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All Hallows Nears

The San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District board of trustees decided against hiring chaplains to perform the duties of a school counselor at the regularly scheduled meeting Monday. Senate Bill 763 was recently passed by the Texas Legislature, which according to the Texas Legislature online website, states that a school district may employ a chaplain instead of a school counselor to perform the duties required of a school counselor under this title.

A criminal justice doctoral student has received a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Institute of Justice for her dissertation project, “The Mortal Tragedy: Analyzing Body Disposal Patterns in Homicide Cases.”

More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, Texas continues to be the largest state in the nation to ban nearly all abortions. But some questions and changes to abortion and birth control access have arisen since then.

Texas State University will host a variety of Homecoming Week activities for students, employees, alumni, and the San Marcos community Oct. 22-28.

Dear Abby

The Legislature may be closer than ever to a deal that will boost both parental choice and public schools, but you wouldn’t know it to hear the constant bickering in Austin.

Autumn is upon us, but it is making me a little bit sad this year.

Texas State Head Football coach GJ Kinne, who has guided the Bobcats to their best start in the program’s FBS history in his first year at the helm, has been named to the American Heart Association’s 2023 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Watch List, the organization announced Tuesday.

THURSDAY

Following their bye week, San Marcos Academy was back on the gridiron as the Bears notched their third victory of the season over the Austin Royals JV team, 49-0.

The San Marcos Police Department, along with other city departments, conducted a criminal trespass operation at the Sutton Apartments, 518 Linda Drive, on Friday, Oct. 13, which encompasses 84 total apartment units, according to a press release Monday.