Hurricane Harvey made landfall in coastal Texas Friday night and rain is projected to continue falling through Wednesday. Here's a few things to keep in mind this week.
1. San Marcos, Buda and Kyle relatively unscathed by Harvey
About 500 people were without power in San Marcos during the weekend, according to city officials. Hays County and San Marcos closed their Emergency Operations Center on Monday. There were reports of power outages, downed trees and a few inaccessible low-water crossings Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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closures and cancellations remain in place as of Monday. Texas State University, Hays CISD and San Marcos CISD canceled classes Monday.
2. Nonprofit in urgent need of Type-O blood donors
We Are Blood, formerly The Blood and Tissue Center of Central Texas and the sole provider of blood to Central Texas hospitals, is experiencing a shortage of Type O-negative and -positive blood, a universal blood type that can be transfused to any patient. Blood will remain in high demand during times of critical weather and the upcoming Labor Day holiday, the nonprofit said.
3. Hays County remains under a flash flood watch until Wednesday
Tropical Storm Harvey is heading southeast toward the coast, according to the National Weather Service, but the area remains under a flash flood watch through Wednesday evening. Today, an additional 1-3 inches of rain are expected east of I-35.
4. Hays County commissioners to discuss leasing vehicles for county use
Roughly one-third of the existing Hays County fleet is 10 years old or older. Commissioners will vote Tuesday on whether to enter into a contract with Enterprise to replace the vast majority of the county's existing vehicles over the next five fiscal years.
5. City of Buda holds public hearing on budget, tax rate
Citizens have their first chance to speak on Buda's proposed fiscal year 2017-18 budget at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Buda City Hall, 121 S. Main St. The property tax rate will decrease by 0.0031 to 0.3673 from last year’s rate of 0.3704. With the average home value increasing by $13,346 in 2017, according to the city manager, the proposed new rate would potentially bring in an additional $5.7 million in revenue.