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San Marcos hears HUD‑mandated point‑in‑time update; schools report 105 students in housing insecurity
Summary
At its April 21 work session the San Marcos City Council heard the Hays County Homeless Coalition’s 2026 point‑in‑time briefing and McKinney‑Vento school data showing 105 school‑age children identified as housing insecure; coalition members urged the city to fund HMIS licenses and explore ESG grants.
San Marcos City Council on April 21 received a briefing on the 2026 point‑in‑time (PIT) homelessness count conducted by the Hays County Homeless Coalition and heard McKinney‑Vento school‑district figures that show 105 school‑age children in San Marcos were identified as experiencing or at risk of homelessness when the school year began.
Nancy Heights of the Hays County Homeless Coalition explained that the PIT is a HUD‑mandated snapshot taken in January and that it counts unsheltered and sheltered people using volunteers and observational methods. “This is a national count that’s done on the same week,” Heights said, describing…
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