Running for re-election: San Marcos Mayor Jane Hughson

2022 Elections

Running for re-election: San Marcos Mayor Jane Hughson

By Preethi Mangadu Chief Editor of News Mayor Jane Hughson is currently running for re-election this year to be San Marcos’s mayor for another term. She plans to continue her current work with the council, especially in workforce housing, workforce development, and community assistance, to better her hometown. Life Before Politics Hughson grew up in San Marcos, the daughter of a schoolteacher and a baseball player/cattle rancher. From them, she […]

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Meet Your Candidates: Jane Hughson

By Kaitlyn Benacquisto Blog Content Contributor Jane Hughson is the Democratic candidate running for mayor of Hays County. Here is the low-down on who she is, why she’s running, and her platform. What does the mayor do? The mayor holds the highest elective office in city government. The mayor acts as a leader of the city and works to guide the city in the right direction. The person in this […]

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Sam Brannon: Mayoral Candidate

By Grant Morris News Reporter Election season is here and that includes the city of San Marcos. Five residents of the city are throwing their name in the hat to be the next mayor of one of the fastest growing cities and home to our very own Texas State University. Among them is six-year San Marcos resident and former veteran of the corporate world, Mr. Sam Brannon. Sam Brannon believes […]

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2014 Election Profiles – Jonathan Sorenson

By Taylor Zavala News Reporter Jonathan Sorenson, a Texas State alumnus and business manager with San Marcos Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, is one of the three mayoral candidates for the November 4 elections in San Marcos. As a 14-year resident of San Marcos, Sorenson said he's not a politician, unlike his competition, but a fresh, young face who can provide a new perspective on how the city handles certain situations. “I’ve […]

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Local Civil Rights Activists Honored

Local civil rights trailblazers were honored on the eve of the dedication of the L.B.J. M.L.K. memorial. [ Seventy-three San Marcos civil rights activists were recognized at a public reception on Sunday as part of the celebrations stemming from the newly dedicated L.B.J. M.L.K. memorial. The Crossroads Project team has been working for years to create a memorial at the only place where the roads of L.B.J. and M.L.K. cross. The […]

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