Coach Trout Speaks to Rotary on February 18

Steven Trout is in his sixth season as the head baseball coach at Texas State after being named to the position in 2019. He will speak to Rotary about the baseball program on February 18.

Trout has compiled a 145-106 record in his time in charge of the program. Overall, Trout is in his 12th season with the Bobcats after serving previously as associate head coach, assistant coach and 
volunteer assistant.

Born in 1984 in Hooks, Texas, Trout is a 2007 graduate of Texas Christian University. He played minor league professional baseball with the Fort Worth Cats,  Macon Music and the Kansas City T-Bones.  
 

RYLA 2026
San Marcos Rotary again sponsored four San Marcos area high school students to 
attend the 2026 Rotary Youth Leadership Conference from Jan 16-19 at the John Newcombe Tennis Ranch in New Braunfels.

This event teaches young people leadership skills and intro-
duces them to Rotary and the ethic of service to the community.

This year’s San Marcos attendees were:

· Phinehas (Phin) Doiron

· Paul Gomez Garcia

· Kamo Mull

· Lily Markley.

SAN MARCOS — County Court-at-Law  Judge Elaine Brown presents a program titled “Providing Resources and Accountability for Mental Health in Hays County” to the Rotary Club of San Marcos on February 4. Rotary meets at noon at the VFW Hall, 1701 Hunter Road, and visitors are always welcome.

Judge Brown graduated from the Texas Tech School of Law in 1991. She also has a master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of Houston Victoria and spent ten years as a professional counselor.

Brown was a lawyer in private practice for twenty years before her election as a Judge for Hays County in 2022 and reelection in 2024. Her court is designated as the Mental Health Court and serves as a problem-solving court for individuals diagnosed with a mental illness who are in the criminal justice system.

According to the Judge, almost 20 percent of American adults experience some form of mental illness, or about 50 million people. Five percent experience a severe mental illness.  She says many people sitting in jails report a severe mental illness.

February is Rotary International’s Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution Month. Rotary clubs during the month encourage dialogue and projects that address the causes of conflict and ways to peacefully resolve issues in local communities and the wider world. Rotary is nonprofit, nonpolitical and nonreligious. The San Marcos club is 104 years old.