Melissa Federspill Staff writer Approximately 4,000 Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District students will begin their second week of distance learning tomorrow, as campuses are slated to remain closed until April 6. We are in unprecedented times, said UCISD Superintendent Hal Harrell during a special board meeting held Wednesday evening, when he discussed the implications of the closure on students and […]

What does a culinary specialist do when there is no one to feed? This is what Steve Garner, Southwest Texas Junior College food services coordinator, pondered since returning to work to a semi-empty cafeteria after spring break. SWTJC students were notified recently not to return to campus due to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus outbreak. A portion of college employees have […]

On Wednesday, March 18, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation allowing political subdivisions to choose to postpone local elections scheduled to be held in May in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor suspended Sections 41.0052 (a) and (b) of the Texas Election Code and Section 49.103 of the Texas Water Code under Section 418.016 of the Texas Government […]