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The San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District board of trustees decided against hiring chaplains to perform the duties of a school counselor at the regularly scheduled meeting Monday. Senate Bill 763 was recently passed by the Texas Legislature, which according to the Texas Legislature online website, states that a school district may employ a chaplain instead of a school counselor to perform the duties required of a school counselor under this title.

More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, Texas continues to be the largest state in the nation to ban nearly all abortions. But some questions and changes to abortion and birth control access have arisen since then.

Texas State University will host a variety of Homecoming Week activities for students, employees, alumni, and the San Marcos community Oct. 22-28.

Dear Abby

A criminal justice doctoral student has received a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Institute of Justice for her dissertation project, “The Mortal Tragedy: Analyzing Body Disposal Patterns in Homicide Cases.”

Texas State University has been named among “America’s Top Colleges” for 2023 by Forbes.

The San Marcos Police Department, along with other city departments, conducted a criminal trespass operation at the Sutton Apartments, 518 Linda Drive, on Friday, Oct. 13, which encompasses 84 total apartment units, according to a press release Monday.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is delisting 21 species from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction, including the San Marcos gambusia, a fish that was endemic to the San Marcos River.

The San Marcos City Council is set to receive a staff presentation and hold a public hearing today with regard to its considerations of approving both the Vision SMTX Comprehensive Plan and the Downtown Area Plan.

Martindale Community Library hosts annular eclipse viewing event

Country Corner Store Fire