UPDATE: Classes at Texas State University will be held virtually until Jan. 31 due to Covid-19 surge

Updated 5:30 p.m.:

Texas State University announced Jan. 3 it will temporarily hold classes virtually from Jan. 18-30 amid the COVID-19 surge. Classes will return to in-person instruction on Jan. 31.

"Deans, chairs/directors, and faculty will consult on and communicate with students about courses that may need to remain face-to-face during this two-week period due to licensure requirements or specific academic imperative," the release read.

Classes are not cancelled and the semester will begin as scheduled on Jan. 18. Texas State campuses and offices will remain open including Alkek Library, LBJ Student Center and the student health center.

Original story:

Texas State University announced Dec. 27 students, faculty and staff must be tested for COVID-19 prior to returning to campus for the spring semester. In the news release, President Denise Trauth wrote that students living in on-campus housing or the Bobcat Village Apartments must test negative 72 hours prior to moving in.

“Throughout the break, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Emilio Carranco has been monitoring COVID-19 transmission and infection data, especially related to the omicron variant. This new variant is spreading rapidly and causing infections even in vaccinated persons,” read the release.

The MD Diagnostic testing site on campus at the LBJ Student Center, located at 601 University Drive, San Marcos, reopened Dec. 29 and is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

The Curative testing site will also reopen Jan. 3 following holiday closures and will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. between Flowers Hall and the Evans Liberal Arts building.

Students, faculty and staff of the Round Rock campus can get tested at the Curative testing site at 2008 Enterprise Drive, Round Rock, and at the Georgetown Public Library, located at 707 Martin Luther King Jr. St., Georgetown.

For those who test positive, they are asked to isolate, notify those in close contact and report the case to Bobcat Trace.