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Taco Bell franchisee Tacala Companies announced their annual scholarship winners for the 20232024 school year. Team Tacala Charities will award $163,500 to winners in six states: Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and Alabama. Of the 62 eligible team members who won scholarships ranging from $1,500 for two-year colleges and $3,000 for four-year colleges, Taco Bell employee and student Liliana Rojo of San Marcos is receiving a $3,000 scholarship to further their education in psychology.

Chamber of Commerce President Page Michel, is set to speak to the Rotary Club of San Marcos at noon, Wednesday, June 14.

Among our KZSM program hosts, we’re proud to include two professional DJs who transfer their skills and enthusiasm from the dance floor to the studio. DJ Alpha, Josh Gomez, hosts “The Latin Energy Show” (Thursdays 7-8 p.m.); DJ JoG, Joseph Gonzalez, hosts “The Kickback Show” (Mondays 7-8 p.m.)

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Editor’s Note: The Texas Tribune is recapping the 2023 Texas Legislative Session in a series of articles.

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Terri Hendrix, local musician and founder of the nonprofit Own Your Own Universe, created a music label, Wilory Farms, co-wrote a Grammy award-winning song, “Lil’ Jack Slade” for The Chicks, received a star on the South Texas Music Walk of Fame and she is a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, has a SMART award for artistic excellence and was inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame in San Marcos.

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Texas lawmakers began this legislative session with the deadly winter storm from 2021 still on their minds. Days of freezing weather caused power outages for millions in the state and pushed the electricity grid near collapse.

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Texas State University has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop and improve welding instruction in four-year academic institutions.

The San Marcos City Council heard staff recommendations regarding the allocation of Community Development Block Grant funds, discussed adding four-hour parking spots to its downtown, approved funding for entrepreneurial startups and business assistance and approved the allocation of American Rescue Plan Act funding.