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Forty-year-old Josephine Casandra Perez- Gorda was sentenced on March 23 to 46 months in prison by a federal court in San Antonio.

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The Texas House on Thursday approved a historic $302.6 billion state spending plan for the next two years, sending to the Senate a proposal that would bring pay raises to state employees, as well as tax cuts and more mental health services to millions of residents.

Public schools would be banned from serving as polling places under legislation filed by Rep. Carrie Issac, R-Wimberley.

San Marcos is in the midst of a growth spurt, and it is impacting schools and businesses. Heralded by the sounds of the San Marcos High School Varsity Mariachi Band, city officials addressed the public at 11 a.m. Thursday at the convention center to discuss how far growth has come and what may be done to accommodate the coming changes.

De Zavala Elementary teacher Diana Garcia, was honored as a 2022 recipient of the Humanities Texas Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award.

The Texas Senate on Wednesday approved two major bills aimed at building more on-demand power generators such as natural gas-fueled plants in the state. The goal of the bills, according to the sponsors, is to prevent another catastrophic power shortage like the one that killed more than 200 people in 2021 as freezing temperatures knocked power production offline and left millions of Texans shivering in the dark.

DEAR ABBY: My son is in a relationship with “Cheryl.” They live together. Cheryl has a daughter and is demanding that I treat the girl as one of my granddaughters. I have bought birthday presents, Christmas gifts and generally spend the same amount on all the kids. But I have been told that Cheryl doesn’t like what I buy her daughter and tosses the clothes at one of my other granddaughters who lives there and says, “Here! YOU take it. It’s ugly!”

Editor's Note: This is part one of a two-part series looking at water in Central Texas.

With some concern as to the date the city was actually founded, officials are considering adding new entrance signage to welcome visitors.

DEAR ABBY: I am married, but my wife and I are unhappy and have been for years. We grew apart after 17 years. We tried counseling multiple times; it only reinforces the decision to divorce. I have had two affairs. One lasted six months; the other on and off for the past nine months.