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The Texas Department of Public Safety was duped into shipping at least 3,000 Texas driver’s licenses to a Chinese organized crime group that targeted Asian Texans, DPS Director Steve Mc-Craw told a Texas House committee on Monday.

Texas State University will host the seventh annual Health Scholar Showcase on Friday, March 3, at the TXST Performing Arts Center. The showcase, which is the largest university- wide faculty research event at TXST, brings together faculty, staff, and community members to share examples of health research from every college and research center.

The San Marcos Public Library recently received the 2022 Achievement of Library Excellence Award from the Texas Municipal Library Directors Association. The association is an affiliate of the Texas Municipal League. Only 73 of the 542 public libraries in Texas, received this award in 2022.

San Marcos is launching a new initiative that will give residents a behind the scenes look at City Hall.

DOG GONE SUNNY

Texas lawmakers are among the lowest paid in the nation, but one state lawmaker is trying to change that by tying future legislators’ salaries to the median salary of a public school teacher.

Sierra Murray is expected to be introduced as the new 4-H and Youth Program Coordinator at today’s meeting of the Hays County Commissioners Court.

Vigil remembers SMCISD student

“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality” - Warren Bennis Such was the focus this past weekend at the Texas Lions Leadership Forum as more than 170 club members from across the state gathered at Embassy Suites and Conference Center here.

DEAR ABBY: My husband is 6 feet, 6 inches tall. My 19-year-old son is taller, at 6 feet, 7 inches. They loathe being asked how tall they are. There are times when they are proud of their height and others when they have felt self-conscious because it can be uncomfortable to “tower” over others.

The Texas State University System Board of Regents has named Texas State University faculty members Michael Devlin and David Lemke recipients of the Regents' Teacher Award.

Risk it all without risking a thing at one of the most fun fundraisers of the year. And if that isn’t enough already, you can do it under the wing of “That’s All Brother,” the Douglas C-47 Skytrain airplane that was the lead aircraft during the D-Day invasion in 1944. The airplane is at the Commemorative Air Force CenTex Wing at the San Marcos Airport.