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Hays County fire departments have been tasked with carrying out Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to test all nursing home residents and staff for COVID-19.

An early morning house fire Friday in Buda resulted in the death of one female.

This evening, scores of cooped-up, cinema-deprived residents will descend San Marcos for an old-school-style outdoor theatre just beyond city limits, traversing the historic Camino Real to reach the unsung film venue for a special tradition –– this year relocated in the inter-est of public health.

KZSM.org continues to respond to the current COVID-19 emergency by broadcasting a live emergency news special every weekday at noon. Our indepth conversations with San Marcos Mayor Jane Hughson and Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra about the city and county’s response to the emergency include details about the city and county’s efforts to keep citizens safe and to adjust for the budget shortfalls resulting from the pandemic.

AUSTIN (AP) — Two weeks into the reopening of Texas, coronavirus cases are climbing. New outbreaks still crop up. And at Guero's Taco Bar in Austin, which offers the occasional celebrity sighting, a log of every diner and where they sat is begrudgingly in the works.

BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. retail sales tumbled by a record 16.4% from March to April as business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers away, threatened the viability of stores across the country and further weighed down a sinking economy.