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Texas State releases updates on COVID-19 testing, vaccines and Delta variant as fall semester approaches

Staff July 26, 2021

Texas State advises students, faculty and staff to protect themselves as COVID-19 cases increase due to low vaccination rates and the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant. The Center for Disease Control...

A file photo of the Hays County Historic Courthouse.

Commissioners Court requests Public Defense Office

Timia Cobb, News Editor May 5, 2021

At its May 3 meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court submitted a grant application for $1,085,325 to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission, Improvement Grant Program for the Hays County Holistic Public...

Social distancing signs outline the sidewalk to the Student Health Center, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, on Texas State campus. As the flu season approaches, the center has held multiple outreach events to give students, faculty and staff the opportunity to receive a flu shot on campus.

Student Health Center prepares for flu season amid COVID-19

Carson Ganong, News Reporter October 20, 2020

Health officials are pushing students to get their flu shots for the upcoming 2020-2021 flu season, which could place a strain on Texas State's Student Health Center resources should there be community...

The COVID-19 Charmer: How a Self-Described Felon Convinced Elected Officials to Try to Help Him Profit From the Pandemic

This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This...

An illustration of a pink brain filled with thoughts revolving around mental health, depression, anxiety, grief, shame, stress and doubt. The brain sits on a green and blue ombre background.

Opinion: Suicide prevention efforts should take place year-round

Valeria Torrealba September 24, 2020

As of 2018, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S., with roughly 48,000 Americans dying by suicide each year. In Hays County alone, 35 lives were lost in 2018, and now the COVID-19 pandemic...

Safe Sex

Opinion: College students should normalize talking about STIs and STDs

Sofia Julbe, Opinion Contributor September 1, 2020

Sex is extremely common when young adults enter college. In 2018, about 66% of college students were sexually active, and that is not concerning. The concern is that nearly 50% of diagnoses...

(Left to right) San Marcos City Council members Melissa Derrick, Saul Gonzales, Ed Mihalkanin, Mayor Jane Hughson, Mark Rockeymoore and Maxfield Baker review a proposal at a city council meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2020, at San Marcos City Hall.

City Council seeks to improve COVID-19 testing capabilities

Daniel Weeks June 17, 2020

San Marcos City Council met for its biweekly meeting June 16 to redirect COVID-19 relief project funds to improving testing, provide funding for police department building additions and discuss Community...

Students should have year-round rec center access

Students should have year-round rec center access

Bayley Bogus July 10, 2019

Students can pay upwards of thousands of dollars a semester without accounting for rent, food, and other miscellaneous expenses. Life is not as cheap as it once was for previous generations. Student loan...

Chubbs and Bandit are Chevelle Hunter’s service animals.Photo courtesy of Chevelle Hunter

Students strive with help of service animals

Joyana Richer February 28, 2019

Service animals can do a lot to help a person out, but what constitutes a service animal is sometimes a grey area. Texas State alumna Chevelle Hunter was diagnosed with level four congestive heart failure...


InFin & Co.’s team, 2017, at a back to school event in Houston, TX.


Photo By Clayton Keeling

Staying heart-healthy for American Heart Month

Ivy Sandoval February 12, 2019

Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death and a major cause of disability. February is American Heart Month, serving to promote heart health. While some risk aspects are uncontrollable, there...

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