The two standing candidates for Place 5 City Council are headed to a runoff after anticipated overseas ballots did not arrive.
Ryan Thomason and Lisa Maria Coppoletta awaited the results of expected out-of-the-country ballots Monday, which held the potential to determine the elections’ fate.
“We had three ballots that were received that came from outside of our country, but none of them were from the jurisdiction of San Marcos,” said Joyce Cowan, Hays County elections administrator. “The outcome is not changed as far as the City of San Marcos.”
A statue honoring veterans could share the Texas State campus with LBJ and the university mascot.
Jude Prather, ASG veteran liaison and public administration senior, returned in August from serving in Iraq. Prather is now fighting for another cause.
He is pushing for a memorial to be placed in the garden of World Wars I and II, and Korea and Vietnam Wars next to Flowers Hall.
Prather said the memorial will honor the sacrifices of those who served and are serving in the global War on Terror.
U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett rallied supporters at the Texas State College Democrats health reform day Tuesday at Christ Chapel. The event followed the universal health care bill passed by the House Saturday.
“The problem is, frankly, we do not have a dependable 60-vote majority (for round two in the Senate) to stop a filibuster,” Doggett said.
The Wonder World Drive expansion project to alleviate heavy traffic areas in San Marcos may be completed sooner than expected, according to city officials.
The four-lane, 3.2-mile divided parkway will connect Interstate-35 to Ranch Road 12. Construction began on the project in December.
Melissa Millecam, communications director for the city, said it has been on the drawing board for years.
Residents will be able to work with city planners to amend the City Master Plan beginning January.
“We will open community workshops and meetings to gather input from different focus groups, business owners and residents to determine where the community wants to go as a whole,” said Matthew Lewis, assistant director of development services.
The community meetings will be open to all San Marcos residents, including students, Lewis said.
Veterans at Texas State continue to mourn their fallen comrades as investigators question the motive behind the shooting Thursday that killed 13 people and wounded 30 others.
“I never thought this could happen at Fort Hood,” said former Army sniper Dallas Chambles.
Chambles, a history sophomore who spent time at Fort Hood, said he is still in disbelief.
“It’s sad to see that someone had such a breakdown,” Chambles said.
Crystal Tijerina, Scott & White Memorial Hospital employee, said she remained at the hospital long after her shift ended at 5 p.m. Thursday to help with the large influx of donors.
“It’s my job,” she said. “I felt like I needed to — I wanted to.”
Blood collection agencies in Central Texas declared a “blood emergency” mid-afternoon Thursday, as a result of the mass shooting at Fort Hood.
The sounds of simulated gunfire drifted through the trees as the Texas State Reserve Officer Training Corps ambushed the enemy bunker.
“This is our fall field-training exercise,” said Jake Wright, Battalion Commander and criminal justice graduate student. “We send them through eight total drills this weekend. Each tactic focuses on a different aspect of battle.”
Approximately 60 ROTC cadets practiced field-training exercises last weekend at Freeman Ranch.
