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The Economist: Girding the Grid
The Economist: Girding the Grid
The Texas power grid passed another test recently, when a winter storm covered much of the state in a sheet of ice. Although there were significant power outages, some of which lasted a while, they were largely due to ice on lines and trees breaking lines and similar issues. We also had enough power to deal with the even more brutal cold in late December. 02/09/2023 12:00 AM
In The Know: Catching up with San Marcos Chamber
In The Know: Catching up with San Marcos Chamber
In October, I took over as president of the San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce. This chamber has a long history and track record of success in the business community. With approximately 500 members, the San Marcos Chamber serves as the “voice of business” and works on programs and events to help grow local businesses. 02/09/2023 12:00 AM
JAZZED UP
JAZZED UP
Annual Eddie Durham Jazz Celebration held at Texas State University 02/09/2023 12:00 AM    1
Texas' teacher pension fund divested from investment firms accused of 'boycotting' oil and gas industry
Texas' teacher pension fund divested from investment firms accused of 'boycotting' oil and gas industry
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas has divested part of its massive pension fund from 10 financial firms that the state comptroller singled out for “boycotting” the oil and gas industry. 02/09/2023 12:00 AM
City, police agreement repealed, negotiations begin
City, police agreement repealed, negotiations begin
The San Marcos City Council voted 4-3 to repeal the Meet and Confer agreement with the San Marcos Police Officers’ Association giving the two organizations until June 7 to try and come to a new agreement. 02/09/2023 12:00 AM
Revealing of newborn’s name triggers emotional reaction
Revealing of newborn’s name triggers emotional reaction
DEAR ABBY: I recently gave birth to our second child, a girl. Shortly afterward, my husband called his mother. She lives in a different state hours away and visits only once a year. When he told her the happy news and our little girl’s name, which we had kept a secret, she became very upset. It seems the name we had chosen, unbeknownst to us, was that of her husband’s mistress from years ago. 02/08/2023 12:00 AM
Activists hope indictment in Texas jail death prompts change
Activists hope indictment in Texas jail death prompts change
HOUSTON (AP) — Attorneys and community activists said Tuesday they hope the indictment of a former Texas sheriff’s office detention officer in the death of an inmate will prompt changes in the state’s largest county jail, which has been under scrutiny amid overcrowding and a slew of recent deaths. 02/08/2023 12:00 AM
TXST associate professor probes ways to improve remote worker work-family balance
TXST associate professor probes ways to improve remote worker work-family balance
Shortly before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Maggie Wan, an associate professor in the McCoy College of Business at Texas State University, received an opportunity to analyze a relatively new and growing segment within the U.S. workforce: remote workers. 02/08/2023 12:00 AM
SMCISD says recruiting investigation flawed
SMCISD says recruiting investigation flawed
District asks UIL State Executive Committee to review procedures 02/08/2023 12:00 AM
Texas senators seem open to major change in state’s public education funding
Texas senators seem open to major change in state’s public education funding
During the Senate Finance Committee’s first public education hearing Monday, senators seemed open to reconsidering the core metric used to determine how much money the state gives schools per student, a switch that many school districts say would result in millions in additional funding. 02/08/2023 12:00 AM
CAMPUS CRIME STOPPERS
CAMPUS CRIME STOPPERS
High Schoolers from around the state learn to be local leaders 02/08/2023 12:00 AM
Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 3,400
Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 3,400
ADANA, Turkey (AP) — A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria on Monday, killing more than 3,400 people and injuring thousands more as it toppled thousands of buildings and trapped residents under mounds of rubble. 02/07/2023 12:00 AM
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