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Department of Education, FAFSA announces more financial aid delays

Department of Education, FAFSA announces more financial aid delays

Ryan Claycamp, Senior News Reporter
April 17, 2024
Spectators observe the torn down fence at River Fest while an official keeps guard, Thursday, April 11, 2024, at Sewell Park.

[Photo] Texas State invites entire student body to fest limited to 5,000

Carson Weaver, Editor in Chief
April 16, 2024
Emergency Medical Services attend to injured students outside River Fest on April 11, 2024.

River Fest results in multiple injuries

Lucciana Choueiry and Ryan Claycamp
April 15, 2024

UPD responds to River Fest aftermath

Lucciana Choueiry and Ryan Claycamp
April 12, 2024
Security denies entry to students at River Fest after the barricade was trampled on April 11, 2024.

EMS responds to multiple injuries at River Fest

Lucciana Choueiry, Ryan Claycamp, and Eleanor Munoz
April 11, 2024
Local activism group to submit petitions to repeal police protections

Local activism group to submit petitions to repeal police protections

Ryan Claycamp, Senior News Reporter
April 8, 2024
SMCISD releases renderings for new Mendez Elementary

SMCISD releases renderings for new Mendez Elementary

Ryan Claycamp, Senior News Reporter
April 4, 2024
New STEM building approved for construction

New STEM building approved for construction

Ryan Claycamp, Senior News Reporter
March 27, 2024
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Hays County primary election sees 19% voter turnout

Ryan Claycamp, Senior News Reporter
March 22, 2024
UPD, county sheriff to implement Rape Aggression Defense classes for students and county residents

UPD, county sheriff to implement Rape Aggression Defense classes for students and county residents

Ryan Claycamp, Senior News Reporter
March 6, 2024
A file photo of the Lyndon Baines Johnson statue located on Texas State’s campus.

Tickets for the presidential debate to be limited for students

Ryan Claycamp, Senior News Reporter
March 2, 2024
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A look at candidates for Hays County Sheriff

Ryan Claycamp, Senior News Reporter
February 27, 2024
Attorney General seeks to overturn marijuana decriminalization in San Marcos, future plans

Attorney General seeks to overturn marijuana decriminalization in San Marcos, future plans

Ryan Claycamp, Senior News Reporter
February 16, 2024
Nicole Collins, a criminal justice junior andStudent Government presidential candidate, answers a question at a podium, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024 in San Marcos.

Student government presidential candidates debate platforms

Ryan Claycamp, Senior News Reporter
February 13, 2024
Federal proposal could cap bank overdraft fees for consumers, students

Federal proposal could cap bank overdraft fees for consumers, students

Ryan Claycamp, Senior News Reporter
February 10, 2024
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Attorney General sues San Marcos, four other cities, over marijuana policies

Ryan Claycamp, Senior News Reporter
February 6, 2024
Campus voter registration efforts increase ahead of midterm election

Campus voter registration efforts increase ahead of midterm election

Ryan Claycamp, Senior News Reporter
January 31, 2024
Law bans DEI practices in higher education

Law bans DEI practices in higher education

Ryan Claycamp, Senior News Reporter
January 27, 2024
AI approved for use by County Sheriff office

AI approved for use by County Sheriff office

Ryan Claycamp, News Reporter
January 18, 2024
Construction company awarded contract for new on-campus STEM building

Construction company awarded contract for new on-campus STEM building

Ryan Claycamp, News Reporter
December 26, 2023
Local political organization starts petition for police reform

Local political organization starts petition for police reform

Ryan Claycamp, News Reporter
November 16, 2023
City Council Place 4 candidate Alyssa Garza.

Alyssa Garza reelected to city council

Ryan Claycamp, News Reporter
November 7, 2023
City Council Place 4 candidate Alyssa Garza.

City Council Place 3 Candidate

Ryan Claycamp, News Reporter
November 6, 2023
Tatiana Salazar, San Marcos bilingual Ccommunications specialist, filling out the application for an enhanced library card on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the San Marcos Public Library.

Programs offer IDs for county residents

Ryan Claycamp, News Reporter
October 27, 2023
Air vents with mold in them, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, at Savannah Mullens apartment in The Junction.

