From the Texas Medical Association As physicians, other medical experts, and the public learn more about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, or COVID-19, scientists are learning more about the similarities – and differences – between COVID-19 and influenza. Both viruses cause respiratory disease, yet the Wo...

By Anita Miller Restrictions on visitors, promotion of “virtual care” and more are among preparations Ascension Seton Medical Center Hays is taking ahead of the likely appearance of the COVID-19 virus in Hays County. CDC image. According to Danielle Hall, public relations manager for Ascension Texas...

By Anita Miller It’s business as usual at the Hays County Food Bank — at least for now. “We are continuing to serve our community as best we can and encouraging everybody to follow safety measures, Executive Director Eleanor Owen-Oshan said on Thursday. She said there are currently no plans for addi...

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...

Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) will send Buda home-school student Nyah Gray, Hays High School student Jesus Jimenez, San Marcos Academy student Catarina Vazquez and Wimberley High School student Luthary Segura to Washington, D.C., as part of the 2020 Youth Tour. They’ll join 1,500 additional ...

Multi-generational pleas for participation in the 2020 Census rang out on the lawn of the Hays County Courthouse in San Marcos Saturday. In a celebration that also gave a nod to Texas Independence Day, students from Hays CISD’s Elm Grove Elementary sang. Speakers included Kyle City Council member an...

The Hays Free Press asked its audience its opinions about the Coronavirus. Out of 110 participants, this is what they had to say: This is a media driven scare tactic. It’s so out of hand. The reporting is only driven to encourage fear so people will keep watching the news. As someone that has been i...

(Above) Left to right, front row first, are: Sheriff Gary Cutler, Captain Julie Villalpando, William Kelly, Allyson Watts, Anna Liska, Ashlee Watts, Chief Deputy Mike Davenport, Instructor Edward Martell. Back row: David Velasco, Danny Castro, Cody Halvorson, Larry Fults, John Wray, Santiago Alfaro,...

Downtown Buda is growing rapidly to the delight of visitors and residents, but business owners question the city’s ability to keep up with the growth. Several merchants and business owners have faced unprecedented challenges getting their businesses open downtown and miscommunication with the city i...