Caldwell/Hays Examiner

Justice Repeatedly Delayed Is Justice Repeatedly Denied

Devonte Amerson, waiting. Photo by Ursula Rogers. In March of 2018, San Marcos police officers traveled to Houston, Texas, to arrest Cyrus Gray and Devonte Amerson. According to them, the two young men had taken part in the 2016 robbery that ended with the shooting...

The Examiner Sits Down with Rising Star of the Stage, Jamias Hughes

Jamias Hughes, an actor from the Class of 2024 at Lockhart High School, earned a spot at the prestigious National High School Musical Theatre Awards in New York City last summer. This honor – equivalent to the Tony Awards for U.S. teenagers, also called the Jimmy...

‘Oaksterdam’ doc highlights Maxwell cannabis activist’s successes

A younger Brett Stahl using county transit at the HempCity protest in front of the San Marcos jail in 1992. When I met Richard Lee, I felt like a wide-eyed child even though only 4 years separated us. He’d just opened Legal Marijuana: The Hemp Store in Houston with...

In Our Indie Bookstore Era

Wade Vetiver, owner of Green Heron, stands before his bookstore and apothecary shop in its new digs in the...

Watching the Watchers: The Hope of a Conviction Integrity Unit in Hays County

Bobby Harper, on the left, celebrating Christmas last year with a friend in the Stiles Unit of the Texas Department of...

Caldwell County News Round-up

The Examiner’s publisher, Jordan Buckley, attends the hearing over magistration access at the 5th Circuit Court of...

The Stable Geniuses of TrumpCard

Apr 1, 2024 | Uncategorized

TrumpCard’s logo exemplifies the band’s “shock and awe” tactics. They’ve alarmed parents. They’ve received threats from the far-right and pushback from the left. They know they will offend people, and they just keep playing. How punk rock can you get? TrumpCard is a...

Berry Aviation’s Disgusting Lack of Ethics Taints our Regional Airport

Apr 1, 2024 | Local History

Berry Aviation, headquartered at San Marcos Regional Airport, brings despicable shame to Hays County. The airline has been named in an ongoing law-enforcement investigation by the State of California for what Gov. Gavin Newsom suggested may constitute kidnapping....

Caldwell County is a maternity health care desert. What does that mean for the people who live there?

Apr 1, 2024 | Local History

Since the 2022 ban on abortion in Texas, much of the coverage on reproductive care in the state has focused on the harm that lack of access to abortion has caused pregnant people and their families. Yet in addition to the suffering, medical complications, and even...