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...

Due to COVID-19, the Dripping Springs Chamber staff will be working remotely this week and the office will be closed. Anyone with questions or concerns or needing to schedule a meeting should email dschamber@drippingspringstexas.org. The Chamber will be following CDC guidelines and attending to thei...

Dripping Springs mother Paige Powell prepares to plant a tender kiss on her son Beckettt as he lay in bed.  At right, the sunny child’s happy face. The worst thing a parent can experience is watching their child suffer, but a Dripping Springs mother only recalls all the miracles that healed her son....

Staff Report The Dripping Springs City Council has cancelled the May 2 General Election as all candidates running were unopposed following the candidate filing period that ended on Feb. 14. Due to the candidates running uncontested, the city is not required by law to hold a municipal election. All t...

H-E-B is now observing new operating hours, opening all stores and pharmacies, including Central Market, at 8 a.m. and closing at 8 p.m. The grocery chain is also offering free curbside pickup and free home delivery of all prescription medications. Here was the company’s initial message: “To better ...

by Mike Cato In between washing our hands with soap for 20 seconds several times a day, many are having to work and study from home, some for the first time.   There are some technology considerations. One is that there may be more people at home doing higher demand internet activity than normal. No...

YMCA of Austin facilities, which include Hays Communities and Springs Family in Hays County, have been closed until further notice. The list also includes the Bastrop YMCA, East Communities YMCA, Extend-A-Care YMCA, HNorth Austin YMCA, Northwest Family YMCA, Southwest Family YMCA, Springs Family YMC...

A freezer in the meat section of the Kyle H-E-B Plus that had once been filled with product is barren after hundreds rushed to the store Saturday to buy goods. Such a scene has played out at other grocery stores across the country this week as people react to the WHO's designation of COVID-19 as a p...

This was released by Hays County this morning. Haysinformed.com still is reporting only three presumptive cases of the novel coronavirus. The Hays Free Press will continue to post the latest from authorities. CDC image. Watch for symptoms   Reported illnesses have ranged from mild symptoms to severe...