By Megan Wehring   DRIPPING SPRINGS – Nearly 100 Dripping Springs ISD (DSISD) students out of 7,487, or 1%, were marked absent last Friday for a sit-out protest against masks.   Some parents pulled their kids out of school in an attempt to pressure the district to change the mask policy. Adults an...

By Sahar Chmais After Pfizer’s COVID-19  vaccine passed  for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for children ages 12 and older, the responsibility fell into parents’ laps. Parents were able to make the personal decision for their bodies, and now, they can make the decision for their kids. Vaccine hes...

By Megan Wehring SAN MARCOS -- Face coverings will no longer be required while outdoors on the Texas State University campus, but they must be worn while indoors. The university still recommends unvaccinated individuals continue to take all precautionary measures, including wearing face coverings in...

By Megan Wehring Fully vaccinated people will start to feel a sense of normalcy again. The Centers for Disease and Control Prevention (CDC) announced that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in any setting. Exceptions include requirements by federal, state, l...

By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY — Several parents are advocating for masks to be optional for students while others want the policy to remain the same. Come Friday, some Dripping Springs ISD (DSISD) parents will keep their kids out of school in protest. A “sit-out” flyer is circulating on social media,...

Staff Report Adolescents ages 12 through 15 could soon receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the vaccine for emergency use to include a younger age range. Teens at least 16 years old and all adults were already eligible. "[The...

By Megan Wehring KYLE – More neighborhood barbecues and parties may be a reality this summer as more COVID-19 vaccines become available. Similar to testing, the vaccination process was frustrating for many Texans at the beginning as they waited for hours on end to be on the list. Now, more residents...

By Sahar Chmais For those looking for their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine without making an appointment, Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) has partnered with Live Oak Health Partner Community Clinic to provide that option. On April 15, 19, 20 and May 3 and 4, the Live Oak Clinic, loca...

by Nick VinZant It started with the number of COVID-19 cases. The coronavirus spread to every corner of the nation, but people of color were affected more — more likely to contract the virus, more likely to be hospitalized and more likely to die. Then came the layoffs. In one year, the unemployment ...

Staff Report More Texans will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine soon. Beginning on Monday, all adults will be allowed to receive a vaccine, according to an announcement by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). While an increase in vaccine supplies is expected for next week, DSHS h...