Weekly News Update: Feb. 19, 2023—Feb. 25, 2023

By Preethi Mangadu News & Culture Director This week on KTSW News’ weekly update, we are covering the Texas State University student government elections, the new San Marcos City Manager and a proposed bill to ban polling places at schools. Texas State Student Government Election Results Are In Texas State University’s student government voting results for the Spring 2023 election were announced this past week. Kiersten Florence and Jaynes Shaelyn […]

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Daily News Recap (3-2-15)

Compiled by Holly Henrichsen Assistant Web Content Manager Today is Texas Independence Day. Texas Independence Day commemorates the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2nd, 1836. This event marked Texas’ independence from Mexico where 60 delegates from all over Texas signed the declaration. Sam Houston Day is also observed on March 2nd, marking the birthday of the man who led the Texans to victory over Mexican troops […]

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Daily News Recap (2-19-15)

By Holly Henrichsen Assistant Web Content Manager A judge in Travis County has recently approved the marriage license of Sarah Goodfriend and Suzanne Bryant who were married this morning in Austin. This will be the first same sex marriage in Texas history. In response to the marriage, Governor Greg Abbott has released a statement saying that the Texas constitution defines marriage as consisting 'only of the union of one man […]

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Daily News Recap (2-13-15)

By Holly Henrichsen Assistant Web Content Manager Yesterday, Texas State University College Democrats went to the capital to try and persuade the legislature from passing House Bill 937 and Senate Bill 11, bills that will allow open carry on college campuses. According to The Dallas Morning News, the Senate State Affairs Committee voted yesterday to allow the open carrying of handguns and concealed carrying of guns on college campuses for […]

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