Archive for March 2009

QUOTE CORNER

“Do I think we should seek out legislation that purposefully focuses on students, to punish them? I don’t think that (kind of legislation) should be passed.”
Texas State student presidential candidate Brice Loving about San Marcos city laws aimed at students. – Read More >>



Hays CISD cleaning up lighting mess

Hays CISD officials approved emergency expenditures to fix the lighting at Bob Shelton Stadium and the roof at Oran Bales Gymnasium Monday night while reliving the snapping light pole disaster and their response.



Texas State students still without water

Texas State students living on campus east of Comanche Street have been without hot water for nearly a week.



SMCISD hires new counsel

The San Marcos CISD Trustees hired new legal counsel for special education matters after the district’s regular law firm lost its special education attorney.



PEC donates $1,000 to Kyle chamber

Pedernales Electric Cooperative made a donation of $1,000 to the Kyle Area Chamber of Commerce as part of its “Light the Way” program.



Johnson daughters to give LBJ lecture

Luci Baines Johnson and Lynda Johnson Robb will give their father’s namesake lecture at Texas State on April 14.



SMHS named runners up at UIL competition

The San Marcos High School (SMHS) UIL Academic team recently took runner up standing in its district meet.



Criminologist to lecture at Texas State

Kim Rossmo, a criminologist and Texas State professor, will lecture on criminal investigative failures at Texas State on April 7.



Women’s cigar session at Wine Cellar

A Cigar 101 session Tuesday night at the Wine Cellar will instruct women on the ways of the cigar.



Police Blotter – 3/31/09

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