Ethan Farber knew he wasn’t getting a party for his ninth birthday; the coronavirus took care of that. But then his mom, Devon, stepped in and took care of the rest.

More than 90 vintage and exotic automobiles passed by Ethan’s home in Driftwood on April 27 in a parade led by the Hays County Sheriff’s Office and the North Hays County Fire Department.

Families in the Rim Rock 1, 2 and 3 subdivisions watched and cheered from their front yards as the procession passed by. Though it ...