A federal civil rights lawsuit filed earlier this year accuses school district and law enforcement personnel in Hays County of conspiring to destroy the teaching career of an instructor at Danforth Junior High School.

The family of a man who was shot and killed by a former Hays County Sheriff’s Office corrections officer has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against him.

A Hays County general contractor was recently arrested for property theft.

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Dripping Springs Independent School District employee after she allegedly had multiple sexual encounters with a student, according to the Hays County Sheriff’s Office.

Joshua Leon Wright was shot and killed after attempting to escape police custody at a Kyle hospital on Dec. 12. His family is calling on the Hays County Sheriff's Office to release the video.

The jail inmate who was shot and killed by a Hays County correctional officer was identified Tuesday as Joshua Leon Wright, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office said.

A San Marcos Police Department officer who resigned last week amid allegations that he repeatedly assaulted family members is accused of head butting his wife during a holiday cookout and kicking an 11-year-old boy in his back, arrest warrants obtained Wednesday by KSAT Investigates confirm.

A 58-year-old San Marcos man who was on the Hays County Crime Stoppers Most Wanted list has been arrested.

An investigation is underway after a man was found dead and a woman was injured in Buda, according to the Hays County Sheriff’s Office.

A 35-year-old Hays County man was arrested Sunday following an investigation of an alleged child sex crime.

Man shot by deputies after vehicle chase, Hays County Sheriff’s Office saysSAN MARCOS, Texas – Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler says the sheriff’s office is receiving reports of motorists who are stranded and cannot be reached by fire, deputies or emergency medical service personnel. Cutler says he is pleading for Hays County residents not to drive during the winter storm on hazardous roadways. If you are driving in Hays County and become stranded, dispatchers will you the following questions:What is your vehicle description? However, there is no guarantee that emergency personnel can reach you or your vehicle. The sheriff’s office says that if you choose to abandon your vehicle try to get it off the roadway as best as possible and remove all personal belongings.

Jeremy Rasco, 22, is now behind bars after deputies said he was involved in a series of vehicle burglaries in Hays County. HAYS COUNTY, Texas – A 22-year-old Hays County man is now behind bars after deputies said he was involved in a series of vehicle burglaries and had 15 outstanding warrants. Jeremy Rasco was arrested Thursday, Jan. 7, on a search warrant at a motel room in Austin after the Hays County Sheriff’s Office received several reports of vehicle burglaries in the area of Quail Run in San Marcos. Rasco is being held in the Hays County Jail for 24 charges on a $100,000 bond. Anyone with more information on the vehicle burglaries in the area should contact the sheriff’s office at 512-393-7896 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-324-8466.

The Hays County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance after a 30-year-old woman went into a gas station and left a note for a clerk, asking them to call 911. Deputies said the woman went into a Valero convenience store at 9435 Ranch Road 12 in Wimberley, passed the note to the clerk, and then left. The woman is believed to have left the scene in a white passenger vehicle, deputies said. The woman is described as 5-feet, 5-inches tall with strawberry blonde or faded pink dyed hair, and had tattoos on both arms, deputies said. If you have any information on her whereabouts, please contact The Hays County Sheriff’s Office at 512-393-7896 or Crime Stoppers at 800-324-8466.

SAN MARCOS, Texas – A 41-year-old woman was arrested and charged with trafficking at the Riverbend Spa in San Marcos, according to the Hays County Sherriff’s Office. She’s being held in the Hays County Jail and is charged with trafficking of persons, a second-degree felony. Deputies were first alerted of the alleged trafficking activity at the Riverbend Spa, located at 1904 Old Ranch Road 12, after receiving a complaint for possible illicit activity. The trafficked persons who were found at the spa were paired with the refugee advocates for assistance. RELATED: San Antonio police asking for public’s help in finding person wanted for aggravated robbery

BUDA, Texas – A juvenile was arrested in connection with an arson and murder of a Buda woman, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office said. Officials said the suspect was detained on a “directive to apprehend warrant for murder” and taken to a juvenile detention center. According to HCSO, the body of Janie Rebecca Loredo Zapata, 48, was found at the scene of a fire on May 15 in the 400 block of West Overlook Mountain in Buda. Deputies had responded to the location to assist the Hays County Fire Marshal with the investigation. Related: San Antonio police seek arson suspect who set fire to sign at Northwest Side grocery store

WIMBERLEY, Texas The Hays County Sheriffs Office is searching for a missing 23-year-old woman who is seven months pregnant. Evelyn Avendano-Acosta was last seen leaving her home on foot in the 500 block of Wayside Drive at 5 p.m. Wednesday and never returned, officials said. She was last seen wearing a pink shirt, an unknown color of shorts and unknown footwear. If you have seen Avendano-Acosta or have any information regarding her whereabouts, call the Hays County Sheriffs Office at 512-393-7896. You can also contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-324-8466 or submit your information online to Tip Line P3tips.com or on the Hays County Sheriffs Office App.