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Above, Hays City Store's King Ranch Chimichanga — a fried tortilla filled with king ranch chicken casserole served with rice and beans. Below, Hays City Store's Chicken Fried Chicken which came with jalapeno cream gravy, mashed potatoes and fresh spinach (not pictured). