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Texas & San Marcos
San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country: Weekend Trips Under an Hour from TXST
River Walk, the Alamo, Six Flags, San Marcos outlets, Natural Bridge Caverns, the Guadalupe River — a student's guide to exploring around San Marcos.
Texas & San Marcos
Selling the Location: San Marcos, Austin and San Antonio
Location is a decision factor families rarely raise but always weigh. Here is how to describe the Texas State University setting accurately and persuasively.
Texas & San Marcos
Weekends in Austin: 30 Minutes from San Marcos to the Tech and Music Capital of Texas
What Austin offers TXST students: tech careers, live music, food, Asian markets, internships — and cheap ways to get there.
Texas & San Marcos
Texas Weather by Season: What Clothes Should International Students Pack?
San Marcos climate season by season, average temperatures, whether it snows, and a practical packing list for students from Southeast Asia.
Texas & San Marcos
The 1965 Higher Education Act was signed on the Texas State campus
On 8 November 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Higher Education Act in Strahan Gymnasium — on the same campus where he had taken his bachelor’s degree in 1930. A bronze plaque still marks the spot.