The San Marcos City Council will meet Tuesday with a full agenda.
Among the over 45 items on the docket, the city council will discuss and consider the approval for the establishment of a Mexican American and Indigenous Heritage and Cultural District in San Marcos.
If approved, the Mexican American and Indigenous Heritage and Cultural District would be located in the area of Hopkins Street at City Park along the San Marcos River and east of Interstate 35 to Durango Street and Staples Road, south to Ellis Street and west to Purgatory Creek.
Council will also continue the conversation surrounding the preservation of the African American Home Economics School Building.
Monday, July 12, 2021
Hays County will need to take further action on its multi-year improvement grant application it submitted to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission to fund its public defender services effort.
The Hays County Commissioners Court will discuss taking action on the application submitted to TIDC during Tuesday’s meeting after funding was not awarded to the county.
In April, the commissioners court unanimously voted in favor of pursuing funding for a three pronged criminal justice reform approach: a Pretrial Services Department, Public Defender Office and a Managed Assigned Counsel program.
The pretrial services department should enhance current systems aimed at fairness and due process, cost effectiveness, while also providing opportunities for review of cases prior to initial appearance and early case resolution opportunities, if deemed appropriate.