Hays County has a new Fire Marshal. Steve Seddig has 28 years of service with the city of Wylie Fire Rescue where he served as a Fire Marshal, Division Chief and Texas Peace Officer. He is a certified Texas Master Fire Investigator and an International Association of Arson Investigators Certified Fire Investigator. “When I started I was a volunteer,” Seddig said. “I got interested in firefighting and went to the Fire Academy in ‘93. And after graduating [from] the Fire Academy, I got the opportunity to be a part time firefighter at Wylie. I was fortunate enough to go full time...

San Marcos bounced back from last Friday’s loss to East Central with a dominating win over the Schertz-Clemens Buffaloes 17-5. The Rattlers improve their record to 23-5 overall with a 9-3 district record which is tied for first place with New Braunfels despite San Marcos owning the tiebreaker. San Marcos kicked off the game with a bang when centerfielder Tony Diaz hit a leadoff double followed by shortstop Kutter Gage Webb forcing a walk. Following a sacrifice bunt by pitcher Reagan Chomel to move the runners up a base, third baseman Dylan Nunez hit a line-drive single into left field scoring Diaz putting...

THE TEXAS TRIBUNE For almost 40 years, American hospitals have operated under a federal law that says they must treat and stabilize any patient experiencing a medical emergency. But now, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act finds itself on a collision course with conservative states that want to ban abortion in nearly all cases. The Biden administration has sued Idaho, saying that state’s abortion ban violates EMTALA because its exceptions are too narrow to allow doctors to perform abortions if needed to stabilize a patient. Texas, meanwhile, has sued the Biden administration, saying it's using EMTALA as an end-run around state abortion...

Texas State won their second game in a row out slugging the Incarnate Word Cardinals to win 10-8. The Bobcats improved their overall record to 1919 and have won consecutive games for the first time since late March. Texas State made a statement in the top of the first inning. With the runners on first and second with one out while blowing his signature gum bubble, second baseman Aaron Lugo blasted a three-run home run over the wall in left field giving the Bobcats a 3-0 lead. After a scoreless second and third inning, Texas State struck again. Following a walk by catcher...

Goodnight Middle School student wins national award A Goodnight Middle School 8th grade student was recently selected as a recipient of the National Junior Honor Society’s Outstanding Achievement Award. Destiny Garcia was one of 500 students from across the United States to receive the distinguished honor. The award is given to middle school students who show their commitment to the five pillars of NJHS: scholarship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship. With the award, Garcia received a $500 college savings plan to support her future educational aspirations. She says she hopes to study architecture after high school, and attend a large university such...

Texas State avoided a three game sweep by the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks out slugging their opponents in a 13-11 win for the Bobcats. Texas State improves their record to 18-19 overall with a 6-9 conference record. The Bobcats jumped out in front of the Warhawks in the first inning of play. Left fielder Daylan Pena kicked off the slugfest with a RBI single down the right field line. Following a sacrifice fly by first baseman Alec Patino, second baseman Chase Mora cleared the bases with a three-run RBI triple to make it 5-0. Following Mora, catcher Ian Collier blasted a tworun homer over the wall...

The Center for Professional Sales at Texas State University’s McCoy College of Business was awarded Best Sales Program by its accrediting agency, the University Sales Center Alliance. The Center for Professional Sales at TXST is the first program in the world to receive the award. The USCA comprises more than 85 sales centers throughout the United States, Canada, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. Selection of the Best Sales Program award was made by the USCA Executive Committee, based on the following criteria: How the program exposes industry and other universities to the USCA and to sales education • Innovative programming offered by the...

Texas State wrapped up the spring practice with the Maroon and Gold Spring Game. Head G.J. Kinne was happy to see both the offense and the defense complete but thrilled that both sides came out injury free. “We got out healthy which is the most important aspect of this entire ordeal,” Kinne said. “I thought the defense came out and played well early. That is a good sign. The offense bounced back and ended up with a good day. We saw flashes of what we can be offensively and defensively.” Though the spring game didn’t see many starters from last year play from...

The Rattlers found their groove at the plate Friday night. San Marcos bested New Braunfels 7-6 after jumping out to a fiverun lead by way of a six-run second inning. The Unicorns were able to chip away at the lead throughout the game, but the San Marcos’ early offensive explosion sealed the win for the Rattlers in the end. “I thought [the way we started offensively] was amazing. Usually for us, we have a hard time playing from behind. So when Cruz came up and hit that shot in the first inning — it was a monster. She is a heck of...

No. 22 Texas State avoided the sweep and handed the No. 21 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns their first conference loss of the season with a dominant 5-0 win. After losing both Game 1 and Game 2 in blowout fashion, defeating the Cajuns was needed as the Bobcats head into the final stretch of the regular season. “We just had to review how we played the last two days,” Starting pitcher Mullins said. “Where did we go wrong, where did we go right, and how do we capitalize on what we did right while doing better on what went wrong. It was just a...

