Bobcat Build canceled for the first time

Texas State University’s largest collective day of volunteer work for the community, Bobcat Build, was canceled for the first time since its creation in 2001.

Thousands of volunteers and workers for the event were forced to cut their day short due to the severe weather in the area.

The event was scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 13 but was delayed until 9:30 a.m. due to severe thunderstorms in the San Marcos area. Everything was happening as planned; however, at about 11:30 a.m., student volunteers and jobsite hosts received an email stating that all volunteers were to immediately stop all work being done at jobsites and return their tools to Strahan Arena.