By Arlett RamirezAssistant Web Content Manager SAN MARCOS, Texas – The City of San Marcos is implementing new virtual ways for citizens to “attend” public meetings and comment amid the coronavirus pandemic. Citizens are being asked to remain at home … Continue reading City of San Marcos to Use Zoom to Conduct Public Meetings
By Arlett RamirezAssistant Web Content Manager SAN MARCOS, Texas – The City of San Marcos utility and transportation systems have preemptively implemented policies to ensure a full service to water, transportation and electric power services and wastewater treatment to customers … Continue reading San Marcos Utility & Transportation Systems Implement New Policies Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
By Aaron J. Derton News Director SAN MARCOS — Candidates for city council gathered to engage in civil, substantive debate Thursday night. Incumbent Council members Ed Mihalkanin, Place Three, and Jane Hughson, Place Four, faced off against small business owner, … Continue reading Texas State Topics at Debate Night
By Lauren Donovan News Reporter Texas will soon join 46 other states in implementing a statewide ban on texting while driving. This bill will only prohibit drivers from texting behind the wheel, but still allows drivers to use their phones … Continue reading Texas Bans Texting and Driving
By Clayton Kelley Assistant News Director Despite countless protest efforts, the third H-E-B, located at the intersection of Hunter Road and Wonder World Drive, has been approved by City Council in a four to three vote. Council members Lisa Prewitt, … Continue reading Texas State Students Express Their Thoughts on New HEB Location
by Kyle Spencer Sports Reporter A change of wind has come about the Rattlers’ football club. A change of wind that has been needed since the 2007-2008 season. Seven long playoff-free years have plagued the boys in purple until now. … Continue reading Lucky Number Seven for San Marcos
Taylor Zavala News Director The City of San Marcos celebrated the completion of the North LBJ improvement project. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the corner of North LBJ drive and Forest Street. The North LBJ Drive Improvements project … Continue reading San Marcos Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for N LBJ Improvements
Trevor Frank News Reporter Texas State is continuing to break records, announcing both the most diverse student body and the highest enrollment to date. This marks the eighteenth consecutive year Texas State has set a new record for enrollment. As … Continue reading Texas State Sets Record for 18 Consecutive Year
Review by Andrew Wilcox Music Reviewer Artist – Jessica Lee Wilkes Album – Lone Wolf Label – Free Dirt Records Date of Release – 6/16/2015 Website – http://www.jessicaleewilkes.com/ Lone Wolf is Jessica Lee Wilkes’ first solo record after touring and … Continue reading Jessica Lee Wilkes, Lone Wolf
By Nestor Vazquez News Web Editor San Marcos Police investigating the death of 34-year-old Gregg G. Candelora, who was found dead near the 800 block of Chestnut Street at 11:45 a.m. yesterday, have initially ruled Candelora’s death as a suicide. Travis … Continue reading Friday News Rundown (10-31-2014)
By Felicia DeInnocentiis KTSW News Reporter Heavy rainfall and flash flooding is possible across a good portion of South Central Texas tonight into Friday morning. Hays County is still on the National Weather Service Flash Flood Alert list. Scattered to … Continue reading Thursday News Rundown (9-18-2014)
By Angelica Cobos News Reporter The Texas State University Student Government passed a new legislation yesterday, which approved the extension of the time for shuttle buses on campus to run later on Fridays. The Student Government will meet with transportation … Continue reading Tuesday News Rundown (9-16-2014)
By Felicia DeInnocentis News Reporter Texas State student organizations can now only use pre-approved gas grills for no more than 10 university days a month due to new policy changes. The sale of items found at the University Bookstore is … Continue reading Thursday News Rundown (9-11-2014)
by Angelica Cobos News Reporter A traffic accident on southbound I-35 took place today. Trey Hatt from the city of San Marcos said that police and firefighters were called in on the scene of a collision at 1:55 p.m. “The … Continue reading Tuesday News Rundown (9-09-2014)
By Matt Gurrevitz News Reporter San Marcos’ Planning and Development Director Matthew Lewis has decided to leave his position, and move on to Austin as the head the City of Austin’s urban design and long-range planning efforts. Lewis decided to … Continue reading Friday News Rundown (09-05-2014)
By Veronika Kondratieva News Reporter The Texas State Student Advisory Board, who advise the Board of Regents overseeing the Texas State University System, brought to attention the university fee schedule. Primary concerns include confusion over the number and type of … Continue reading Thursday News Rundown (9-04-14)
By Brittany Green News Reporter There’s a New International Student Welcome Social being held on Friday afternoon from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the LBJ Student Center Ballroom. The event sets out to welcome international students and help them … Continue reading Wednesday News Rundown (9-03-2014)
Matthew Hamill News Reporter Last October the San Marcos City Council passed a no smoking ordinance,. On June 1 the ban took effect, which means smoking’s prohibited anywhere the city deems a public place, which includes bars, restaurants, and businesses. Smoking’s also … Continue reading Smoke Ban
The city council approved two separate ordinances on second reading creating the San Marcos Commission on Youth and Children and establishing the San Marcos Youth Commission. The city council also awarded a construction contract for bank stabilization and the access point project construction as a part of the Edwards Aquifer recovery implementation plan. There was also an approval of an ordinance on second reading adding a $3 monthly service fee on large trash carts for residential service and reducing the base-rate trash cart size from 96-gallons to 65-gallons. Melissa Millecam, Director of Communications, talked to us more about the ordinance. … Continue reading New Ordinances for San Marcos
Artocracy: Manhole Covers As Art by Elise Laird San Marcos and Texas State have combined ideas to get the students more involved with the city as a whole by designing the logo for the drain manhole covers that prevent toxins … Continue reading Artocracy: Manhole Covers As Art
