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The San Marcos Consolidated ISD is in budget mode once again.

Texas State swept the series against App State getting a comfortable 7-2 win to close the series on Sunday afternoon. After a second three-run first inning in two games, the Bobcats continued to rule scoring runs in four of the seven innings for the win.

A year and half after it was first approved, the Texas Senate on Monday voted to rubber-stamp a map setting the chamber’s political districts, which increased the Senate’s Republican majority and undercut the political power of voters of color.

The San Marcos City Council is scheduled to hear a presentation from the firm, Deloitte and Touche, LLP, regarding the quarterly internal audit report related to the $34 million Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery provided by the United States Housing and Urban Development Department. These funds were received based on city needs as a result of flooding that occurred in May and October of 2015.

Those employed with the Hays County mental health specialty court are working together to ensure that the program participants are receiving all of the help they need. According to a packet provided on the courts website, it is a “specialized treatment court designed to address the unique needs of individuals with mental health, substance use and intellectual/developmental disability disorders who are also facing pending legal charges.

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DEAR ABBY: About 20 years ago, my mother-inlaw confided something shocking to me. Some background: My husband has two sisters. One is a year older and looks just like him. They both resemble their dad. The younger one looks nothing like the other two or their dad.

The National Science Foundation’s Biological Anthropology Program has awarded Texas State doctoral student Petra Banks a Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG). It’s the first time a TXST student has won a highly competitive DDRIG in 18 years and the first such grant received by the Department of Anthropology since the creation of its Ph.D. program in applied anthropology in 2018.

April 3-9 is National Public Health Week in Hays County

Speakers from several prominent local activist groups met in San Marcos to discuss the implications of mass incarceration in the United States over the last 50 years.

Just as the San Marcos Police Officers Association prepared to meet with the city to negotiate a new agreement last week, local activists were ready to make their presence known by outlining their own set of reforms.