By Kaitlyn Benacquisto News Reporter Paul Taylor, PhD student at the School of Criminal Justice at University of Albany, SUNY, shared his research over police decision-making and human error of police shootings at Texas State University Tuesday night. Taylor has created a new classification system for police shootings, depicting all situations in which an officer pulls the trigger and the outcome can be defined as an error. He hopes his […]
By Kaitlyn Benacquisto News Reporter The city of San Marcos is in the 2018 Strongest Town Competition, which is a media organization that is encouraging cities everywhere to rethink how they are built. Rachel Quednau, communications director of Strong Towns, explains that members, readers and listeners of Strong Towns nominated towns based on their strengths and principles. “This contest came out of a desire to showcase towns around the continent […]
By Kaitlyn Benacquisto News Reporter The passport execution fee will be increasing 10 dollars on Monday, April 2. The execution fee is for the agency that accepts and confirms the passport application. The increased fee is a result of an increased cost of services. The money goes to the specific entity, such as post offices, county clerk offices, libraries and universities, that does the passport execution process. The U.S. Department […]
By Kaitlyn Benacquisto News Reporter Parents, teachers, and kids alike are having serious discussions in light of the Florida school shooting that killed fourteen students and three faculty members. San Marcos CISD Trustee, Anne Halsey, talked about her concerns and solutions. Her opinions and views do not reflect those of SMCISD. Aside from being a member of the school board, Halsey is also a mother of three herself. She worries […]
By Kaitlyn Benaquisto and Aaron J. Derton News Reporter and News Director Results for the Texas primary elections are in. Former San Marcos mayoral candidate Ruben Becerra won the Democratic primary for Hays County Judge. He will face Will Conley, who ran unopposed in the Republican primary, in the general election this November. “I want to be the County Judge that represents everyone in Hays County, not just a select […]
By Kaitlyn Benacquisto News Reporter Friday, Feb. 16, House District 45 Democratic candidates met at the San Marcos Recreation Hall to debate issues affecting the community. Candidates included Les Carnes, Erin Zwiener, and Rebecca Bell-Metereau. Immigration was a hot topic of debate, revolving around how SB4, a bill outlawing sanctuary cities, affects the community. All agreed that the law was hurting Texans, not helping them. Bell-Metereau suggested that we implement […]
By Kaitlyn Benacquisto News Reporter Monday evening, the three candidates for student government, along with their running mates, debated current issues affecting the university. The candidates, Brooklyn Boreing and Ruben Becerra, Preston Nieves and Christian Sears, and Elijah Miller and Emari Shelvin, agreed that the most pressing issue facing campus is the lack of implementation of legislation that student government passes. “When it comes to solving problems on campus, talk […]
By Kaitlyn Benacquisto SELRES_6bb92c8c-71ef-4c5a-b254-69153c698b34SELRES_c1fd23cc-986f-44df-ae35-24c8c76a0f57SELRES_6b6a4e4a-8319-476d-a770-4a65e3321b88SELRES_845562bf-7546-4fc3-b31d-1011e3f57483SELRES_916c22ac-b24e-43b3-99a8-db250cca5562News ReporterSELRES_916c22ac-b24e-43b3-99a8-db250cca5562SELRES_845562bf-7546-4fc3-b31d-1011e3f57483SELRES_6b6a4e4a-8319-476d-a770-4a65e3321b88SELRES_c1fd23cc-986f-44df-ae35-24c8c76a0f57SELRES_6bb92c8c-71ef-4c5a-b254-69153c698b34 On Wednesday, the Texas Senate convened to discuss free speech. Their purpose was to identify any restrictions on freedom of speech and other first amendment rights, specifically on Texas campuses. Those who were a part of the panels, or who gave public testimonies, were encouraged to recommend policy changes that would enhance the free speech environment on campus. The hearing was held at our very own […]
By Kaitlyn Benacquisto News Reporter Hays County does not have it’s own medical examiner. However, neither do most counties in Texas - out of the 254 counties in the state, only about 14 have their own medical examiners. In fact, the law only requires a medical examiner in county’s whose population is over one million. For example, Travis County has its own medical examiner. The last population estimate by the […]
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