2 arrested, search for others after Texas State football player killed

Police in San Marcos are searching for two people and have arrested two others after a Texas State University football player was shot and killed.

COVID-19 relief program for Hays County residents approved

The Hays County COVID-19 Relief Program will provide assistance with mortgage, rent, utility payments, and child care to residents.

HCSO: Man shoots, kills father during argument in Buda home

When deputies responded to a family violence disturbance call at the home in Buda, they found a man dead in the living room, says HCSO.

City of San Marcos reminding area residents about utility, rent assistance

Rent or mortgage and utility assistance options are available for San Marcos area residents needing help due to the COVID-19 pandemic, says the City.

City of Kyle votes to invest in police department, not defund it

The new justice center will provide more space for investigations, victims’ services as well as an emergency operations center.

San Marcos police looking for suspect in home invasion

A victim and a witness described the suspect as a black male approximately 6'2" wearing all black clothing with a black ski mask. 

Activists ask new SMPD chief to commit to cite-and-release

After activists spent months fighting for it, San Marcos became the first Texas city to require by law that cite and release be used for certain offenses.

San Marcos police respond to two shooting incidents, one arrest made

Police responded to two shooting incidents and one person was arrested in connection to one of the incidents but police are still looking for the suspect in the other incident.

HCSO looking for woman who asked convenience store clerk to call 911

HCSO says that just before 3 a.m. Saturday, a woman entered a store in Wimberley and passed a note to the clerk asking her to call 911 for help.

Citywide boil water notice in San Marcos rescinded

According to the city, water testing has confirmed no bacteria contamination is present and the water is safe for consumption without boiling. 

Kyle police looking for suspect in shooting

The Kyle Police Department is looking for the suspect in a shooting that left a 20-year-old man hospitalized with serious injuries.

Seguin man arrested for stabbing man over child custody exchange

According to police, the incident began over a child custody exchange between Luna, his child’s mother, and the stabbing victim, her new boyfriend.

Wimberley-area man arrested for burning his uncle's vehicles

The man also told his mother where to find the vehicles in the woods and said he had placed a pipe bomb on the property.

New research IDs prescription stimulant misuse motivation by age group

New research conducted in part at Texas State shows that abuse of prescription stimulant medication by adolescents and young adults is driven by different motivations.