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San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District tackled topics at a long regularly scheduled meeting Monday. The board of trustees received a mental health program update, heard how the new scoring matrix for STARR testing would likely impact scores and heard about a proposed redistricting plan that would result in seven single-member districts.

San Marcos CISD teachers, students attend STEM camp through unique summer program

San Marcos CISD schools will soon benefit from Mermaid Society SMTX’s Eco-Guardianship Book Program.

DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I went to his co-worker “Tina’s” house on a Friday night to socialize and play trivia games. We had been at her place before, for a Christmas party. Tina wore a short skirt, and when she sat down you could see all the way up to her black lace panties. During our “headsup” game she sat right across from my fiance. While people were laughing and having fun drinking and playing games, all I could notice were her panties and Tina’s loud laughs. She was drinking, and my fiance asked her, “Baby, are you feeling OK?” He said it loudly. Everyone heard it, and I felt myself getting really angry and red in the face. Why was he calling her Baby? We call each other that!

So. ERCOT begs you to conserve energy — and as a good Texan not wanting to contribute to the catastrophic collapse of the power grid during a triple-digit heat wave, you comply.

So, now the fuzzy purple critter isn’t the only “grimace” I’ll associate with the McDonald’s chain.

With trust in government waning, a Texas law can help keep a closer watch on public officials. Even citizens who continue to have faith in government can use this law to stay better informed.

Neither Mother Nature nor a 10-point halftime deficit could deny San Marcos Academy their first win of the season, as the Bears toppled San Antonio St. Mary’s Hall Barons, 41-32.

The Bobcats win streak was extended to four as Texas State defeated the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns 3-0 to start Sun Belt Conference play.

The city of San Marcos City Council meets today to take up consideration of approving an operating budget for the new fiscal year, an amendment of its Development Code and in the consent portion of the agenda, proposed amended consumer rate increases for citywide electric utility services, as well as water, wholesale water, reclaimed water and wastewater treatment utility services.

Last week, Bobcat spirit was more present than ever as many local businesses were zhuzhed up in maroon and gold. The San Marcos Chamber of Commerce had a Back the Bobcats competition in which local businesses decorated their storefronts to show support to the local university’s team.

The court has a busy agenda for today's regularly scheduled meeting, with the majority of the time dedicated to budget operations like the final chance for public comment on the proposed 2024 budget, final ratification of the 2024 budget, proposed property tax increases for 2024 and salary approval for elected officials.