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State Rep. Carrie Isaac filed legislation in February that would ban counties from putting voting centers on college campuses. Students and voting rights groups say it will disenfranchise young people.
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Texas State University professor Louie Dean Valencia spoke with NPR about the creation and aims of the class, which is capped at 20 students. He's one of many who hopes it will eventually reach more.
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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.
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These Texas State students are turning invasive plants from the San Marcos River into menstrual padsA 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.
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Humans only knew about the San Marcos gambusia for about 10 years before it allegedly disappeared from its only known habitat.
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Trauth led the university "from a regional institution to one of statewide and national prominence," the chancellor said.
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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.
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The university will not be requiring vaccinations, but it is strongly encouraging everyone who can be vaccinated to do so.
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Denise Trauth said the fall semester will look like it did pre-pandemic. Classroom capacity will increase from 50% to 100%.
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The university is accepting name suggestions for two dorms in San Marcos and two streets on the Round Rock campus.