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"Group raising funds for new Goliad Senior Citizens Center"

The Interior Design Program requires a senior course that emphasizes architectural and design research and programming.  Nancy Granato, who has developed and taught the course for twenty-five years, recognized the service-learning potential of the class soon after its inception.  Ms. Granato's class has granted many communities and institutions student design services over the years, resulting in word-of-mouth references for many worthy not-for-profit projects.  So, it was no surprise when she was contacted early in 2008 by Mr. Larry Lancaster of Goliad, Texas.

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Impact of cross-border tourist shopping growing in Central Texas

Residents of San Marcos have long known that tourists from Mexico have a significant impact on thelocal economy through their shopping at the local outlet malls.  Now, researchers at Texas State University-San Marcos, in cooperation with Florida State University, have put concrete numbers to that conventional wisdom, and the end results are surprising. (read more)

Interior Design Chapter hosts "Passport to Your Profession"

The Texas State University-San Marcos student chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers will host the inaugural "Passport to your Profession" event on February 7. (read more)