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Special education teacher brings joy to classroom

Area children have one more opportunity to savor Halloween today at the San Marcos Police Department as it is sponsoring a Public Safety Trunk or Treat at its headquarters, 2300 S. I-35 Frontage Road. The event starts at 6 p.m. and ends at approximately 9 p.m. There will be candy, of course, and drone and K9 demonstrations, as well as opportunities to see emergency vehicles.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will stand trial on securities fraud charges in April, a judge ruled Monday, more than eight years after the Republican was indicted and a month after his acquittal in an impeachment trial over separate corruption accusations.

Texas State University has been named as a Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution Leader for 2023.

Alan Mazzotti can see the Rocky Mountains about 30 miles west of his pumpkin patch in northeast Colorado on a clear day. He could tell the snow was abundant last winter, and verified it up close when he floated through fresh powder alongside his wife and three sons at the popular Winter Park Resort.

The city of Kyle invites the community to get updates, ask questions, and learn more about several of the eight 2022 Kyle Road Bond Projects at two upcoming Neighborhood Update events.

Gov. Gregg Abbott and the Texas House are at loggerheads over which will come first–vouchers for parents to pay for private school tuition, or funneling more money to public schools, The Dallas Morning News reported.

Texas State could not overcome four turnovers as the Bobcats fell to the Troy Trojans, 31-13, on Homecoming Night.

The Texas State volleyball team continues to roll through conference play as the Bobcats swept the doubleheader against Arkansas State.

DEAR ABBY: I have been having a hard time dealing with my family. We have never been close. My mother played favorites and never showed me any affection. My siblings followed suit, and I always felt like an outsider. My father was wonderful and loved me very much, for which I am forever grateful.

The Hays County Commissioners Court honored one of the community’s favorite son’s by proclaiming Oct. 24 as Michael Hernandez Day of Service.

At the next meeting on Nov. 1 of the Rotary Club of San Marcos, the guest speaker will be Dr. Daniel Wescott, professor of Anthropology and director of the Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State University.