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Rebuilding Pac-12 Gets Its Needed 8th Football School with Addition of Texas State

NCAA · San Marcos

Rebuilding Pac-12 Gets Its Needed 8th Football School with Addition of Texas State

76% Center coverage: 91 sources

SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Texas State is joining the Pac-12, giving the rebuilding conference the eighth football-playing school it needed to maintain its status as an FBS conference. The Pac-12 and Texas State announced Monday that the Bobcats will join Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Oregon State, San Diego State, Utah State and Washington State as the nine foundational members of the new Pac-12, with the league’s official l…See the Story

Three Years After USC and UCLA Led Mass Defections, Pac-12 Adds Texas State as 8th Member

Opinion · San Marcos

Three Years After USC and UCLA Led Mass Defections, Pac-12 Adds Texas State as 8th Member

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LOS ANGELES — Three years after USC and UCLA triggered a mass exodus by bolting for the Big Ten, the Pac-12 has extended an invitation to Texas State to give the conference eight football-playing members. Texas State, currently part of…See the Story

Worst flood since 1920s swamps San Marcos, one confirmed fatality

Floods · San Marcos

Worst flood since 1920s swamps San Marcos, one confirmed fatality

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How the Pac-12 Plans to Maximize Its Media Value

Pac‑12 Commissioner Teresa Gould is taking a bold new approach by leaning on basketball’s rising profile to enhance the conference’s media rights strategy. With Texas State’s addition in 2026 bringing football membership to eight and Gonzaga reinforcing basketball credibility, Gould says networks are “really, really excited” about the league’s basketball brands. CBS already holds the primary media contract through the 2030‑31 academic year, c…Sports · San Marcos Read Article

Greg McElroy Evaluates Pac-12 'Rebirth' After CBS Media Rights Deal, Adding Texas State

Greg McElroy evaluated where the Pac-12 standings following the news of its media rights deal and addition of Texas State.San Marcos, Texas · San Marcos See the Story

Quiet zone construction concludes on three train routes

Construction wrapped up on the last week of June on three major train routes in San Marcos, reinstating most quiet zones across the city. According to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), cities and counties can establish quiet zones, where trains do not sound their horns if crossing a specified section that follows specific safety regulations. In 2024, San Marcos heard the train horn for the first time since quiet zones were first establi…San Marcos, Texas · San Marcos Read Article

Spin scooters to cease operations in San Marcos

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Texas State University Professor Told My Class ‘We’re Not Born With a Sex,’ It’s Assigned — Minding The Campus

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Editor’s Note: The following is an article originally published on the College Fix on July 02, 2025. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. When I signed up for Professor Michael Whitehawk’s sociology class at Texas State University (TXST), I hoped it would challenge me to look at society in […] The post Texas State University Professor Told My Class ‘We’re Not Born With a Sex,’ It’s As…San Marcos, Texas · San Marcos Read Article

State oversight hinders TXST growth

On May 25, Senate Bill 37 (SB 37) passed the Texas House of Representatives, following earlier approval by the Texas Senate on April 16. The bill was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott on June 22. The bill threatens institutional integrity and academic freedom, historically core values of Texas higher education. Autonomy has allowed Texan institutions like Texas State to be nationally and internationally recognized as drivers of academic excell…Senate · San Marcos Read Article

Beyond the storefront: Alchemy Records’ next chapter begins

Old friends reunited, laughter filled the air and energy buzzed through Private Park as Alchemy Records entered into a new season. Alchemy Records, once a home for experimental music, punks and everything in between, returned on June 14 as the Alchemy Collective, a new effort to keep the spirit of Alchemy alive. The Alchemy Collective is a group booking shows like the ones previously put on at Alchemy Records, in a decentralized way. Alchemy Rec…Music · San Marcos Read Article

District judge overturns Hays County road bond election

A district judge in Travis County overturned the Hays County Road Bond Election on June 23, for violating the Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA). The ruling by 419th District Judge Catherine Mauzy comes after four Hays County residents sued over the handling of the call for a bond election in November 2024. The bond would have allocated $439 million towards a planned 31 road projects across the county. The road bond was passed by the voters 55.76-44…Hays County · Hays County Read Article

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