A Hays County program to provide economic relief to small businesses whose futures are in jeopardy due to the coronavirus pandemic is not yet up and running. Because the commissioners court does not meet on June 16, it’s unlikely to be much closer by the end of this month. The structure of the Econo...

Sometimes it’s good to be the last on the list, but Texas seems to be determined to move up when it comes to coronavirus cases. And Hays County is helping to add to the figures, as its number of cases of COVID-19 continue to increase. In Hays County, the first coronavirus case was reported March 13....

Securing additional ballots ahead of an expected surge in mail-in voting for the July 14 primary runoff elections, as well as sanitizing supplies for in-person voting, were among anticipated uses of a federal CARES grant discussed by the commissioners court on June 10. Elections Administrator Jennif...

The man accused of fatally shooting two Caldwell County teenagers June 9 later told his brothers he believed they were “aliens” disguised as firefighters that he had to kill. Investigators found more than 50 9-millimeter shell casings near the bodies of 18-year-old Klayton Manning and his 16-year-ol...

Staff report Businesses in Dripping Springs can now apply for relief from the impact of COVID-19. The City Council adopted the program June 10 and applications are available on the city’s website. The COVID-19 Disaster Relief Program for Businesses addresses fees and permits. Specifically: The city ...

Due to COVID-19 cases or precautions, some businesses have reported closing for a few days. We will update this chart as we get more information. Editors note: Businesses in San Marcos are not required to close in the event an employee tests positive for COVID-19 because the city is taking its guida...

This is a coronavirus story with no tragic losses, no major life changes and no grim endings; rather, this is a coronavirus story about a series of unfortunate events leading to a pleasant end. Instead of getting married in the breezy and cool months of spring, these couples will settle for the hot ...

The Hays County Commissioners Court on Tuesday authorized Pct. 4 Constable Ron Hood to continue to receive surplus military equipment under a controversial program now before Congress. The 1033 program was begun in the wake of 9/11 and was originally intended to give local law enforcement the abilit...

Couples plan for their wedding day more than a year in advance. And they pay thousands of dollars and spend countless hours organizing little details of their special day. Hundreds of these large emotional and financial investments have been skewed by the coronavirus in Dripping Springs, the self-pr...

Hays County’s health department has been doing contact tracing since it found its first coronavirus-infected patient, and this method has helped the department hold down the spread of COVID-19 in several instances. “It has helped us to identify a couple of clusters that were linked back to people wh...