AUSTIN ⎯ The Texas Workforce Commission ( TWC ) has launched a new automated virtual assistant to help Texans sign up for unemployment insurance ( UI ). The artificial intelligence-enabled chatbot can instantly answer many of the most common questions about the UI process. The program is expected to...

A member of the Hays CISD’s Facilities and Bond Oversight Committee (FBOC) was arrested earlier this month on charges of family violence. Matthew Ocker, 42, of Buda was arrested by the Hays County Sheriff’s Office Feb. 3 on charges of assault/family violence and injury to a child, both third-degree ...

The population of Hays County Jail fell by almost a third last week as district courts, adult supervision and law enforcement collaborated in an inmate release initiative to protect as many people as possible from infection with the COVID-19 virus. According to Michael Hartman, CSCD director for Hay...

Motorists are warned to be prepared to stop along Hwy. 21 just south of FM 150 as crews have begun work on a segment of Kinder Morgan’s Permian Highway Pipeline to transport natural gas from West Texas oilfields to near Houston.

Thousands of COVID-19 tests may soon be available in Hays County through the county health department for “frontline professionals” including medical personnel and first responders. This announcement comes just in time, as the county is making some tough decisions regarding emergency operations. All...

AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today issued an Executive Order implementing Essential Services and Activities Protocols for the entire state of Texas. The protocols direct all Texans to minimize non-essential gatherings and in-person contact with people who are not in the same household. The Governor...

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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