Editor’s Note: The video at the top of this story is previous coverage from Oct. 5, 2026.<\/p>\n
SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) \u2013 Officials urged the San Marcos community to take precautions after the city said a fox found near Texas State University tested positive for rabies.<\/p>\n
According to a city of San Marcos press release, this past Wednesday, Texas State maintenance workers captured a fox found near E. Sessom Drive and Pleasant Street on campus. After turning it over to San Marcos Animal Control, the fox tested positive for the rabies virus.<\/p>\n
No known exposures to the animal have been reported.<\/p>\n
Rabies remains a concern in Hays County and throughout the region, as earlier this month, the community was left on edge after multiple fox attacks in the Willow Creek neighborhood, including one fox that also tested positive for rabies.<\/p>\n
\u00a0San Marcos community on edge after multiple fox attacks, confirmed rabies case\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n The city continues to encourage neighbors to take precautions to protect themselves and their pets.\u00a0<\/p>\n Officials urged pet owners to vaccinate their animals against rabies, which is required by state law and city ordinance.<\/p>\n Those who encounter a wild animal should not touch it, and anyone who comes into physical contact with a rabid animal must seek post-exposure treatment immediately to prevent the virus from spreading, the city said.<\/p>\n Report wild animals that appear sick or any physical contact with a wild animal to San Marcos Animal Services at (512) 805-2655 immediately.<\/p>\n For resources and information about obtaining low-cost rabies vaccinations for pets, visit www.sanmarcostx.gov\/pethelp<\/a>.<\/p>\n