San Marcos

President Denise Trauth said the move to virtual is temporary, and that classes are expected to resume in person at the end of the month.

A research team has spent the last few months harvesting water hyacinth as part of an effort to turn invasive species into sustainable and functional materials.

Mark Gleason will keep his Place 5 seat. The Place 6 race was extremely close: Jude Prather had just a handful of votes more than Mark Rockeymoore.

The Indigenous Cultures Institute is asking Hays County for $10 million dollars to build a 10-acre Indigenous cultures center in San Marcos. They hope to use the space for Indigenous arts and language revitalization classes and a community garden where people can learn about native plants and herbal medicines.

Humans only knew about the San Marcos gambusia for about 10 years before it allegedly disappeared from its only known habitat.

The city received the official designation earlier this year. It will celebrate its mermaid pride at a parade and street fair Saturday.

Mano Amiga, a local nonprofit focusing on criminal justice reform, wants to end legal penalties for marijuana possession in the city by next year.

The university’s chief medical officer encouraged everyone on campus to get vaccinated, wear masks indoors, test themselves regularly and report cases and close contacts with people who have tested positive.

City Council members voted to forgive the debt for accounts that have been delinquent for 30 days or more, citing financial hardships caused by the February storm and the pandemic.

The lawsuit describes an October incident in which Trump supporters surrounded a Biden-Harris bus on Interstate 35 while it was driving through San Marcos. It accuses police of failing to respond despited repeated calls for help.