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What games to watch out for over the coming days.

The Hays County Commissioners Court will hear a presentation by the Homeless Coalition of Hays County regarding the status of homelessness in the county, a presentation by Austin Pets Alive! about the results of the Community Needs and Values Survey and could authorize an increase to the renewal agreement with Wellpath, LLC., which provides health services for county adult and juvenile detention. The regularly scheduled meeting begins at 9 a.m.

The San Marcos City Council is set to consider further postponement of the Vision SMTX Comprehensive Plan in order to give more time for public input, could consider a reallocation of American Rescue Plan Act funds and additional funds to the contract for ARPA fund consulting firm and could consider several large purchases and contract increases. The regularly scheduled meeting is set for 6 p.m.

PIZZA FOR PERFECTION

Nearly 1.7 million Texans have lost their health insurance — the largest number of people any state has removed — in the months since Texas began peeling people from Medicaid as part of the post-pandemic “unwinding.” Around 65% of these removals occurred because of procedural reasons, according to the state.

The Prince Solms Chapter for The Sons of the Republic of Texas held its December meeting at Granzin’s Restaurant in New Braunfels, Texas on 16 December 2023. Installation of new officers for the calendar year 2024 was conducted.

The Hays County Mental Health Court hosted the first commencement in celebration of those graduating from the Court program. Those in attendance included the family and friends of the program participants.

A total of $18 billion in property tax cuts were approved by more than 80% of voters in the November general election and should be reflected in property tax bills that are due by Jan. 31. The cuts come in the form of increased home exemptions, lower school district rates, and limiting the amount property appraisals can rise.

The Texas State Bobcats defeated the Denver Pioneers 72-46 to improve their overall record to 6-3.

Texas State knocked off former conference rival Sam Houston State 7360 in the 178th meeting between the Texas State University System schools.

Dear Abby

It appears inflation and skyrocketing prices are having an impact on local spending habits as there has been a decrease in sales tax allocations for San Marcos for the previous two distributions. The tax allocations for last month have decreased by almost 8% from the previous year.