An Exploratory Framework to Evaluate the City of San Marcos' Commitment to Land Use Management as a Flood Mitigation Strategy Tyler Blakey An Applied Research Project Submitted to the Department of Political Science Texas State University – San Marcos In Partial Fulfillment for the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Public Administration Summer 2017 Oral Examination Committee Members: Dr. Patricia Shields, Ph. D Christopher Brown, J.D Abigail Gilfillan, M.P.A