By Emily MartinNews Director Residents love San Marcos for it’s beautiful Sewell days and it’s wild square nights. On the surface this town is one that is on the up with urbanization; seeming to introduce a new restaurant, shop or … Continue reading The Changing San Marcos: The Austification of San Marcos
By Juan Garcia and Arielle RaveneySenior and Junior News Reporter On Friday, immigrant reform organization Mano Amiga and local clergy hosted a candlelight vigil at the Hays County Historic Courthouse to express the community’s frustration with the treatment of immigrants … Continue reading Lights for Liberty Vigil
By Juan GarciaSenior News Reporter The Calaboose African American History Museum celebrated Juneteenth last Wednesday. The celebration featured a proclamation reading by San Marcos Mayor Jane Hughson that established June 2019 as “Juneteenth month” in the city. The museum also … Continue reading Calaboose Juneteenth Celebration
By Connor ChampagneSenior News Reporter The Texas State University System Board of Regents member and Texas State Student Leanna Mouton helps connect the state’s government with universities. Mouton serves as the front lines between university needs and Governor Greg Abbott. … Continue reading Texas State’s Student Board of Regents Member
By Connor Champagne Senior News Reporter Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar oversees the world’s 10th largest economy and serves as the state’s chief tax collector and treasurer. Hegar’s office is also in charge of monitoring the endangered species within the state. … Continue reading Texas Comptroller Visits Texas State
By Emily Martin and Hunter ButtnerNews Director and Senior News Reporteream229@txstate.edu and h_b138@txstate.edu SAN MARCOS – At The State of the City luncheon last Wednesday, San Marcos Mayor, Jane Hughson, as well as Superintendent of Schools for the CISD, Michael … Continue reading San Marcos Chamber of Commerce Hosts State of the City Luncheon
By Daniel Richter Web Content Contributor A recent petition has caught fire in San Marcos’s neighboring city, Dripping Springs, to rename the city ‘Pound Town.’ The petition is to rename the town after one of the founding families of Dripping … Continue reading The Future of Dripping Springs, TX: Pound Town
By Hunter ButtnerSenior News Reporterh_b138@txstate.edu Springtime in Texas means warm weather, cool nights and of course beautiful wildflowers. This year’s wildflower season has already shown great signs and field researchers believe that it will only get better. Many factors come … Continue reading Wildflowers in Texas are in Full Bloom
By Connor ChampagneSenior News Reporter The Junction Apartments in San Marcos is requesting six months worth of back pay from residents for water and sewage charges. The apartments told residents that they owed the unexpected fees at the end of … Continue reading The Junction Apartments Demand Compensation
By Emily Martin & Will Wadsworth News Director & Assistant News Director In this month’s In the Public Interest segment, KTSW News worked its way through Hays County to find out more about the contentious Permian Highway Pipeline project. Once … Continue reading Deep in the Heart of Texas: Natural Gas Cuts Its Way Through the Hill Country
By Gene Brown Junior News Reporter Texas State House Representative Erin Zwiener spoke a town hall meeting Thursday night in the LBJ student center. Zwiener addressed the legislative bill updates she had been working on. Many of the topics included … Continue reading Erin Zwiener Holds Town Hall
By Hunter Buttner Senior Reporter h_b138@txstate.edu SAN MARCOS– Ruben Becerra, first-time Hays County Judge, has hit the ground running with changes to government spending and looking into the criminal justice system. Becerra was sworn into office in January. Becerra said … Continue reading Becerra Begins Work as County Judge
By Gene BrownJunior News Reporter Texas State University has plans to hold a school affiliated drag queen show with the Student Association for Campus Activities (SACA). This will be the second year that SACA has hosted the “So, You Think … Continue reading “So, You Think You Can Drag”
By Juan Garcia Junior News Reporter Freshman Aaron Peterman was killed in his apartment last week in a robbery gone wrong. Since then, two Texas State students have been the victims of armed robbery, the first occurring at Bobcat Village, … Continue reading University Responds to Violence Involving Students
By Ashley BowermanAssistant News Director The bike-share program Veoride has expanded their fleet by adding 150 electric assist bikes to Texas State University and the city of San Marcos. The teal-colored bikes will be available for use through the same … Continue reading Veoride Adds Electric Bikes to Fleet
By Connor Champagne Senior News Reporter Court Appointed Special Advocates of Central Texas, or CASA, has officially broken ground on a new office building in San Marcos. CASA works with children in the court system who face abuse and neglect … Continue reading CASA breaks ground in San Marcos
By Tynisha JacksonSenior News Reporter Construction along Mill Street is running from Uhland to the west side of the Thompson apartment complex, creating lane closures that started last November. It’s a part of the city’s reconstruction project that is said … Continue reading Mill Street Reconstruction
By Megan WehringJunior News Reporter SAN MARCOS—A San Marcos florist prepared for buzzing business on Valentine’s Day months in advance of this week. Residents were looking for the perfect teddy bear or box of chocolates to give to their valentine … Continue reading Valentine’s Business is Booming for Florists
By Emily Martin and Will Wadsworth News Director and Assistant News Director Energy Infrastructure company Kinder Morgan is making its case for a proposed natural gas pipeline through the Texas Hill Country after the company held the first of several … Continue reading Kinder Morgan Holds Open House in Wimberley
By Gene BrownJunior News Reporter Texas State University held a debate Monday night in preparation for the upcoming Student government election. Student Government presidential candidates Corey Benbow and Alex Plunkett faced pressing questions last night about ways to improve campus … Continue reading Candidates Square Off Student Government Debate
