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The City of San Marcos has selected Amanda Hernandez to serve as the director of Planning & Development Services. Hernandez was chosen following a nationwide search. Her appointment became effective March 20.

To bring another element of art to the San Marcos vista, a new mural is in its planning stages, according to city officials.

Texas senators on Wednesday unanimously approved Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s agenda on property tax cuts this legislative session, which would pump billions of state dollars into public schools and give bigger tax breaks for homeowners and business owners.

As bluebonnets and other wildflowers carpet the Hill Country and beyond, the first week following Spring Break is resplendent with numerous art events. Seasonally poetic, March is designated as National Youth Art Month — time to celebrate ‘budding’ artists. The public is invited to visit the San Marcos Activity Center where this year’s YAM exhibit is on display in the Walkers’ Gallery. All 10 of the SMCISD schools have artwork on display, as well as the Crossroads Transitional Program. Also included are works from the Wonderland School, whose art teacher is Debangana Banerjee.

Texas has poured more than $100 million into the state’s aging foster care software known as IMPACT. This one 1990s-era application helps caseworkers keep track of where abused and neglected children are placed, as well as what health care services and schooling they have received.

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Texas continues its dominance in attracting major corporate locations and expansions, winning Site Selection magazine’s “Governor’s Cup” for an impressive eleventh consecutive year. The Cup is awarded to the state with the most projects involving a capital investment of at least $1 million, 20 or more new jobs, or 20,000 square feet of new construction.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's response to the failure of two large banks has already involved hundreds of billions of dollars. So will ordinary Americans end up paying for it, one way or another? And what will the price tag be?

PALS (Prevent A Litter) provides an abundance of services to the community, including vouchers for free spay/neuter, low cost spay/neuter, foster/adoption, low cost vaccination, microchips and a pet food pantry, among others.

In order to provide for a fair election this May 6 and beyond, staff, volunteers and observers met Tuesday in a mock mini-election with 33 sample ballots to test the county’s voting machines. The test is designed to ascertain that each machine “will accurately count the votes cast for all offices and on all measures,” according to county officials.

Goodnight Middle School students received a positive and inspiring message from nationally renowned motivational speaker Juan Cangas.

The city of San Marcos will meet tomorrow with the San Marcos Police Officers’ Association for the first day of discussions on the renewed negotiations on the “meet and confer” agreement that was repealed in February.