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DEAR ABBY: My son recently confided that his fiancee is pregnant with our first grandchild. He asked me not to share this information with my wife, his mother. He knew she would be upset because he was in the process of breaking up with his fiancee. I told him I would keep his confidence for a short while, but that he should please tell Mom soon.

The lawn of the Hays County Historic Courthouse was filled with hundreds of children jumping in bouncy houses, painting and winning prizes on Saturday.

Nine Texas State University programs have been named among the Best Graduate School Rankings for 2023-2024 by U.S. News and World Report.

A new film series, First Tuesday SMTX, debuts Tuesday in San Marcos, the vision of Jeffrey Brown, filmmaker and documentarian, offering cinema devotees the opportunity to see films that seldom reach Hays County.

Texas House passes 'get-tough' criminal penalties

The Texas House last Thursday passed two education- related bills, one that allocates $4.5 billion for teacher pay raises and another to increase the annual per-student base funding from $6,160 to $6,300 – a 2.3% increase.

DEAR ABBY: My son will celebrate his 40th birthday soon. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia at 15 and basically lost the years between 15 and 21. Thankfully, at 21, he was given medication that changed his life, and he has been well ever since.

The lengthy discussion regarding changes to salary policies for the county will be addressed in the Tuesday meeting of the Hays County Commissioners Court.

With mental health daily impacting the kinds and numbers of crimes occurring in Texas, a group of concerned judicial experts were brought to San Marcos to gain insight and knowledge about how best to address the growing problem.

The Rotary Club of San Marcos will host a Rotary Youth Exchange student for the 2023-2024 school year–the first exchange student the club has hosted since COVID 19.

Filed by Republican state Rep.Trent Ashby of Lufkin, House Bill 9 and the accompanying House Joint Resolution 125 would ask Texas voters in November whether the state can spend that historic amount and create the Texas Broadband Infrastructure Fund.

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