The Hays County Commissioners Court will meet at 4 p.m. Monday, March 16, in an emergency session to consider extending the Emergency Disaster Declaration issued by County Judge Ruben Becerra on March 15. By state law, the Emergency Declaration issued by a county judge is valid for only seven days a...

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

Hays County has scheduled a press conference for Sunday morning to declare a State of Disaster, along with the city of San Marcos. CDC image. It's unknown if any other jurisdictions will join them or when they might follow suit.

by Sahar Chmais   In the haze of panic shopping, toilet paper, chicken, rice, beans, frozen and canned goods are getting plucked from the shelves moments after they are stocked. President Donald Trump has declared COVID-19 a national emergency and the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic...

UPDATE: As of 11:55 a.m. - The patient has been released from the hospital and will self-quarantine at home until they are fever-free for 48 hours without use of fever-reducing medication. Hays County officials today reported its first presumptive case of COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus. COVID -...

H-E-B announced Saturday that it will begin opening all stores at 8 a.m. and closing at 8 p.m., including Central Market. Here's the whole message: To better serve our customers and increase product availability, all H-E-B stores, Central Market and H-E-B Pharmacies will close tonight at 8 p.m. Begi...

Staff report For families running out of options for Spring Break, the Texas Parks system has a message: Come visit. Texas State Parks are open and running, and note that “outdoor spaces are well suited to increased social distance.” There are, however, a few steps people can take to assure their pa...

The above image was taken from surveillance video at the Broadway Bank in Buda. By Anita Miller The man who donned blackface prior to robbing the Broadway Bank in Buda on Monday has been arrested. Santiago Campuzano-Salazar Hays County authorities were assisted by the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office...

Staff report As of Friday, attending performances by the Wimberley Players is among options available to local residents. The group said in a statement that several measure have been taken to help prevent the spread of disease like COVID 19, including: • Sterilizing most often touched surfaces like ...

Health officials worldwide continue to gather information about COVID-19, which is a newly discovered strain of the Coronavirus. Additional travel restrictions implemented by the federal government will help limit the spread of the disease into our communities. Hays County continues to work closely ...