Texas State temporarily moves classes online

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megan.wehring, on January 4, 2022

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SAN MARCOS — Texas State University students will be attending classes remotely for a short period of time.

In response to the surge of COVID-19 cases, the university announced Monday that classes will be temporarily moved to online or remote delivery Jan. 18 through Jan. 30.

“I cannot stress this enough — it is critical that we all follow the steps we know protect us from COVID-19,” said Denise Trauth, Texas State University President, in a letter to the campu...

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