WHERE DREAMS COME TO PLAY WIMBERLEY — Watching stories unfold and students’ dreams come true from the stage is not new for Bridget Gates. In 2020, she started Central Texas Theatre Academy in Wimberley with the mission to provide every child with the opportunity to fulfill their dreams of being on s...

Collaboration with TXST and residents KYLE — A local fire department is seeking community input. The Kyle Fire Department is partnering with Claudia Röschmann and Dr. Peter Tschirhart of Texas State University to evaluate the community’s perception and develop an engagement proposal for the departme...

By Amira Van Leeuwen   HAYS COUNTY — Monkeypox is believed to have been around for centuries but was first noticed in 1958 in rodents in Africa. The disease belongs to a family of viruses called poxviridae, and within the poxviridae family are different viruses. One of the viruses within the poxviri...

Staff edit: Texas State University is not holding classes virtually for two weeks, as a prior photo caption stated. This was in reference to COVID-19 earlier this year, not Monkeypox.  Staff Report SAN MARCOS -- An individual in the Texas State University community has tested positive for Monkeypox....

Staff Report SAN MARCOS - During her last week as President of Texas State University, Denise Trauth sent the following farewell message to the university community. Dear Friends, As I enter my final week as president of Texas State University, there is only one thing left to say -- thank you. Many ...

Staff Report SAN MARCOS — San Marcos voters may soon have the opportunity to decriminalize marijuana in the city.   Local grassroots criminal justice group Mano Amiga, alongside voter-engagement and mobilization organization Ground Game Texas, held a press event at San Marcos City Hall on June 1 to ...

Staff Report SAN MARCOS — Texas State University is recognizing President Denise Trauth's 20 years of service.  The Texas State University System Board of Regents unanimously granted Trauth with President  Emeritus  status and renamed the Undergraduate Academic Center (UAC) in her honor  — Trauth wi...

By Megan Wehring BUDA – Hundreds and thousands of healthcare workers left their jobs amid the pandemic – citing that burnout and high-stress work environments are some of the main reasons.   Erin Desmarais For Erin Desmarais, she felt that it was the right time for her to join Baylor Scott & White i...

STAFF REPORT WIMBERLEY — Wimberley ISD (WISD) will soon be under new leadership.   Bonewald At a special meeting held on May 2, the WISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved Dr. Greg Bonewald as the lone finalist for the next superintendent. Bonewald will succeed retiring Superintendent Dwain York...

Staff Report SAN MARCOS -- Kelly R. Damphousse was named as the 10th president of Texas State University. The unanimous vote by the Board of Regents of the Texas State University System occurred during a special meeting called for Thursday, April 21. Dr. Damphousse was named sole finalist for the po...