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Texas is poised to receive more than $3.3 billion in federal money to fund a dramatic expansion of broadband, a historic investment in a state where 7 million residents lack highspeed internet connection.

The substantial and rapid increase in the price of housing, whether rented or purchased, has significant implications for millions of households. Wages have been trending upward of late, but with increases in the cost of many items even as overall inflation moderates, many people continue to struggle. The spike in home and apartment prices, which represent the largest expenditure category for most families, is posing difficulties throughout the country. Let’s take a brief look.

Gary Job Corps Center celebrated a new milestone in its educational initiatives following the successful attendance of its students at The International Surface Event (TISE) in Las Vegas.

Macroinvertebrates in the San Marcos River

Consumer inflation in the United States cooled last month yet remained elevated in the latest sign that the pandemic-fueled price surge is only gradually and fitfully coming under control.

Photos by June Vega

U.S. News and World Report has named three Texas State University programs among the Best Online Programs for 2024.

The San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce is launching a new Education & Talent Pipeline Development program, aimed at bridging the gap between education and industry to shape the future workforce of the local region.

DEAR ABBY: I’ve always been close to my children, but now that they are adults, it seems I’m losing my connection with one of them. He married a girl of a different race, and while that doesn’t bother me, I have a strong hunch she’s the reason he has distanced himself from not only me, but also the rest of the family.

February is National Black History Month, which according to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History website, began in 1926 as a week-long celebration occurring on the second week of Feb. That week was chosen by the ACLH Founder Carter Woodson due to the fact that the birthdays of two men associated with the fight for African American freedom, Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, occurred during that week. Fast forward to 1986, which was the first year of the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday as a national holiday. That same year, the U.S. Congress designated the month of February as National Black History Month, which is still celebrated to this day and will see national and local acknowledgments throughout the month.

The Hays Central Appraisal District is one of 50 in the state that will now hold an election for three newly created seats on the district’s board of directors and the filing deadline for the new positions is Feb. 16. As of Tuesday afternoon, no candidates have filed for the positions.

Faculty members from the Alliance of Researchers in Aging (ARIA) at Texas State University will return to the Price Center on February. 16 at 1 p.m. for their second workshop offering on Aging Well. The event is free and open to the public. A reservation is recommended.