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First Republic Bank has become the second large regional bank with assets over $200 billion to fail in just a few weeks. Like Silicon Valley Bank, which was seized by the government on March 10, First Republic catered to a wealthy clientele, which helped it grow deposits rapidly but may have also contributed to its undoing. The bank's business model left it susceptible to a sudden rise in interest rates.

This past Wednesday, Lizzy Fritzler, a senior at Hill Country Christian School, committed to the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis, Missouri, to be a member of their track and field team, throwing both shotput and discus. Lizzy will be studying pharmacology and plans to get her Doctor of Pharmacy degree.

The San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees recently approved raises for some district employees and tabled action on other raises pending more budget planning in anticipation of action that may be taken by the Texas legislature.

When the kids are bouncing off the walls, it is time to help them get some energy out. But as the remnants of spring burn off into the heat of a Texas summer, there is only so much time you can spend pushing the swings at Children’s Park before it is time to get indoors.