Residents take legal action against local complex

Ryan Claycamp, News Reporter
October 18, 2023
Roberto Lopez (Left) delivering a speech Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023 at the San Marcos Regional Airport.

Local activists protest Berry Aviation’s treatment of migrants

Ryan Claycamp, News Reporter
October 17, 2023
Criminal D.A. office fights case backlog

Criminal D.A. office fights case backlog

Ryan Claycamp, News Reporter
October 12, 2023
SMPD reports record number of fatal car accidents in 2023

SMPD reports record number of fatal car accidents in 2023

Ryan Claycamp, News Reporter
October 5, 2023
Student Leader for Texas Rising at TXST Adriana Montoya and Deputized Voter Registrar for Hays County Diann McCabe help students register to vote, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, at HSI Community Day hosted in the LBJ Student Center Ballroom.

Voter registration efforts ramp up before elections

Ryan Claycamp, News Reporter
September 27, 2023
The front of Courtroom 7, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, at Hays County Government Center in San Marcos.

PDO aims to bring equity, justice to county

Ryan Claycamp, News Reporter
September 21, 2023
A list of the lives lost during 9/11 is carried by a local firefighter during his walk for the annual stair climb, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023 at Bobcat Stadium.

Hays County first responders, community memorialize 9/11

Ryan Claycamp, News Reporter
September 12, 2023
Hays County Jail revealed as most violent in Texas

Hays County Jail revealed as most violent in Texas

Ryan Claycamp, News Reporter
September 5, 2023
Illustration by Madison Ware

Opinion: Students with disabilities benefit from resources

Ryan Claycamp, Opinions Contributor
September 1, 2023
Students attend a political science class in the LBJ Teaching Theater, Monday, Aug. 22, 2023, in San Marcos.

Record freshman class causes struggles for faculty, changes for student body

Ryan Claycamp, News Reporter
August 31, 2023
New state laws impact local schools, teachers

New state laws impact local schools, teachers

Ryan Claycamp, News Reporter
August 25, 2023
Student debt forgiveness canceled, affecting TXST students, alumni

Student debt forgiveness canceled, affecting TXST students, alumni

Ryan Claycamp, News Reporter
August 23, 2023
State funding to boost the Run to R1

State funding to boost the Run to R1

Ryan Claycamp, News Reporter
August 14, 2023
Stephen Flournoy (left) and Stephanie Pelletier (right) work on finding more job resources, Thursday, June 29, 2023, at The Vibe.

Apartments offer new take on sober living

Ryan Claycamp, News Reporter
July 11, 2023
The Department of Housing and Residential Life plans to build new dorms to accommodate the growing number of students on Texas State’s campus. 

Campus housing prepares for fall 2023

Ryan Claycamp, News Reporter
June 11, 2023
Texas State tenured professor Jill Pruetz takes a final exam from student to be graded, Monday, May 8,2023, in LBJ Teaching Theater.

Texas Legislature advances plan to phase out academic tenure

Ryan Claycamp, News Contributor
May 15, 2023
commissioners court city council

Commissioner’s Court recognizes law enforcement, discusses watershed

Ryan Claycamp, News Contributor
May 5, 2023
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State legislators propose billions in funding to Texas universities

Ryan Claycamp, News Contributor
May 2, 2023
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City Council discusses SMART Terminal annexation, zoning

Ryan Claycamp, News Contributor
April 19, 2023
Attendees of Bobcat Pause go around the room to each display and learn about the lives of the honorees, Thursday, April 6, 2023, in the LBJ Grand Ballroom.

Texas State remembers deceased community members at Bobcat Pause

Ryan Claycamp, News Contributor
April 10, 2023
Texas State textiles professor Dr. Gwendolyn Hustvedt shows her class a Loom model that displays yarns for her Basic Weaves lecture, Monday March 20, 2023, at the Family Consumer Sciences Building.

Nontenure promotion path addresses faculty inequity

Ryan Claycamp, News Contributor
March 25, 2023
ParkTXST president Catching Valentinis-Dee (center) and political science junior Tennyson Moreno (right) walk side by side leading the rally through the Quad on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.

ParkTXST submits petitions to fix campus parking

Ryan Claycamp, News Contributor
March 9, 2023



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