By Ally BolenderAssistant Web Content Manager Are you re-watching “The Office” for the eighth time? Don’t lie. The seemingly endless options of TV shows on streaming platforms can be overwhelming at times. So, here are some different binge-worthy TV recommendations … Continue reading 5 Binge-worthy Shows on Netflix Right Now
By Tiger Shi Junior News Reporter SAN MARCOS – University administrators at Texas State announced by email that there will be changes to the final grades system for the remainder of the spring semester. After final grades are posted, students … Continue reading Texas State Implements Emergency Pass Grades
By Juan Garcia and Eric Hernandez News Director & Multimedia Director Video by Eric Hernandez. Continue reading 04/06/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Video Update
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 AUSTIN – A group of 70 students from the University of Texas at Austin traveled to Mexico for spring break and now 44 of those have tested positive for coronavirus. The students, all in … Continue reading 44 UT Students Test Positive for COVID-19 After Spring Break Trip
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 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
By Ally BolenderAssistant Web Content Manager If this is your first pandemic, you may be confused with all the terms popping up in the news lately. Shelter in place is one of these terms that has been thrown around in … Continue reading COVID-19: What is a Shelter in Place Order and How Does it Help?
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 Arlett RamirezAssistant Web Content Manager AUSTIN, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott released the following statement after the Texas Supreme Court issued an emergency order suspending residential eviction proceedings through April 19, 2020, unless there is a threat of physical … Continue reading Governor Abbott Issues Statement On Texas Supreme Court Temporary Suspension Of Residential Eviction Proceedings
By Piper Blake Assistant Web Content Manager Since March 17, there have been several briefings and statements by the White House concerning COVID-19. Here are a few key points: MARCH 16 The White House Coronavirus Task Force warned that even … Continue reading White House Continues to Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic
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 Brittany AndersonAssistant Web Content Manager SAN MARCOS, Texas — As of March 16, San Marcos Mayor Jane Hughson signed an Order to Prohibit any public or private community gathering of more than 50 people within the city of San … Continue reading 03/16/20: 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
