SAN MARCOS – New research from Texas State University shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has driven an unprecedented expansion and adaptation of telemedicine services in the United States. The study was conducted by Jose Betancourt, an associate professor in the School of Health Administration, an...

  AUSTIN- Enrollment at Texas State University System institutions reached a record high this semester, despite challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fall 2020 preliminary headcount enrollment at TSUS’s seven member institutions is 87,387 - a one percent increase compared to Fall 2019.   “Facu...

WIMBERLEY – Blue Hole Primary School in Wimberley has just been open since August, and the honors have already begun to roll in. The architecture firm of O’Connell Robertson and engineering firm MEP say it has won the 2020 Rain Catcher Award from the Texas Water Development Board and the school, the...

  Staff Report KYLE – The issue dominated Hays CISD-related social media and many school board discussions over the summer is on the back burner for now. It’s now official that the Rebel is out as the mascot at Hays High School but, according to a district spokesman, the process to replace it is now...

  SAN MARCOS – Registration for the spring semester at Texas State University will begin at 7 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 19, for select groups. Students’ spring time tickets are assigned based on classification (e.g., senior, junior) but also divided into time slots based on overall hours earned as of Sep...

On October 12, 2020 at the age of 62, Linda Marie Ramirez of Kyle, Texas, entered the Heavenly Kingdom, surrounded by her loving family. Linda was born February 10, 1958 to Alejandro and Rosa Valenzuela Gomez in Brownsville, Texas. Linfs Ramirez She graduated from James Pace High School with the cla...

Staff Report SAN MARCOS – Even as the majority of cases of COVID-19 cases continue to occur in people aged 20-29 in Hays County, students at Texas State University have clear guidelines to follow when it comes to large gatherings. As outlined in the university’s roadmap, many activities can be held,...

Staff report DRIPPING SPRINGS —Citing threats to the existing water supply posed by a contract proposed by Electro Purification (EP), the Dripping Springs Water Supply Corporation (DSWSP) on Oct. 12 rejected a wholesale water contract with the company. There was not a vote or formal action but the t...

  Hays County – Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra will allow bars to reopen under Governor Greg Abbott’s latest COVID-related Executive Order based in part on feedback from local elected officials. “When I saw the new order, I immediately pulled together our team of local Hays County elected officials...

By Sahar Chmais  Texas State University has recently expanded their COVID-19 testing efforts to asymptomatic students. So far, the university is seeing a very low percentage of infections.  During the earlier part of the fall semester, the university could only administer free testing to students wh...