San Marcos - Buda - Kyle Edition | July 2025

Government

BY COMMUNITY IMPACT STAFF

San Marcos veterans’ advocates seek city help Members of San Marcos’ Veteran Affairs Advi- sory Committee presented a list of recommenda- tions aimed at improving services for veterans to City Council on July 1. The details Last March, the VAAC began identifying recommendations to make to City Council regarding veteran issues such as homelessness, rental assistance, transportation, health care and improvements to Hays County Veterans Memorial. No funding has been identified, but the com- mittee is considering a fundraising campaign for Veterans Memorial improvements. What else? A transit study with the Texas Department of Transportation is also underway, which Director of Public Works Sabas Avila said can include travel to care for veterans specifically within the study.

The VAAC made the following recommendations:

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Allocate funds to hire at least one trained case worker specializing in veteran issues to serve as a central point of contact and address critical needs Implement solutions to ensure transportation for veterans traveling to and from Veterans Affairs health care appointments Establish a dedicated budget for improvements and maintenance at Veterans Memorial Seek financial support from the county to enhance efforts to meet the needs of veterans

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Hotel pitched for Texas State campus A new hotel proposed on Texas State University property could bring jobs, events and more to the area. In a nutshell On July 1, San Marcos City Council approved the first of two readings to green- light “Project Cat Tree.” Plans for the 130-room hotel include a restaurant and bar, and an event lawn with an amphitheater.

SOURCE: VETERAN AFFAIRS ADVISORY COMMITTEE/ COMMUNITY IMPACT

The transit study is expected to be complete by fall, but Avila said that could be delayed by TxDOT. “I’d imagine those results will end up affecting our decisions fiscally,” council member Amanda Rodriguez said.

Hays, Haskell ink 2-year, $4.2M contract to return inmates to Hays County Jail Two-hundred Hays County inmates temporarily housed in Haskell County will be brought back to the Hays County jail by 2027. Hays County Commissioners approved an Hays County inmates to return $932,750

at the Rolling Plains Detention Center in Haskell, managed by LaSalle Corrections West. The facility, which also operates as a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, is almost five hours away from Hays County. Haskell corrections officials will transport inmates to the Hays County Jail in increments over the course of a year and a half beginning Oct. 1.

Officials will spend about $4.2 million on the transfer.

agreement between the counties and a private, for-profit correctional facility at a July 8 meeting. Zooming in The Hays County inmates are currently housed

$3,270,000

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SOURCE: HAYS COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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