With four days of early voting remaining, voter totals in Hays County surpassed the county’s total 2016 voter turnout.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added five new student cases Oct. 24-26.
Texas State will hold in-person commencement ceremonies Dec. 10-11 in Bobcat Stadium for spring, summer and fall 2020 graduates.
The Student Government Supreme Court ruled Vice President and Chair of the Senate Andrew Florence in violation of two statutes in the Student Government Code of Laws during its Oct. 19 hearing of DeSalvo v. Florence.
Texas State earned a convincing 3-1 Senior Day win at home Oct. 25 against the University of Louisiana-Monroe after a disciplined yet dynamic finale to the regular season.
Texas State football was unable to contain an explosive BYU offense Oct. 24, losing 14-52 and dropping its fourth consecutive game ahead of a tough conference schedule.
The nationally-ranked Texas State volleyball team pulled off a series sweep over Little Rock after a 3-0 victory (25-18, 25-21, 25-18) Oct. 24 at Strahan Arena.
Texas State volleyball defeated the Little Rock Trojans 3-1 (27-25, 25-20, 21-25, 28-26) Oct. 23 at Strahan Arena.
Texas State moved all residents out of Sterry Hall to utilize the building for quarantined students identified as close contacts to positive COVID-19 cases, the Department of Residential Life told The University Star on Oct. 23.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added eight new student cases and one new faculty/staff case Oct. 22-23.
Faculty Senate liaisons expressed discomfort with a potential return to in-person classes in the fall 2021 semester and the addition of an outside observer to Personnel Committee meetings in the senate's Oct. 21 meeting.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added four new student cases Oct. 21.
Texas State men’s golf tied for eighth place at the Little Rock Invitational Oct. 19-20 in Little Rock, Arkansas with a score of 863 and shot one-under-par.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added one new student case and two new faculty/staff case Oct. 20.
Texas State’s Student Government tabled an emergency resolution during its Oct. 19 meeting calling for the support of a petition demanding RAs receive improved transparency from the Department of Housing and Residential Life on COVID-19-related matters.
Health officials are pushing students to get their flu shots for the upcoming 2020-2021 flu season, which could place a strain on Texas State's Student Health Center resources should there be community spread.
Texas State students voting early at the Performing Arts Center reported a simple and fast voting experience throughout the first week of early voting.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added 11 new student cases and one new faculty/staff case Oct. 17-19.
Student Government Parliamentarian Cody DeSalvo filed a complaint to the Student Government supreme court against Vice President and Chairperson of the Senate Andrew Florence. Now, DeSalvo faces a potential vote-of-no-confidence from fellow senators.
Texas State soccer snatched a tight victory Oct. 18 against the University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2-1 after an 88th-minute penalty.
The South Alabama Jaguars outscored Texas State 13-3 in the fourth quarter, leading to a 30-20 conference loss for the Bobcats on Oct. 17.
Texas State volleyball earned its second sweep of the weekend Oct. 17 as it defeated No. 15 University of Louisiana at Lafayette (25-15, 25-20, 26-24) to take the series 3-0.
Texas State volleyball (10-1) came off of a 3-0 win earlier in the day to take a 3-2 comeback victory (14-25, 18-25, 25-20, 25-15, 15-10) over the nationally-ranked Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (11-2) Oct. 16 in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added seven new student cases Oct. 16.
Texas State (9-1, 4-0 Sun Belt) pulled off a statement win with a sweep (25-11, 25-21, 25-14) over nationally-ranked Louisiana at Lafayette (11-1, 5-1 Sun Belt) to open the weekend series on Friday morning in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Texas State's Faculty Senate received an update from the "Institutional Inclusive Excellence" team, which seeks to hire a non-profit organization for consultation as the group works to promote equity and demonstrate cross-cultural awareness across Texas State campuses.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added three new student cases Oct. 15.
Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke will teach Texas politics at Texas State in the spring 2021 semester, the Department of Political Science told The University Star on Oct. 15.
An LBJ Student Center student employee accused of sexual assault in late September no longer works in the building, the LBJ Student Center director told The University Star on Oct. 15.
Early voters on Texas State's campus reported long wait times but effective COVID-19 safety protocols during the first two days of early voting for the 2020 election.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added 15 new student cases and one new faculty/staff case Oct. 13-14.
Texas State's Student Government introduced a resolution during its regular Oct. 12 meeting to repurpose the university's contact tracing program to assist with student mental health outreach.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added 15 new student cases Oct. 9-12.
The controversial decision by the Hays County Commissioners Court to not place a second polling location on Texas State's campus has some claiming voter suppression is taking place ahead of the Oct. 13 early voting start.
Texas State (1-4, 1-1 in conference) was unable to secure its first-ever road victory against the Troy Trojans (2-1, 1-0), losing 17-37 on Oct. 10 in Troy, Alabama.
Texas State reported a significant increase in student withdrawals and a drop in international student enrollment due to COVID-19 complications.
Texas State soccer (2-8-1 overall, 2-4-0 Sun Belt) lost 0-1 on a penalty to the undefeated Arkansas State University (7-0-0 overall, 6-0-0 Sun Belt) after 100 minutes and four periods of defensive play.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added 12 new student cases and one new faculty/staff case Oct. 9.
Deidra Johnson will join the Texas State women's basketball team as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, the team announced Oct. 8.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added 10 new student cases Oct. 8.
The Student Government senate unanimously passed two resolutions calling on Texas State to expand COVID-19 testing and mental health outreach during its Oct. 5 meeting.
Sixty-five students were in isolation/quarantine spaces provided by Texas State at one point in September, the university's Student Health Center director announced in an email to faculty, staff and students.
Texas State's Faculty Senate challenged the possible cancellation of spring break for the spring 2021 semester and the logistics of in-person December commencement ceremonies during its Oct. 7 meeting.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added four new student cases Oct. 7.
Texas State’s deadline for the Clery Act Annual Security and Fire Safety Report was pushed from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Partnering with MOVE Texas and Texas Rising to host a drive-in voter registration event, Texas State Athletics helped register 676 people to vote by the deadline, making it one of the largest drive-in voter registration events in Texas this year, according to MOVE Texas.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added 14 new student cases Oct. 6.
Dr. Vincent E. Morton has been named Texas State's associate vice president for Student Affairs and dean of students.
When the H1N1 swine flu first appeared at Texas State in March 2009, there was no widespread alarm for the virus in the U.S. It was not until April that year, when cases rose quickly around the country, that the university began to respond.
Texas State’s COVID-19 dashboard added four new student cases Oct. 5.
Oct. 5 was the last day to register to vote in the 2020 general election. The University Star has gathered all the information you need about Hays County polling locations, mail-in ballots, COVID-19 safety precautions and who will appear on the ballots.
