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Hank Hehmsoth, an associate professor of practice in the School of Music at Texas State University, has received an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Plus Award as a composer for 2024.

DEAR ABBY: My husband is desperate for women’s attention, and I’m sure he’d cheat on me the instant he had the chance. We have been together for 12 years. When we met, he was 24 and I was 31. I realize now that while I have had four long-term relationships and a fair share of sexual partners, my husband has had little sexual experience outside of our relationship.

The environmental push against carbon capture is stunningly shortsighted.

Scanning the headline from our sister newspaper, we were tempted to ask, “What’s the problem?” After all, the alleged gun-smuggling miscreants reside in a state whose governor has chided his fellow Texans for not owning as many guns as their California counterparts. They live in a state where guns are ubiquitous; in stores, in shops, in restaurants, even at church, people are packing heat. (That gospel singer reminds us of a campaign ad then-Attorney General Greg Abbott ran a few years back, the one where he urged his fellow Texans to get more familiar with two things: guns and the Bible. He’s an Abbott two-fer, so to speak.)

Texas State added another win to their season total as the Bobcats defeated the LeTourneau Yellowjacks 110-69.

Ismail Mahdi added to his All-American honors for 2023 as the all-purpose back was named a second team All-American by ESPN and Phil Steele.

What games to watch out for over the coming days.

The Hays County Commissioners Court will hear a presentation by the Homeless Coalition of Hays County regarding the status of homelessness in the county, a presentation by Austin Pets Alive! about the results of the Community Needs and Values Survey and could authorize an increase to the renewal agreement with Wellpath, LLC., which provides health services for county adult and juvenile detention. The regularly scheduled meeting begins at 9 a.m.

The San Marcos City Council is set to consider further postponement of the Vision SMTX Comprehensive Plan in order to give more time for public input, could consider a reallocation of American Rescue Plan Act funds and additional funds to the contract for ARPA fund consulting firm and could consider several large purchases and contract increases. The regularly scheduled meeting is set for 6 p.m.

PIZZA FOR PERFECTION

Nearly 1.7 million Texans have lost their health insurance — the largest number of people any state has removed — in the months since Texas began peeling people from Medicaid as part of the post-pandemic “unwinding.” Around 65% of these removals occurred because of procedural reasons, according to the state.

The Prince Solms Chapter for The Sons of the Republic of Texas held its December meeting at Granzin’s Restaurant in New Braunfels, Texas on 16 December 2023. Installation of new officers for the calendar year 2024 was conducted.