With four days of early voting remaining, voter totals in Hays County surpassed the county’s total 2016 voter turnout.
The Hays County Health Department reports 66 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 71 recoveries Oct. 24-26, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 6,353, active cases to 505 and recoveries to 5,762. Total active cases in the last 21 days is 316.
The Texas Department of State Health Services implemented a new reporting system that caused the Hays County Local Health Department to add 22 new COVID-19 fatalities to its records Oct. 23. The total number of fatalities in the county is now 86.
The Hays County Health Department reports 22 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 77 recoveries Oct. 22, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 6,268, active cases to 554 and recoveries to 5,650. Total active cases in the last 21 days is 328.
The Hays County Health Department reports 34 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 60 recoveries Oct. 21, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 6,246, active cases to 609 and recoveries to 5,573. Total active cases in the last 21 days is 320.
The Hays County Health Department reports one new COVID-19-related fatality Oct. 20, an Austin woman in her 90s. There have been 64 fatalities in the county.
Texas State students voting early at the Performing Arts Center reported a simple and fast voting experience throughout the first week of early voting.
The Hays County Health Department reports two new COVID-19-related fatalities Oct. 17-19, a San Marcos woman in her 70s and a Kyle woman in her 40s.
The Hays County Health Department reports two new COVID-19-related fatalities Oct. 15, a San Marcos man in his 70s and an Austin woman in her 90s. The total number of fatalities in the county is 59.
The Hays County Health Department reports two new COVID-19-related fatalities Oct. 14, a Buda man in his 60s and a Buda woman in her 80s. The total number of fatalities in the county is 57.
The Hays County Commissioners Court passed a grant to aid in food delivery assistance in the county and provided an update on the county's COVID-19 situation at an Oct. 13 regular meeting.
The Hays County Health Department reports 47 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 121 recoveries Oct. 9-13, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 6,084, active cases to 889 and recoveries to 5,140. Total active cases in the last 21 days is 306.
The controversial decision by the Hays County Commissioners Court to not place a second polling location on Texas State's campus has some claiming voter suppression is taking place ahead of the Oct. 13 early voting start.
Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra will allow bars to reopen Oct. 14, following an executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott granting select county judges the authority to do so.
The Hays County Health Department reports 19 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 60 recoveries Oct. 9, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 6,037, active cases to 963 and recoveries to 5,019. Total active cases in the last 21 days is 318.
The Hays County Health Department reports 10 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 77 recoveries Oct. 8, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 6,018, active cases to 1,004 and recoveries to 4,959. Total active cases in the last 21 days is 321.
The Hays County Health Department reports 13 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 80 recoveries Oct. 7, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 6,008, active cases to 1,071 and recoveries to 4,882.
Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Oct. 7 allowing for certain county judges to open bars in their counties and raise the occupancy levels for all businesses other than bars to 75%.
The Hays County Health Department reports 30 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 63 recoveries Oct. 6, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 5,995, active cases to 1,138 and recoveries to 4,802. Total active cases in the last 21 days is 339.
The Hays County Health Department reports 14 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 120 recoveries Oct. 3-5, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 5,965, active cases to 1,171 and recoveries to 4,739. Total active cases in the last 21 days is 361.
Oct. 5 was the last day to register to vote in the 2020 general election. The University Star has gathered all the information you need about Hays County polling locations, mail-in ballots, COVID-19 safety precautions and who will appear on the ballots.
The Hays County Health Department reports five new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 27 recoveries Oct. 2, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 5,951, active cases to 1,277 and recoveries to 4,619. The total active cases in the last 21 days is 383.
Texans submitting mail ballots in person will be limited to one location per county during the general election, according to an executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott, but Hays County will not be heavily impacted because it only has a single location.
In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic when testing supplies were limited, local politicians went to great lengths to help a businessman with a criminal past try to sell telehealth and COVID-19 services across Texas. This is their story.
The Hays County Health Department reports six new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 77 recoveries Oct. 1, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 5,946, active cases to 1,299 and recoveries to 4,592. The total active cases in the last 21 days is 386.
The Hays County Health Department reports 14 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 100 recoveries Sept. 30, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 5,940, active cases to 1,370 and recoveries to 4,515. The total active cases in the last 21 days is 414.
Voter outreach organizations like The League of Women Voters are at work informing Hays County citizens on what they need to know ahead of what is expected to be a highly contentious election.
Hays County will open free COVID-19 mobile test sites in San Marcos, Kyle, Dripping Springs and Wimberley.
San Marcos community resource activists worry the city will not receive adequate federal funding after reviewing low census response rates.
