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One of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of Texas State is coming back home to San Marcos.

Winter dove hunting is usually feast or famine. Places that you hunted in September that helped lots of birds may be mute. By December there is much less food available for the doves to feed. Most milo maize fields and corn fields have long been plowed under. But if you can find a field full of seeds, you may find doves in abundance.

Oh, for simpler times with fewer adult responsibilities and fewer hightech distractions!

Since April, states across the country have been kicking people off Medicaid, and no state has kicked off more people than Texas. We’re at 1.7 million. And counting.

Big three native plants featured in Higgins landscape

Like many San Marcans, KnD’s Kristan Alvarez and Della Lucio road tripped with their friend Molly Ann Garcia to Southern Methodist University’s Gerald R. Ford Stadium in Dallas to watch the Texas State Bobcats face off against the Rice Owls in the now-iconic ServPro First Responder Bowl, in which TXST won over the Owls 45-21.

Individuals looking for a little more excitement and adventure in their lives can think about making New Year’s resolutions that align with their adventurous goals. These adventurous ideas can serve as inspiration for anyone who wants to be a little more daring with this year’s resolutions.

With the high rates of drug addiction among those in incarceration and the current state of the drug crisis both locally and nationally at the top of many people's minds, the County Court at Law Mental Health Specialty Court, added substance use treatment to the list of resources for the jail diversion program. The court was created last year and is meant to prevent those that have a mental illness that have committed a crime from incarceration through a series of mental health services. Hays County Commissioners Court approved the execution of a $45,000 contract between Evoke Wellness and the specialty court at the regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, which sparked a conversation on the need for such services in the community at large and the link between drug addiction and criminal behavior.

This is the second part of a two part story breaking down the hot topics that will continue to be discussed in 2024.