By Rachael GerronWeb Content Assistant Manager Beginning Monday night, water flow in three buildings at Bobcat Village residence hall caused fire alarms to go off and residents were forced to relocate indefinitely- given no housing options from the university other … Continue reading Students at Bobcat Village Feel Neglected by Texas State University After Power Outages and Evacuations
By Nadia GonzalesCommunity Relations Staff Writer About two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of speaking to BSA’s Promotions Coordinator, Eryka Thompson and BSA’s Parliamentarian, Johnna McClendon. Both of the ladies spoke to me about the purpose of BSA, what … Continue reading Texas State University’s Black Student Alliance
By Tiger ShiNews Director SAN MARCOS, Texas– Hays County reported 7,429 cases of COVID-19 as of December 2, according to the Hays County COVID-19 dashboard. Positivity rate of those tested increased from about 6% to 7% in late November. Hospitalizations … Continue reading 12/02/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
By Devon Bates and Ally BolenderNews Reporter and News Content Manager SAN MARCOS, TEXAS–President Trauth and other university leaders shared updates with faculty and staff in a virtual Town Hall on November 23. President Trauth discussed a promising outlook for the … Continue reading 11/25/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
By India Sherman and Ally BolenderNews Reporter and News Content Manager SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — There are currently 110 active cases at Texas State University as of November 18, according to the Texas State University COVID-19 dashboard. The positivity rate of … Continue reading 11/18/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
By Tiger Shi and Ally BolenderNews Director and News Content Manager SAN MARCOS, Texas- As of November 11, there are 412 active coronavirus cases in San Marcos, a 7 case increase since November 9, according to the Hays County COVID-19 … Continue reading 11/11/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
By Devon BatesNews Reporter SAN MARCOS, Texas–The Hays County Health Department reported two new COVID-19 fatalities on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The two fatalities were a San Marcos woman in her 90s and a Buda man in his 80s. These two … Continue reading Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: 11/05/20
By Ally BolenderNews Content Manager The four residential assistants (RAs) who formed the committee have chosen to remain anonymous out of fear of losing their housing and jobs. The RAs featured in the following article will be listed as RA1 … Continue reading Resident Assistant Organizational Committee makes demands to the Department of Housing and Residential Life
By India ShermanNews Reporter SAN MARCOS, TX —Free Mobile COVID-19 testing is available in Hays County. San Marcos mobile testing will continue to test residents at Ramon Lucio Park. Daily testing is held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. according … Continue reading 10/28/2020: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
By Ally BolenderNews Content Manager SAN MARCOS, Texas– Texas State University has not released a COVID-19 update since October 8. The city of San Marcos has not made any updates since September 21. The University will continue free testing for … Continue reading 10/21/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
By Devon Bates and Ally BolenderNews Reporter and News Content Manager SAN MARCOS, TX– Texas State University Chief Medical Officer, Emilio Carranco, released a COVID-19 update on October 8 regarding the University’s increase in testing capacity and decline of COVID-19 … Continue reading 10/14/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
By India ShermanNews Reporter SAN MARCOS, TX– The city of San Marcos opened free, mobile testing sites for COVID-19. Testing is available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Ramon Lucio Park on 601 S. CM Allen Parkway, according to the Hays County … Continue reading 10/07/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
By Clayton KelleyNews Reporter SAN MARCOS, TX– Hays County reported 445 active COVID-19 cases on September 30. Active cases dropped by nearly 40 since September 28. There are 93 active cases among students, according to Texas State University on September … Continue reading 9/30/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor SAN MARCOS, Texas- The San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District board has applied to the Texas Education Agency to extend remote learning for four weeks after the school year begins. According to KUT 90.5, all … Continue reading 8/19/20 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor SAN MARCOS, Texas- As of Aug. 4, 2020, San Marcos’ total Coronavirus cases saw 13-case decrease. Despite this, San Marcos still tallied the most Coronavirus cases in the county with a total of 2,448, according … Continue reading 08/05/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor SAN MARCOS, Texas- There are 114 new cases reported over the weekend in Hays County. According to the San Marcos Daily Record, as of Monday, 882 people recovered. There are four hospitalizations and one hospital … Continue reading 7/21/20 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor SAN MARCOS, Texas — Hays County Local Health Department has reported 50 new cases, one hospitalization and over 50 recoveries as of yesterday. According to epidemiologist Eric Schneider, there are 2,652 total active cases in … Continue reading 07/08/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor SAN MARCOS, Texas- The number of new cases has rose to 160 as of June 22, according to Community Impact. The Hays county total number of cases is now close to 2,000 with 1,477 active … Continue reading 06/23/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
By Justice Graves Senior News Reporter SAN MARCOS, Texas — Hard times have fallen on many parts of the world, as many have been laid off and have been struggling to make ends meet. The government released stimulus checks after … Continue reading Stimulus Checks Released to Citizens due to Covid-19
By KTSW Executive Staff Each year, KTSW holds an awards night for its staff during the last staff meeting. Unfortunately, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, KTSW was unable to award its staff members with well-deserved accolades. Still, the team of … Continue reading KTSW Staff Awards: Spring 2020
