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This law established the normal school in San Marcos, now Texas State University.

Materials include one complete and one incomplete draft of House Bill 696 of the 26th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature (1899). The summary of the proposed bill reads: "An act to provide for establishing, governing, and maintaining a State normal school at San Marcos as to be known as the 'Southwest Texas Normal School.'" A subsequent version of this text became SB260, the legislation that officially authorized the creation of the institution now known as Texas State University.

Announcements about the ninth session of the school and faculty additions, homecoming and alumni association. List of former students who attended the first homecoming, and an alumni roll as of November 1911. Also contains the academic calendar for 1911-1912.

Contains list of people at the head of the Texas State Board of Education and the local board of directors, as well as a list of faculty. Includes the academic calendar, the eighth annual report of the Board of Trustees, list of students that attended 1910-1911 and certificates the graduates received, list of some past graduates, explanations of courses, and information for students. Also includes short history of the normal school in San Marcos, Texas, and describes the purpose of a normal school.

Cover story on Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Joe Babits, Steve Blodgett, Johnny Bush, Charlie Campion, Fletcher Clark, Bill Crain, Chon Davila, David Dee, Don Elam, Kinky Friedman, Gene Gosney, Jack Jacobs, Bo Jangles, Peggy Keener, Marie Laveau, Dennis Locorriere, Rocky Marciano, Claude Morgan, Larry Patton, San Pedro, Charlie Potter, Luke Robinson, Randall Rohne, Ray Sawyer, Jay Thornton, T. Gosney Thornton, Jerry Jeff Walker, Suzie Watson, Hank Williams, Jay Wise, Faron Young.

2000 football media guide for Southwest Texas State University. The media guides contain football schedules, football player information and statistics, and athletic staff information.