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Awareness Is Key To Protecting Rare Species In San Marcos River

By Jairo Devora News Reporter Originally published on March 31, 2016. The Texas Blind Salamander is native to our town of San Marcos, specifically to the San Marcos pool of the Edward’s Aquifer. It has adapted to living in water underground, has no eyes, little to no skin pigment and external gills to extract oxygen from the water. However, with the growing population of San Marcos and Hays County, Texas State University Professor and […]

todayJune 27, 2016

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Free Tuition, Fifteen Dollar Minimum Wage Among Texas State Protesters’ Demands

By Jairo Devora News Reporter   Wind, rain and humidity weren't enough to stop the Million Student March. With megaphones, banners and signs in hand, students marched across campus to spread their message to the student body, faculty and administrators.   According to a report from The Institute for College Access and Success, there is total amount of 1.2 trillion dollars of student debt in the United States and an […]

todayApril 14, 2016

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Ted Cruz Wins Home State of Texas, Oklahoma

By Jairo Devora and Grayson Kirkham News Reporters Senator Ted Cruz still trails presidential front-runner and businessman Donald Trump overall in the Republican primary, despite winning big in Texas. Cruz received an estimated 40 percent of Republican votes in Texas and 34 percent in Oklahoma. Since announcing his presidential campaign in March 2015, Cruz has developed large support amongst social conservatives. In February, following his win in Iowa, Cruz became […]

todayMarch 1, 2016

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Democrat Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe Re-Elected as County Commissioner for Precinct 1

By Jairo Devora & Grayson Kirkham News Reporters Democrat Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe has been re-elected County Commissioner for Precinct 1 of Hays County, with over 1,300 votes.  Precinct 1 includes the southern and eastern portions of Hays County and borders Guadalupe, Caldwell and Comal County. Commissioner Ingalsbe, who has been a lifelong resident of San Marcos, is known for being Hays County’s first female commissioner. She attended the Travis County Sheriff’s […]

todayMarch 1, 2016

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Global Health Crisis Hits Close To Home

By Jairo Devora News Reporter   As of last week, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and now Austin have confirmed cases of Zika virus, according to city health officials. On February 4th, Austin/Travis County Health Department confirmed the first case of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The victim, a male under the age of 50, contracted the illness while traveling to Colombia, according to the City of Austin. This is soon after the World […]

todayMarch 1, 2016

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Texas State Student Draws National Attention as “Donald Tramp”

Jairo Devora News Reporter   With only a few months until the presidential election, one Texas State student is attempting to ease tensions by portraying a top polling Republican candidate. Kristoffer Celera, Computer Science sophomore, decided last year to dress up as Donald Trump for Halloween. Since first introducing "Donald Tramp", Celera has already received national attention from The Advocate and New York Daily News. However, Celera didn’t initially expect the outfit […]

todayFebruary 24, 2016

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