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An ongoing series on Hays County — its growth, its water, its public finance, and the institutions trying to govern a place that tripled in population in 25 years.
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The previous two posts looked at how fast Hays County is growing and at the range of forecasts for how big it might get. Both ended on the same question that nobody in the county can dodge for much longer. Where will the water come from?
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Hays County has roughly 300,000 people today. How many will it have in 2040? In 2060?
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If you drive south from Austin on I-35, you can feel the moment you cross into Hays County. Not because of a sign — though there is one — but because the landscape opens up. New subdivisions in various stages of completion. Warehouse pads with fresh concrete. A strip center waiting for tenants. The feeling of a place in motion — growing into something, and doing it quickly.