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In conversations with students across campus, Johanna Ajayi kept hearing the same quiet frustration: leadership rarely looked like the students it served. She decided to change that.

Breaking barriers: TXST elects first Black woman student government president In conversations with students across campus, Johanna Ajayi kept hearing the same quiet frustration: leadership rarely looked like the students it served. She decided to change that. Ajayi, Texas State’s first Black woman student government president and finance junior, saw representation in posit...

To the people who knew him best, John Mendoza Jr. was not defined by how his life ended, but by his smile, loyalty and the memories he left behind.

‘He was just an 18-year-old boy gone too soon’

Alvin Ord’s, a local sandwich chain widely regarded as a San Marcos staple since opening in 1978, remains closed after employees walked out and resigned, alleging years of verbal abuse and threats by the minority owner.

Alvin Ord’s remains closed after employees walk out over abuse allegations Alvin Ord’s, a local sandwich chain widely regarded as a San Marcos staple since opening in 1978, remains closed after employees walked out and resigned, alleging years of verbal abuse and threats by the minority owner. Employees announced the walkout in an April 10 Instagram post after an April 6...

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After a successful habeas corpus filing, Gerardo Reyes, a San Antonio father, is being released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a traffic stop in March that led to his arrest and immigration case.

Father released from ICE custody After a successful habeas corpus filing, Gerardo Reyes, a San Antonio father, is being released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a traffic stop in March that led to his arrest and immigration case. Gerardo Reyes was released at 5 p.m. from the T. Don Hutto ICE Detention Center in...

A Texas State student was shot and killed by a Brazoria County sheriff’s deputy early Monday morning on June 1 in Lake Jackson, Texas.

Texas State student shot and killed by Brazoria County sheriff’s deputy Lake Jackson, Texas – A Texas State student was shot and killed by a Brazoria County sheriff’s deputy early Monday morning on June 1 in Lake Jackson, Texas. The victim was 18-year-old John Gabriel Mendoza Jr., a management sophomore at Texas State University. According to a statement released by...

As Texas State prepares to enter a new era with joining the Pac-12 Conference in a month, the athletics department announced the addition of a women’s gymnastics program as the 17th team Texas State will field.

TXST to bring back women gymnastics program As Texas State prepares to enter a new era with joining the Pac-12 Conference in a month, the athletics department announced the addition of a women’s gymnastics program as the 17th team Texas State will field. This marks a historic first in a growing sport as the state of Texas now has its first ...

Senza Maeso, a bar and tasting room located on the outskirts of San Marcos at 1090 FM 32, will close on May 31 due to financial strain. Funded almost entirely by the brothers who own it, the bar became a unique gathering place where residents could slow down, connect and feel part of a community for a short, but meaningful, nearly three years until the brothers could no longer fund the project with their savings.

Senza Maeso’s farewell stirs memories in San Marcos From clinking glasses under string lights to crowded live-music nights, San Marcos is losing an unconventional hangout when Senza Maseo closes its doors on May 31. Senza Maeso, a bar and tasting room located on the outskirts of San Marcos at 1090 FM 32, will close on May 31 due to financial strain.....

In a season that has been marked with high high’s and low low’s, Texas State’s season will continue as they earned an at-large bid to the 2026 NCAA Tournament early Monday morning, remaining in-state to play in the College Station Regional, hosted by No. 12 Texas A&M in Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park this weekend from Friday, May 29 to Sunday, June 1.

‘Cats still clawing, will play in College Station Regional In a season that has been marked with high high’s and low low’s, Texas State’s season will continue as they earned an at-large bid to the 2026 NCAA Tournament early Monday morning, remaining in-state to play in the College Station Regional, hosted by No. 12 Texas A&M in Olsen Field at Blue Bel...