By Arlett RamirezAssistant Web Content Manager SAN MARCOS, Texas – The City of San Marcos is implementing new virtual ways for citizens to “attend” public meetings and comment amid the coronavirus pandemic. Citizens are being asked to remain at home … Continue reading City of San Marcos to Use Zoom to Conduct Public Meetings
By Arlett RamirezAssistant Web Content Manager SAN MARCOS, Texas – The San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce has gathered all the resources to provide aid to small businesses and owners that are struggling in the coronavirus pandemic after the passage … Continue reading San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce Provides Resources for Small Businesses and Owners
By Ally BolenderAssistant Web Content Manager Amazon Prime Video is partnering with South by Southwest to launch a film festival collection on the streaming service. The collection will include the films that were originally scheduled to be shown at the … Continue reading SXSW Films to Come to Amazon Prime Video
By Arlett RamirezAssistant Web Content Manager SAN MARCOS, Texas – The City of San Marcos utility and transportation systems have preemptively implemented policies to ensure a full service to water, transportation and electric power services and wastewater treatment to customers … Continue reading San Marcos Utility & Transportation Systems Implement New Policies Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
By Arlett RamirezAssistant Web Content Manager AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has handed down an executive order that allows churches, synagogues and mosques in San Antonio and Bexar County to technically resume in-person religious services. Local San Antonio officials believe … Continue reading Governor Greg Abbott Overrides San Antonio & Bexar County Rules on Religious Gatherings Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
By Megan Wehring Assistant News Director SAN MARCOS, Texas – While Texas State students can now finish their spring semester classes in the comfort of their own home, some don’t have access to the same resources provided on campus. The … Continue reading Texas State Art Students Lose Access to On-Campus Studios due to COVID-19
By Juan GarciaNews Director SAN MARCOS, Texas – Several programs at Texas State donated their personal protective equipment (PPE) to local medical facilities in an effort to meet the demand brought about by the COVID-19 outbreak. The department of physical … Continue reading 03/27/20 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
By Juan GarciaNews Director SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Hays County Sheriff’s Office will not use the curfew passed in the county judge’s stay home work safe order as the basis for traffic stops. The curfew runs from 11 p.m. … Continue reading 03/26/20 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
By Juan GarciaNews Director SAN MARCOS – Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra is announcing a “stay in place” order for county residents today to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The order is expected to have an 11 p.m. … Continue reading 03/25/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
Updated March 24, 2020- 3:35 p.m. By Juan Garcia & Lauren JurgemeyerNews Director & Web Content Manager SAN MARCOS, Texas – After a seventh reported case of COVID-19, Hays County officials continue monitor the virus with the institution of a … Continue reading 03/24/20 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
By Lauren JurgemeyerWeb Content Manager Updated as of March 20, 2020- 11:05 a.m. University SAN MARCOS, Texas– Texas State University will shift to online-learning the rest of the spring semester, residence halls will close and spring commencement has been moved. … Continue reading 03/20/20 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
By Arlett RamirezAssistant Web Content Manager SAN MARCOS, Texas – Hays County reported its first presumptive positive COVID-19 case on Saturday Mar. 14.. Following the announcement, the City of San Marcos along with Hays County is planning to declare a … Continue reading Hays County Reports First Presumptive Positive COVID-19 Case
By Brittany AndersonAssistant Web Content Manager AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is cautioning Texans to be aware of scams in light of the statewide Coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency. “Situations like this usually bring the best of our communities to … Continue reading Attorney General Ken Paxton Warns Against Scammers Amid Coronavirus Emergency
By Brittany AndersonAssistant Web Content Manager SAN ANTONIO – Governor Greg Abbott announced on Friday, Mar.13, that San Antonio will be the first city in Texas to receive drive-through Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing in response to the ongoing emergency. At the … Continue reading Drive-Through COVID-19 Testing Comes to San Antonio
By Arlett RamirezAssistant Web Content Manager SAN MARCOS, Texas – H-E-B is taking the necessary precautions and steps for its customers to be prepared as coronavirus concerns rise. Many people have begun to panic buy, but H-E-B says that they … Continue reading H-E-B Takes Precautionary Measures Amid Coronavirus Concerns
By Piper BlakeAssistant Web Content Manager March 14, 2020-7:55 p.m. Information has been updated since President Donald Trump’s address. SAN MARCOS, Texas— Today, President Donald Trump held a press conference, on the actions being taken by his administration to lessen the effects of … Continue reading Donald Trump Addresses Nation About the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response Plan
By Ally BolenderAssistant Web Content Manager SAN MARCOS, Texas — Although there are no reported cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Hays County, the local health department encourages the community to take precautions and follow guidelines in order to help prevent … Continue reading Hays County’s Encourages Community to Take Precautions Against Coronavirus (COVID-19)
By Ally Bolender Assistant Web Content Manager March 13, 2020-10:26 p.m. SAN MARCOS, Texas — Texas State University, Texas State University President Denise Trauth and Texas Governor Greg Abbott provided statements and updates regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus). The Office of the Governor … Continue reading 03/13/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
By Tim CornwellMusic Journalist Artist: Blood IncantationAlbum: Hidden History of the Human RaceRelease Date: Nov. 22, 2019Website: https://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.comGenre: Death Metal It’s easy to get lost in the confusion of what is being sold as Death Metal in the modern era. … Continue reading Blood Incantation: “Hidden History of the Human Race” Album Review
By Lauren JurgemeyerWeb Content Manager SAN MARCOS, Texas–Texas Medical Association (TMA) released information on March 12 regarding information Coronavirus (COVID-19) and how to recognize it against influenza. Physicians and other medical experts have distinguished several similarities and differences between the … Continue reading Texas Medical Association Addresses Difference Between COVID-19 and Influenza
