State trooper Freeman Hunter Martin was put on leave in October after a June crash, in which agency reports show he blew through a red light and hit a bystander's car.

After several violent incidents occurred in "The Square" area downtown, San Marcos Police has dedicated a unit of four officers to focus on the area.

Texas State has allocated $150,000 to help pay for the move, which comes several months after city police were overwhelmed by calls during a violent weekend.

The San Marcos Police Department and Texas State University Police Department are working together to try to enhance safety in the downtown area. READ MORE:

State Troopers seized 19 pounds of methamphetamine pills disguised as colorful candy during a Friday night traffic stop on I-10 in Jefferson County.

The San Marcos Police Department and Texas State University announce a partnership to enhance public safety in downtown San Marcos.

DILLEY, Texas (AP) — Texas state police deployed pepper balls to disperse protesters outside the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, where 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, are being held.