List of Central Texas school districts' first day of school

Back to school is just around the corner, and Del Valle is the first district in the area to kick off classes, on Tuesday, August 9.

Celebrating National Bourbon Day at Garrison Brothers Distillery

Garrison Brothers Distillery was founded by Dan Garrison in 2006 and introduced the first bourbon whiskey legally made in Texas in 2010.

Rural Texas Airbnb hosts earned more than $115 million in 2021: report

Across the country, Airbnb Hosts in rural counties in the earned nearly $3.5 billion over the year. Texas hosts alone, in rural counties, earned more than $115 million in 2021.

Tornado watch issued for several Central Texas counties

The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for most Central Texas counties on Monday, March 21. The National Weather Service had issued the tornado watch until 1 a.m.

Space X rocket backs up traffic in Johnson City, Texas

The Johnson City, Texas Police Department says a Space X rocket backed up traffic at the intersection of 290 and 281 in Johnson City.

List of Texas school closings: Here are the school districts, universities closing Feb. 3-4

Local school districts, colleges and universities are closing Thursday, Feb. 3 due to winter weather coming to Texas. You can see if your student's school district in this article.

City of Blanco moves into stage 5 water restrictions

The city is now having to rely on its reserve water tank, with the prediction that the reserve water tank will not last more than a 24 hour period.

Johnson City ISD’s only nurse vaccinates colleagues against COVID

The goal was to not only get district employees vaccinated but to reduce staffing challenges during municipal vaccination events.

Johnson City ISD lifts mask rules after 4-3 school board vote

The change was intentionally made on the same day Abbott lifted the statewide mask mandate, leaving mask rules up to individual school districts. 

ICT ‘projecting hundreds of thousands of claims’ after winter weather

The Insurance Council of Texas is “projecting hundreds of thousands of claims,” after winter weather resulted in broken pipes, water damage, and car crashes.

Automatic replacement SNAP benefits approved for 66 Texas disaster counties

Current SNAP recipients in the 66 counties receiving approval for automatic replacement benefits do not need to take any action and do not need to call 2-1-1 to receive replacement benefits.

COVID-19 making the rounds at schools across Central Texas

School districts across Central Texas, including Leander ISD, Manor ISD and Blanco ISD are dealing with COVID-19 on their campuses.

Blanco ISD brings back 100-percent in-person learning

Blanco ISD switched to 100 percent in-person learning on Monday because remote learning has resulted in more students skipping school and failing classes.