SAN MARCOS – Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in Hays and Williamson Counties, Texas State University will transition nearly all classes to online delivery for the Summer II session beginning July 6 on both the Round Rock and San Marcos Campuses. "The President’s Cabinet and I have been monitor...

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 ...

Part of the aim of the Main Street Program is to preserve the historic downtown while supporting businesses in the city. Buda Main Street has been designated as a 2020 Accredited Main Street America™ program. Accredited status is Main Street America’s top tier of recognition and signifies a demonstr...

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state to slow down the reopening process for bars and other venues as coronavirus-related infections, hospitalizations and deaths continued to increase in Texas last week. “As I said from the start, if the positivity rate rose above 10%, the State of Texas would take fur...

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...

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Central Texas is enrolling now for the upcoming volunteer training session, and more volunteers are needed for the program to keep up with the number of child abuse victims in the area. CASA of Central Texas advocates for abused and neglected children in t...

Hays County took a significant step in analysis of the population of Hays County Jail at their June 23 meeting. Commissioners and County Judge Ruben Becerra voted unanimously to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Vera Institute for Justice, Inc. that spells out how data will be ...

For Broderick Cobbs, football was more than a skill and hobby. It was a saving grace from racism – admittedly, it did not always work. Cobbs thought if he became an essential part of the team and school, maybe he would not get in trouble for the things black students got in trouble for and the schoo...

COVID-19 has infringed on a lot of traditions, but the Fourth of July fireworks will go on, with restrictions in Kyle and Buda. By Megan Wehring Crowded streets, American flags and neighborhood barbecues. The Fourth of July is gathering together with family and friends in celebration. How does the p...

Opportunities for youth fishing and family hiking are among uses Hays County envisions for roughly 28 acres of property it recently purchased adjacent to the Cape’s Camp area and the A.E. Wood State Fish Hatchery in San Marcos. The county purchased the tract known as the “pond property” earlier this...