The Hays County Health Department reports 10 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 82 recoveries Sept. 29, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 5,926, active cases to 1,456 and recoveries to 4,415. The total active cases in the last 21 days is 455.
The Texas Department of Transportation will fully close SH 123 at FM 110 in Hays County so crews can safely place bridge beams over the roadway.
The Hays County Health Department reports one new COVID-19 fatality Sept. 28, a San Marcos woman in her 50s. The total number of fatalities in the county is now 55.
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Update: Sept. 25, 6:52 a.m. Pendergrass’s vehicle was located and recovered by law enforcement at the Walmart parking lot in Lockhart but Pendergrass has still not been located. Original Story The Hays County Sheriff’s Office is searching for Tyler Joseph Pendergrass, a suicidal person last …
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added 10 new student cases and one new faculty/staff case Sept. 24. According to the dashboard, 133 cases are considered active. A total of 404 students and six faculty/staff have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 30 days. The dashboard states that num…
The Hays County Local Health Department recently received reports of 160 additional COVID-19 hospitalizations that were not previously provided for daily reports. The new total number of hospitalizations in the county is 341. According to a press release, after an internal audit the health d…
The Hays County Health Department reports two new COVID-19 fatalities Sept. 23, A Buda man in his 70s and a San Marcos woman in her 60s. The total number of fatalities in the county is 54. The county also reports 19 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 77 recoveries, bringing the total nu…
The Hays County Health Department reports 21 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 61 recoveries Sept. 22, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 5,799, active cases to 1,694 and recoveries to 4,053. San Marcos, Kyle and Buda have 582, 707 and 283 active cases, respectively. A…
The Hays County Health Department reports 42 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 52 recoveries Sept. 18-21, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 5,778, active cases to 1,734 and recoveries to 3,992. San Marcos, Kyle and Buda have 606, 716 and 288 active cases, respectively…
Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra is being accused of taking thousands of dollars from taxpayers for work he did not do, according to a lawsuit requesting Becerra’s removal from office. The Sept. 14 lawsuit was filed by attorney Kent E. Wymore IV on behalf of a Nathan Kaspar, a Hays County res…
The Hays County Health Department reports 17 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 62 recoveries Sept. 18, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 5,736, active cases to 1,744 and recoveries to 3,940. San Marcos, Kyle and Buda have 604, 725 and 291 active cases, respectively. A…
The Hays County Health Department reports 22 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 52 recoveries Sept. 17, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 5,719, active cases to 1,789 and recoveries to 3,878. San Marcos, Kyle and Buda have 638, 728 and 294 active cases, respectively. A…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Sept. 17 expanding occupancy levels for several public service facilities to 75%. The order expanding occupancy levels includes restaurants, retail stores, office buildings, manufacturing facilities, gyms, exercise facilities and classes, muse…
San Marcos and other Hays County cities reopened several public spaces and parks Sept. 16 with warnings against gathering in large groups and without enforcement policies. Hays County’s lead Epidemiologist Eric Schneider responded to concerns revolving around the decision to reopen, asking t…
The Hays County Health Department reports 32 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 58 recoveries Sept. 16, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 5,697, active cases to 1,819 and recoveries to 3,826. San Marcos, Kyle and Buda have 648, 739 and 298 active cases, respectively. A…
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added 27 new active COVID-19 cases Sept. 15. According to the dashboard, 151 cases are currently considered active. A total of 428 students and 37 faculty and staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 since March 1. The dashboard states that numbers inc…
The Hays County Health Department reports nine new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 94 recoveries Sept. 15, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 5,665, active cases to 1,845 and recoveries to 3,768. San Marcos, Kyle and Buda have 667, 742 and 300 active cases, respectively.…
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added 42 new student cases and one new faculty/staff case Sept. 11-14. According to the dashboard, 124 cases are currently considered active. A total of 410 students and 37 faculty and staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 since March 1. The dashboa…
The Hays County Health Department reports one new COVID-19 fatality Sept. 14, a Kyle man in his 70s. The total number of fatalities in the county is 52. The county also reports 58 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 since Sept. 11 and 58 recoveries, bringing the total number of cases in the …
The Hays County Health Department reports 30 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 31 recoveries Sept. 11, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 5,598, active cases to 1,914 and recoveries to 3,633. Kyle, San Marcos and Buda have 756, 716 and 309 active cases, respectively. A…
An unstable job market is increasing food insecurity among Texas State students and Hays County residents, placing a spotlight on local food banks working to provide essentials for struggling community members. According to the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice at Temple Univers…
