The Hays County Commissioners Court reappointed members of the Hays County Historical Commission, discussed the local distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine and proclaimed Jan. 18 as Martin Luther King Jr.
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Trauma Service Area O, which includes Hays and Travis counties, broke a 15% COVID-19 hospitalization-to-capacity rate for the third consecutive day Tuesday, according to Hays County Emergency Management Coordinator Alex Villalobos.
Villalobos reported the news in Tuesday’s Commissioners Court meeting to alert the commissioners that should the 15% rate continue for seven consecutive days, certain restrictions on places of business, occupations and hospitals will be triggered due to Gov. Greg Abbott’s Executive Order No. 32.
Counties with high hospitalizations are excluded from the reopenings that occurred on Oct. 14, per GA-32. Areas with high hospitalizations means any Trauma Service Area that has had seven consecutive days in which the number of COVID‑19 hospitalized patients as a percentage of total hospital capacity exceeds 15 percent.
A file photo of the Hays County Historic Courthouse. Rebecca Harrell
The Hays County Commissioners Court reappointed members of the Hays County Historical Commission, discussed the local distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine and proclaimed Jan. 18 as Martin Luther King Jr. Day during its Jan. 5 meeting.Â
The Indigenous Cultures Institute and the Tejano Committee of the Hays County Historical Commission asked for reappointments to be postponed due to not having its applications reviewed or by having applications denied, even though the organizations believe their applications fit the requirements.
Dr. Mario Garza, the principal founder of the Indigenous Cultures Institute and the Board of Elderâs Chair, did not attend the meeting but County Clerk Elaine Cárdenas read his statement, verifying his reasons for wanting to delay reappointment.