The Republican-controlled Texas Senate gave preliminary approval to a bill Tuesday that would ban transgender athletes from participating in university women’s sports.
A sweeping public education bill that would allow families to use taxpayer money to send their children to private schools and restrict classroom lessons on sexual orientation received initial approval Tuesday and will now go before the Senate for a full vote.
Texas State University is sponsoring a Women’s Political Leadership Conference to honor the last day of Women’s History Month.
Bowie Elementary Champions spent Friday, March 24 running. With their teachers, family and friends supporting them, students took part in Bowie’s Run-A-Thon. Champions walked, jogged and ran for 30 minutes all in an effort to raise funds for Bowie’s PE program. Students’ parents supported their Champions’ participation in the Run-A-Thon by donating funds for each lap completed. All proceeds will go toward this year’s Field Day, equipment, camps and more.
Photo by SMCISD
Bowie Elementary Run-A-Thon
Sergio Rodriguez, CEO of Hector and Gloria López Foundation.
Daily Record photo by Shannon West
The Hector and Gloria López Foundation, an organization that provides tertiary educational opportunities for Latino students in Texas, announced Monday that they are donating $1.79 million to Texas State to assist first generation, Latino students that have been accepted to Texas State University for the fall of 2023.
Samuel J. Aguirre
The city of San Marcos has a new attorney on board, and he is a face that will be familiar to many in San Marcos.
The Hays County Commissioners Court will meet in room 301 of the Hays County Courthouse at 9 a.m. on March 28.
Above, cadets from the San Marcos High School Air Force ROTC program march Saturday to raise funds and to honor World War II prisoners who were part of the Bataan Death March in 1942; left, Maj. Anthony Williams of SMHC worked with the students to plan the commemorative march.
Daily Record photos by Barbara Audet
Clockwise from top, a member of the Canyon Lake High School AFROTC pauses for a break during the Saturday march; the morning sun glows behind the flag at the first check-in point; students pose with Purple Heart recipient Lonnie Garza, far left; members of Amvets Post 104, from left, Sam Hernandez, Kye Nitsch, Curtis Morrow, Steven Saxon, Mark Salinas, and Bobby Rodriguez; cadets from the Canyon Lake High School AFJROTC head on their way to finish the 14-mile commemorative march; Bobby Rodriguez checks his phone while waiting for students to arrive; and the map of the course that students and veterans traveled to honor the suffering of approximately 75,000 U.S. and Filioino troops who fought and then surrendered to Imperial Japanese Forces during World War II. It is estimated anywhere from 6,500 to more than 18,000 died during the march in 1942. Japanese officials were tried for war crimes when the war ended.
Daily Record photos by Barbara Audet
A strong morning sun cast appropriately long shadows on the road Saturday as if to herald the advance, one by one, of student cadets and veterans on a commemorative march to honor a brave group of World War II prisoners of war.
Above, the county has experienced rain days which have alleviated some drought and is bringing wildflowers earlier this year; below, this year there is a bounty of bluebonnets and other flowers.
Daily Record photos by Gerald Castillo
Central Texas is an area known for its unique climate and varied weather patterns. In the spring, the region experiences a shift in temperature and rainfall that can dramatically impact the environment and those who reside here. The Central Texas spring of 2022 was a time of mild temperatures and average rainfall, while the Central Texas spring of 2023 promises to be a stark contrast with high levels of precipitation and potentially severe weather events.
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