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New Braunfels physician Dr. Emily Briggs addresses City Council during a March 8 meeting. (Screen shot courtesy city of New Braunfels)
Austin
1:04 PM Mar 9, 2021 CST
New Braunfels officials vote to continue mask mandate in city facilities
New Braunfels ISD will continue to require masks for all students and staff. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
8:39 AM Mar 9, 2021 CST
New Braunfels ISD to continue mask requirements on campus through end of school year
Following Gov. Greg Abbott's March 2 announcement that the statewide mask mandate and COVID-19-related business restrictions will be lifted March 10, New Braunfels physicians are weighing in and urging residents to continue to take precautions. (Courtesy Pexels)
Austin
7:13 PM Mar 5, 2021 CST
‘It is not what’s good for Texas and certainly not what’s good for New Braunfels’: New Braunfels physicians respond to governor lifting mask restrictions
Comal County businesses can now operate at 75% capacity after COVID-19 hospitalizations remain below 15% for seven consecutive days. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
10:31 AM Feb 18, 2021 CST
Comal County businesses can now operate at 75% capacity
McQueeny Road is shown covered in snow in New Braunfels. (Rachal Russel/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
9:52 AM Feb 15, 2021 CST
UPDATE: City of New Braunfels facilities to remain closed on Feb. 17
A health care worker prepares vaccine doses to be administered at EdenHill Communities in New Braunfels. (Lauren Canterberry/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
5:43 PM Feb 8, 2021 CST
Regional COVID-19 hospitalization rate dips below 15% for first time since mid-December as vaccine rollout continues
In Comal County, New Braunfels residents account for more than 70% of the total reported coronavirus cases. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Austin
5:02 PM Jan 25, 2021 CST
As COVID-19 case rates ramp up in Comal County, vaccine availability slowly increases
Hannah Sullivan, a student at Galen College of Nursing, holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. (Lauren Canterberry/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
11:42 AM Jan 22, 2021 CST
200 Comal County residents receive first vaccine dose at county COVID-19 vaccination center
Here are the coronavirus updates you need to know in New Braunfels. (Community Impact staff)
Austin
2:56 PM Jan 19, 2021 CST
Comal County reports 220th coronavirus-related death as local hospitalizations remain high
The COVID-19 case count in Guadalupe County jumped dramatically during the first week of 2021, but local officials relying on state data have said that reports are often delayed. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
3:53 PM Jan 14, 2021 CST
More than 1,700 COVID-19 cases reported in Guadalupe County since Jan. 4 as vaccines remain widely unavailable
A total of 186 deaths of Comal County residents have been connected to COVID-19 since March. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
4:10 PM Jan 11, 2021 CST
23 coronavirus-related deaths reported in Comal County since Jan. 4; regional hospitalization rate remains above 20%
The hubs may better streamline the state's distribution process, which has been labeled confusing and inequitable. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
2:55 PM Jan 10, 2021 CST
COVID-19 ‘vaccination hubs’ announced in 18 Texas counties
Comal County was allotted 200 Moderna vaccines and began administering them Dec. 28 to front-line health care professionals. (Courtesy Baylor College of Medicine)
Austin
4:33 PM Jan 4, 2021 CST
Comal County Public Health Department announces all allotted vaccines have been administered, reports 6 coronavirus-related deaths since Dec. 30
Businesses in New Braunfels are now required to reduce capacity to 50%, and bars must close entirely. (Ian Pribanic/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
10:47 AM Dec 29, 2020 CST
Bars ordered to close in New Braunfels, Comal County as COVID-19 hospitalization rates in Southwest Texas remain above 15%
Ahead of the arrival of the first round of coronavirus vaccines in Texas, hospitals throughout the state have begun enrolling in the online vaccine ordering system. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Austin
11:57 AM Dec 9, 2020 CST
No hospitals in New Braunfels area make the cut for first round of coronavirus vaccines
Gov. Greg Abbott announced COVID-19 vaccines are expected to reach the state in December. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
4:00 PM Dec 8, 2020 CST
Comal County health care providers prepare for arrival of COVID-19 vaccine
RESULTS FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES
Sugar Land- and Missouri City-area higher education officials said they agree: There is no one-size-fits-all solution to educating students amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Chase Brooks/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
8:05 AM
Despite COVID-19 challenges, Fort Bend County higher education institutions continue to recruit, graduate students
Approximately 1 million Tennessee residents have been fully vaccinated, according to the Tennessee Department of Health. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Nashville
7:00 AM
1/3 Williamson County residents have first dose; Franklin to host storm cleanup and more top area news
Austin Public Health holds a vaccination clinic at the Delco Activity Center in Northeast Austin. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
7:00 AM
Coronavirus updates from Austin, Travis County; governor bans 'vaccine passports' and more top Central Texas news
The upper decks of I-35 that run between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Airport Boulevard were constructed in the 1970s and could come down as part of a project the Texas Department of Transportation is planning for the highway through Central Austin. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
12:24 PM
As time runs short to weigh in on a $4.9B I-35 project, Austin community members say they hope TxDOT is listening
In order to move to Level 2 on the threat level system, Hidalgo said the county would need to get down to an average of 400 new COVID-19 cases reported daily, a positivity rate of 5% and an ICU population of 15%. (Screenshot via Facebook Live)
Houston
10:51 AM
'We're close' Hidalgo says of possibility for Harris County to lower COVID-19 threat level
Gov. Bill Lee announced April 6 he is in opposition to mandated "vaccine passports." (Screenshot via Facebook)
Nashville
2:26 PM
Gov. Bill Lee announces support for legislation banning 'vaccine passports'
Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order April 5 banning governments from issuing "vaccine passport" mandates that would require residents to show proof of vaccination in order to enter a public place or receive services. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
10:23 AM
New order from Gov. Greg Abbott bans government-mandated 'vaccine passports' in Texas
The temporary waiver covering initial vehicle registration, vehicle registration renewal, vehicle titling, renewal of permanent disabled parking placards and 30-day temporary permits will end April 14. (Hannah Zedaker/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
12:20 PM
Officials: No grace period to follow end of statewide waiver for vehicle title, registration requirements
See how COVID-19 impacted Williamson County in March. (Community Impact staff)
Austin
11:49 AM
See how COVID-19 impacted Williamson County in March
Houston
4:40 PM
'How much more can we take?': Pandemic leads to rise in anxiety, depression in Cy-Fair