This year’s back to school preparations will not resemble anything Texans have seen before. As the school year creeps closer and infection rates soar, Hays CISD is requesting parental input for a clearer attendance census on school year 2020-2021. The district dispatched a survey on whether parents ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the suspension of all elective surgeries in Travis, Bexar, Harris and Dallas counties to offset the rapid increase in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Additionally, he ordered hospitals in the state’s 250 other counties to “postpone all surgeries and procedures that are n...

Halfway through June, Hays County recorded an average of 36 daily cases of COVID-19, and two weeks later, the daily average jumped to 150. Several culprits contributed to this shift, putting the county at a higher rate than its more densely populated neighbor, Travis County. After phase three of reo...

Coronavirus social guidelines have become a divisive issue, with some people excitedly awaiting the reopening of businesses, while some are choosing not to participate in the looser guidelines. Despite the potential health threats reopening the state poses, Texas has been relaxing restrictions and a...

A Texas police union normally shy of the public eye took to social media to press the governor for help. The social media press conference on April 23 was set up to press Gov. Greg Abbott to ease rules allowing law enforcement personnel who contract the COVID-19 virus to receive workers compensation...

Non-essential surgical procedures may soon be in the picture, as Ascension Seton anticipates how to proceed with vital healthcare services, effective April 27. All changes will be in alignment with Governor Abbott’s Executive Order dated April 17. Ascension Seton hospitals at most locations will beg...

Hays County residents who are uninsured and/or indigent are now able to access free testing for the COVID-19 virus if they are displaying symptoms. Tammy Crumley, director of Countywide Operations, told the Commissioners Court on Tuesday that testing would begin April 29 at the WIC office adjacent t...

G ov. Greg Abbott on Feb. 20 established a clemency application specifically for survivors of human trafficking or domestic violence. The application, crafted in coordination with the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, includes a section that affords the applicant an opportunity to provide a statem...

Hays CISD and Dripping Springs ISD administrators breathed a large sigh of relief when they officially graduated the 2018 senior class last week. Part of that stemmed from the normal rigors of working in public education. Tim Savoy, Hays CISD public information officer, said the relief of avoiding a...