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The Hays County Commissioners Court will discuss several of interest items for the public at today’s regular meeting.

TOWN MEETS GOWN

The Texas Senate on Sunday gave final approval to a priority school safety bill that gives the state more power to compel school districts to create active-shooter plans, requires mental health training for certain employees and puts restrictions on those who carry a gun in school.

The city of San Marcos in a press release announced that Tuesday, May 16, the city council took action and voted 4-to-2, with one council member abstaining, to end the declaration of a local state of disaster that was originally issued in March 2020.

The new Meet and Confer agreement between the city of San Marcos and the San Marcos Police Officers’ Association was approved by the city council with six votes in favor and San Marcos City Council member Alyssa Garza casting the only dissenting vote.

Two drivers were pronounced dead early Friday in San Marcos in connection to a tragic combination of actions that started when a tire blew out on a truck carrying a load of gravel that was in the northbound lane of Interstate- 35 near the McCarty Lane interchange.

Texas community college advocates are cheering after the Senate unanimously approved a House bill Friday to fund the state’s community colleges based on how many of their students graduate with a degree or certificate or transfer to a four-year university. Currently, schools are largely funded based on the number of hours students spend in a classroom.

There were bubble machines and a bright blue sky that harkened to the beginning of summer, as the first Music on the Square for 2023 brought people to the Hays County Historic Courthouse lawn Friday with chairs and blankets, ready to hear music and celebrate the change in seasons.

City staff embraces biking

Road repairs are now compete for the Francis Harris Lane at York Creek, according to county officials.

School hosts Career Day

Celebrate spring with our KZSM family this Friday, May 26, 7-9 p.m. at the San Marcos Art Center. Enjoy treats from Blue Dahlia Bistro, libations from Serendipity Wines and Twin Liquors, and music by classical guitar virtuoso Carlos Cedillo, by supporting your True Community Radio Station with a donation of $25.