AUSTIN, Texas – According to the Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts (SAFE-D), two thirds of emergency services district first responders surveyed said that since the onset of the virus, they have been unable to procure a sufficient amount of the necessary personal protective equ...

COVID -19 CDC photo Anita Miller Two new cases of the COVIA-19 virus in Hays County were announced Monday, March 30, bringing the total number so far to 24. Three were announced on Sunday, March 29. Six people have recovered, meaning 18 are “active.”   The county also announced there have been 210 n...

The Hays County Local Health Department has been notified of three additional confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total cases in Hays County to 16. All positive cases are adults.

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COVID -19 CDC photo ROUND ROCK – Texas State University is loaning area hospitals critical ventilators to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus far, Ascension Seton Williamson in Round Rock has received four ventilators and Dell Seton Medical Center in Austin has received two. St. David’s HealthCa...

The Hays County Local Health Department has been notified two additional confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total cases in Hays County to 13. All 13 positive cases are adults. One is a resident of Dripping Springs and one is a resident of Kyle. In addition, as of 4 p.m. March 26, the Hays Cou...

COVID -19 CDC photo Anita Miller Just hours before a “Stay at Home, Work Safe” order went into effect, Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler issue a statement that agreed generally with County Judge Ruben Becerra’s declaration, though he disagreed with part of it.   Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler “ I do ...

Staff report The staff and volunteers at the Hays Caldwell Women’s Center are used to dealing with people in crisis — they’ve been doing that for more than 40 years.   And they are continuing, even as the COVID-19 crisis has encroached into every area of everyday life. “We’re all looking for new way...

CANYON, — Biological warfare technology born at West Texas A&M University to protect soldiers from anthrax has been readapted and deployed across campus to protect door handles from viruses and bacteria. Doors across West Texas A&M University soon will receive Copper Clean stickers over handles and ...

Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra on Wednesday ordered residents to "stay at home," an order that involves a curfew from 11 p.m. to 4 p.m. March 26 through 4 a.m. on April 10. Here is the full text of the order: COVID19_3rd_Order_StayatHome.WorkSafe_Hays-County_March-25-2020_2