Hays CISD schools and offices have suspended normal operations through Sunday, April 5, 2020. View the Hays coronavirus webpage for the latest information and resources for parents, students, employees and the community:  www.hayscisd.net/coronavirus . All in-person classes and activities are cancel...

More than 600 students are scheduled to graduate from Hays High School this year, but the worry is if they will be able to walk with their friends, or will they have to do a virtual graduation. There has been no word that seniors in Hays CISD will graduate virtually, but the idea of graduating onlin...

Staff report  An already altered ath letic, academic and music competition calendar will now get even shorter after UIL officials on March 19 extended the suspension of its sanctioned activities. May 4 will now be the earliest high school games and contests could resume after the UIL broadened the t...

Staff reports Taking advantage of Gov. Greg Abbott’s temporary restrictions on open meetings laws, the Dripping Springs ISD turned to videoconferencing for the March 23 workshop and regular meeting of the board of trustees. Board members participated remotely, and members of the public were able to ...

Staff report In keeping with efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, all Wimberley ISD campuses are closed through Friday, April 3. The closure affects all meetings, campus events, practices and extracurricular activities. The situation was addressed in a letter from Superintendent Dwain York to all...

Here are letters sent to the families of students at Tobias Elementary School by the Hays CISD Wednesday after a person with a connection to the campus tested positive fo COVID-19. CDC image. The Hays Free Press will continue to issue updates on the virus and community response to it as they become ...

Governor Greg Abbott has waived regulations to ensure students who are enrolled in work-study programs will continue to receive critical funding while campuses close due to their response to COVID-19. As campuses across the state move instruction online, critical work-study programs that ensure stud...

Governor Greg Abbott has announced that he has waived the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) testing requirements for the 2019-2020 school year. Additionally, Abbott is requesting that the Department of Education (DOE) waive federal testing requirements for the 2019-2020 school...

SAN MARCOS – Texas State University will extend spring break for students by one week and move courses to remote delivery through April 12 in response to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. Texas State President Denise Trauth announced the measures March 12. The move will enable the university to enact ...

Staff Report Temple Grandin, one of the most accomplished and well-known adults with autism in the world, will speak at Texas State University on March 25 as part of the Common Experience Insight Series. Grandin will speak on “The World Needs ALL Kinds of Minds” at 6 p.m. in the Performing Arts Cent...