’s wake, but this verdict is justice for his victims.” # # #