Johnson High officials have now suspended all of its athletic camps until July 13 after a second student who participated in activities at the school tested positive for COVID-19. The student, a male, tested positive for the Coronavirus June 29, said Tim Savoy, Hays CISD Chief Communications Officer...

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...

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 ...

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...

The largest age-group that has contracted COVID-19 in Hays County is 20-29 year olds, making up more than half of the county’s case load. Young people have received some blame for being callous, but not all those who got the illness were ignoring social distancing rules. While cases have been on the...

COVID-19 testing for the general public administered by the Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM) and the National Guard has been a huge success in Hays County but will soon be phased out. The line outside the Hays CISD’s Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Saturday as people lined up for free...

With students dealing with COVID-19 pandemic, Black Lives Matter marches, and the possibility of Hays High mascot being changed, graduation went ahead last week for all three high schools. Above, a Hays High student respectfully kneels during the National Anthem, and Lehman High students enjoy a glo...

Halfway through June, Hays County recorded an average of 36 daily cases of COVID-19, and two weeks later, the daily average jumped to 150. Several culprits contributed to this shift, putting the county at a higher rate than its more densely populated neighbor, Travis County. After phase three of reo...

The city of San Marcos river parks will be closed again until further notice as of 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 25. The dog park, the skate park and natural areas will remain open, but visitors to these areas should observe CDC recommendations on social distancing and wear masks if they are unable to ke...

The impact of thousands of students returning to San Marcos for the second session of summer school at Texas State University drew concern from members of the Hays County Commissioners Court on Tuesday. The university says in-person classes will be held during the second summer session July 6-Aug. 6...