Math is critical to most facets of everyday life. Math goes into the design of buildings, the creation of technology and, on an even larger scale, the laws of the universe. A Texas State University Club, the student-led Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, in partnership with the TXST Mathematics Department, will be hosting the Julia Robinson Math Festival at the San Marcos Public Library from 12 to 4 p.m. on April 20 to garner local interest in the field. Abdullah Kamal, TXST SIAM liaison, said this festival is not your typical math event but a vibrant celebration that will showcase...

No. 22 Texas State avoided the sweep and handed the No. 21 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns their first conference loss of the season with a dominant 5-0 win. After losing both Game 1 and Game 2 in blowout fashion, defeating the Cajuns was needed as the Bobcats head into the final stretch of the regular season.  “We just had to review how we played the last two days,” Starting pitcher Mullins said. “Where did we go wrong, where did we go right, and how do we capitalize on what we did right while doing better on what went wrong. It was just a...

, Let us pay homage to the chickadee, a small bird with a big personality and one of the regulars, along with titmice and cardinals, at my backyard bird feeder. I’m told the Carolina chickadee has a call that goes “chick-a-dee-deedee- dee.” I don’t think I have ever heard one call. This is an acrobatic bird that can feed upside down a well as right side up. Of all birds, it is the one most likely to eat seeds from your hand. It weighs about a half ounce. Harold Osborne wrote a poem about this bird: I think that I shall never see/A bird...

, Percussionist Bella Sera When Bella Sera was growing up in Houston, Texas, she was tired of other kids calling her derogatory names due to her Marfan-syndrome-related tall stature, so she told them to call her “an Amazon” instead. “If you’re going to call me something related to my height, call me an Amazon. I took it as a big compliment to be called something that related to Wonder Woman,” Sera said. That kind of bold spunk and positive outlook has taken Sera on a journey to become a rock drummer, and a bit of a Wonder Woman in her own right. Not cleared...

Child trafficking is a very serious problem occurring all over the country and world. There will be a Child Trafficking Town Hall to be held from 7 to 8 p.m. on April 18 at the auditorium at Goodnight Middle School, located at 1301 Highway 123. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. According to a press release, the event is meant to increase awareness of the growing concerns over child and human trafficking. This event will bring together experts, advocates, law enforcement — San Marcos Police Department, Hays County Sheriff’s Department and Hays County Crime Stoppers — and community leaders to share...

At its core, the reason Ozona Bank in San Marcos donated to the San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance is simple. “We’ve got to keep those flowers growing,” Jenifer Reed, Ozona Bank Branch Manager at the San Marcos, said. “It is what Lady Bird wants.” The bank donated $1,000 to the Greenbelt Alliance to help seed wildflowers in the alliance’s 6 natural areas covering more than 1,200 acres with 22 miles of trails. “This will help, because we have to buy seeds,” John Cradit, president of the San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance, said. “We will buy them, go out in the meadows and find places where we...

Ascension Seton Hays announced the opening of a fourth cardiac catheterization lab (cath lab), increasing cardiovascular services available at the hospital. The investment also includes electrophysiology (EP) capabilities, which features equipment and resources to diagnose and treat heart rhythm problems, such as atrial fibrillation ablations. A cath lab is an examination room with diagnostic imaging equipment used to visualize the arteries and the chambers of the heart and treat any stenosis or abnormality found. 'This state-of-the-art equipment augments our ability to diagnose and treat a wide range of cardiovascular diseases. Adding EP capabilities, alongside our skilled interventional cardiologists and heart surgery...

, The San Marcos art scene is diverse and robust and composed of artists of all ages that work with a variety of mediums. Mothership Studios provides a unique opportunity to experience a large chunk of the local art scene across the span of one weekend. During the second annual San Marcos Studio Tour, artists opened up their studios for the public to peruse at their leisure on April 6 and 7. The event began on April 5 with a kickoff party at Mothership Studios that included an exhibit filled with impressive sculptures, paintings and a multimedia projection. The San Marcos...

David Beck’s Tejano Weekend is set to take the Duett’s stage in Martindale on April 20 in what the band hopes to become an annual thing. “We wanted to give back and do one big party for this year,” David Beck, the band’s lead singer, said. “We needed to take some time off, so we thought there wasn’t a better place for a comeback than Martindale.” All five members of Tejano Weekend — Beck, Dees Stribling, David Herrera, John Saucedo and Peter Huysman — are natives of the Lone Star State, bringing their love for guitars, accordions, bajo sexto, percussion and keys...

Taylor Hardy leads students in her classroom, teachers in her department and students on summer travel. As the chair of the social studies department, Hardy is a bridge between teachers and school administrators. “My goal as the chair is to make sure that my teachers are happy, healthy, and heard. Teaching can be stressful, and I don’t want my colleagues to feel overwhelmed by the daily demands of teaching,” Hardy said. To reach her leadership goal, Hardy facilitates monthly meetings with teachers in the department. She listens to teachers’ concerns and then advocates on their behalf to the principal. “I make sure that...