Hays County Emergency Management Coordinator updates the Hays County Floods

Hays County Emergency Management Coordinator updates the Hays County Floods

Matthew Hamill Assistant News Director Before the Texas Attorney General addressed the media on June 1st, Hays County Emergency Management Coordinator Kharley Smith had the latest regarding the Hays County floods. Since this press conference the bodies of Sue McNeil Carey, 71, and Laura Schultz McComb, 34, were identified by Hays County officials. This brings the list of missing people down to four. Hays County has recovered nine fatalities and identified eight […]

June 1, 2015 69

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Texas Attorney General Issues Warning to Hays County Flood Victims

Matthew Hamill Assistant News Director On June 1st, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined the list of political speakers to hold a press conference in San Marcos regarding the Hays County floods. “Unfortunately, in past disasters we’ve seen a pattern in which an initial disaster is followed by a second wave of disaster, in the form of shady individuals who are trading scams and fraud,” said Paxton. When a disaster […]

June 1, 2015 48

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Guerrero speaks on state aid and personal experience with #SMTXFlood

By Taylor Zavala News Director Due to the severe weather conditions that have hit the City of San Marcos, officials have been working closely with Governor Greg Abbott and emergency relief coordinators to combat the flash flooding and immense destruction that has taken place in Hays County. Mayor Guerrero was not involved with the conference call that took place earlier this morning between Ken Bell and the State of Texas, […]

May 25, 2015 112

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Daily News Recap (4-16-15)

Compiled by Holly Henrichsen Assistant Web Content Manager President Obama’s regulation attempts to slow down climate change will make its debut in court today. It is expected that the regulation discussion in court will last several years as the legal battle over policy begins. According to the New York Times, there are thirteen states and the District of Columbia that are currently supporting Obama’s proposal and are saying that no […]

April 16, 2015 37

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Daily News Recap (4-14-15)

Compiled by Holly Henrichsen Assistant Web Content Manager Cuba is no longer considered a state that sponsors terrorism. President Obama decided today to remove Cuba from the list. According to the Washington Post, this was a long awaited decision to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries, pledged by Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro last December. Congress is expected to have no more than 45 days to consider Cuba’s […]

April 14, 2015 40

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The Greater San Marcos Partnership

By: Amber Craddieth KTSW News Recently on March 17th the Buda Economic Development Corporation has discontinued their five-thousand dollar annual fund from the Greater San Marcos Partnership. The Greater San Marcos Partnership is a public/private partnership who has numerous community and private sector investors, and their mission is to create jobs and increase investment for San Marcos, Hays County, Caldwell and all the communities in between. During the time […]

April 8, 2015 94

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Hays CISD Employees Will Receive Higher Pay

by Amber Craddieth KTSW News *Story aired: February 2015 The Board of Trustees is setting a $1.4 million budget to compensate employees pay and necessities for Hays CISD 2015-16 school year. Every year the Board of Trustees is required by the state to come up with a new budget for each renewing school year and The Texas Association of School Boards has recommended that the budget be $1.4 million. The new […]

March 27, 2015 72

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Discussion of Selling ‘El Centro’ Arises at San Marcos School Board Meeting

by Taylor Zavala KTSW News Story aired February 2015 The San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees discussion regarding the potential selling of a block on South LBJ Drive has lead to some community outrage. At February's SMCISD board of trustees meeting there was a filled room with both children and parents; all who were prepared to speak out on a singular issue that was causing tension. […]

March 27, 2015 97

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Texas House Fully Fund Some Healthcare For Retired Educators

by: Eryka Villarreal KTSW News More than 230,000 Texas retired educators may have to face paying higher premiums for health care insurance and in Hays County, a high percentage of retirees with Texas Retirement System-Care Health Insurance could be facing these risks. The Texas Senate is crafting a 2-year budget proposal that will fully fund health care for the thousands of retired educators. According to Executive Director of the Texas Retired […]

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