US 290 reopens in Dripping Springs following gas line break

DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — Crews have been able to cap a gas line break that forced the closure of US 290 in Hays County Wednesday morning.
Around 9:30 a.m., an emergency notification was sent to residents in the Hays Country Acres subdivision in the 1600 block of East Highway 290 in Dripping Springs to stay in their homes after a contractor punctured a major gas line. Initially, emergency crews told homeowners to evacuate but then an hour later said they can stay in their