Online poll: Minority of respondents affected by government shutdown

The Record’s online poll from Jan. 4 - 11 asked readers whether they have been personally affected by the government shutdown.

Hays County and the surrounding areas were starting to feel the weight of the longest federal government shutdown in American history, as the dispute between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats over funding for a wall on the Mexican border continued.

Nationally, the shutdown has left approximately 800,000 federal workers without pay – many workers are on the job but receiving no pay, while others are furloughed, meaning they are on forced unpaid leave.