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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.

Published weekly during the school year by the Students of the Southwest Texas Normal. Also contains local advertisements.

Cover story on Skinny Pierce.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Buddy Allen, Eddy Arnold, Frenchie Burke, Johnny Bush, Carol Cisneros, Patsy Coleman, Wanda Conn, Hondo Crouch, Joe Ely, Barbara Fairchild, Freddy Fender, Kent Finlay, Chulas Fronteras, Carroll Gilley, Gary Gray, Ron Hanna, Bob Harrington, Chris Holzhaus, Bill Hutson, Jerry Jeff, Waylon Jennings, Joe Lubbock, Darrell McCall, Huey Meaux, Augie Meyers, Cathy Morgan, Willie Nelson, Gary P. Nunn, Robert Payne, Guero Polkas, Douglas Quintet, Dub Robinson, Doug Sahm, Lana Seekatz, Gary Stewart, Andy Stone, Randy Toman, Ernest Tubb, Jerry Waddel, Jerry Jeff Walker, Johnny Guitar Watson.

Cover story on Tracy Conover