The City of San Marcos’ officials have kick-started the process for the new 2014-2015 city budget. City Council hosted a meeting last Thursday to discuss the new budget for the 2014-2015 year. The meeting marked one of the many meetings to come prior to the start of the budget year beginning in October. During the meeting, goals for long and short-term financial planning were discussed as well as fund balances, […]
Senator Donna Campbell won the GOP nominations for the Texas Senate. I was able to attend Senator Donna Campbell’s watch party in New Braunfels on election night. She, along with her family, spoke to each and every one of her supporters as she went around the tables. Campbell is the incumbent running for Texas State senate district 25. She ran for the GOP nomination against Elisa Chan and Mike Novak. […]
A dedication of the new performing arts center was given last month after long waiting period. On February 27, the new performing arts center opened its doors after much anticipation. It features new venues for musical and theatrical performances and provides a new gateway between the university and the community. The 40 million dollar project received funding from a combination of state and philanthropic gifts including a large gift of […]
The San Marcos Gentle Dental hosted the first annual Dentistry from the Heart-For the love of Chance this past Valentines' Day. Doctor Donnelly along with other dentists of the San Marcos Gentle Dental provided a free day of dental care to residents of San Marcos. Along with the dentists there were two hygienists and numerous volunteers, who provided either a free extraction, filling or cleaning to patients that attended the event. […]
Texas State students can now have wheels with no strings attached. Zipcar is back at Texas State. This is the second semester transportation services is bringing Zipcar to campus for students who don’t have a vehicle to run errands or do other things. Any student, age 18 and over, can become a member of Zipcar and use the cars available throughout campus. After signing up, the student can reserve the […]
Monday night, a panel discussion called the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: What Does It All Mean?” took place at McCoy Hall. It was an event opened to the public for a better understanding of what the affordable care act does to citizens. Professor of the College of Health Professions Michael Nowicki says people look at the act economically but that we also need to look at what the […]
I was able to attend Place 2 candidate Thom Prentice’s watch party at Zelicks on election night. He came in third place with 11.9% of the vote. Even through the loss, Prentice was still in a happy mood and only spoke of the good things the city of San Marcos showed in voting. "I think it’s great. People were able to vote for change, to express their opposition by voting […]
The San Marcos utility office has been receiving complaints of scam in which an individual claiming to work for the city calls residents and threatens them that if they don't pay their bill immediately their services will be disconnected. Utility billing manager Ernest Cavazos says that people should be aware of the situation and that they work in a different way before disconnecting anyone's services. "We will place a courtesy […]
October 1 was declared to be National Night Out. Neighborhoods from across San Marcos got together in a community party to enjoy food, drinks and music. The basis of the event is to stop crime in the community by being aware of who your neighbors are. Mayor Daniel Guerrero says that it is also a great opportunity to meet officials and ask questions about the progress of the city. The […]
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