By Sahar Chmais  Senator Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo) was honored by the Texas Psychological Association (TPA) with the Outstanding Legislative Contribution Award at their Annual Convention on Nov. 13. Throughout her career, Zaffirini has been a big mental health advocate, and now she is working on c...

By Sahar Chmais Hays County is now accepting applications for the county’s relief fund. Hays County Commissioners distributed details regarding the Hays County COVID-19 Relief Fund, which is administered by Hays County and Blanco River Regional recovery team. The deadline to sign up for the program ...

By Sahar Chmais HAYS COUNTY – Mary Stone, 56-year-old retired nurse and therapist, felt she needed to do anything in her capability to help humanity come closer to a solution for COVID-19. She worked so many years watching people gasping for air in ICUs, and COVID-19 was only adding to that problem....

By Sahar Chmais  Settled in  the quaint town of Mountain City are homes decorated from top to bottom for Christmas. This tradition is not only for residents, but also tourists  who drive through the brilliant lights to capture the magic. It has even helped restore joy for a family that recently move...

By Sahar Chmais  To boost local business in Historic Downtown Buda during the pandemic, the Buda Main Street Program began offering a temporary Curbside Pilot Program to help create easy pickup for retail and restaurant customers.  There will be six areas with numbered signs so customers can let the...

By Megan Wehring  BUDA – The COVID-19 pandemic has left many community members in need, now more than ever. The Buda Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a 12-hour Zoom-A-Thon food drive to help lift the burden. Inspired by the Jerry Lewis telethon, this food drive will be streamed using Zoom and soc...

The Texas Enterprise Fund took a hit for lack of transparency in a new research paper from the National Freedom of Information Coalition. The paper by journalist Steve Miller is titled “Invisible Incentives: How Secrecy Impedes Evaluation and Accountability of Economic Development Subsidies.” Part o...

By Sahar Chmais  Hays County residents who have been affected by COVID-19 will be receiving financial relief soon. Judge Ruben Becerra approved assistance for mortgage, rent, utility and childcare. Residents can have access to this type of financial aid if they can prove that they have lost  their j...

by Sahar Chmais Children and COVID-19 experiences differ slightly from the relationships between adults and COVID-19, but these differences have caused a lot of confusion leading some to believe that there is a bubble around kids that protects them from the disease. Even more, there have been people...

By Sahar Chmais  Convalescent plasma has been used as a treatment for many infections, including coronaviruses such as SARS, and yielded positive results in healing patients. This method is being applied for COVID-19, but scientists are still unsure how effective it is for this virus.  What scientis...