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 victim stepped out in front of the 18-wheeler,” Hatt said. “and was pronounced dead at the scene.” The investigation of the cause of the crash is currently ongoing. Texas State's […]
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 announce his resignation Tuesday during the City council meeting. Lewis ha been working in San Marcos since June 2009, and will sure be missed. San Marcos doesn't have a candidate […]
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 various fee exemptions, along with vague fee titles that fail to inform the student what exactly they are for. Sam Houston State University’s website provides a clear breakdown and description […]
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 better integrate into the Texas State community. There will be light refreshments, international games, special performances and more. For a couple of weeks, Texas State's Parking Services has allowed people […]
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 prohibited in public places both inside and within 10 feet of the entrances, which also includes the use of e-cigarettes. "The ordinance went into effect on January 1 for city-owned-and-operated […]
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 […]
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 from reaching the rivers. The city of San Marcos with the collaboration of Texas State has collaborated on a contest that asks those interested to design a logo for the […]
The Manhole Cover contest is a design for storm drain manhole covers that will be installed on all city-owned storm drains. The contest is a joint effort between Texas State University and the city of San Marcos hoping to shed light on the impact that storm water pollutants such as oil from roads, pet waste, cigarette buds, lawn fertilizers, and construction sediment can directly have unwanted impact on our rivers, […]
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