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Karl Flocke was recently appointed as the Hays County Parks and Natural Resources director by the Hays County Commissioners Court. (Courtesy Hays County)

Hays County appoints new Parks and Natural Resources director

By Sienna Wight

Karl Flocke is Hays County’s new director of Parks and Natural Resources, which recently became an independent department.

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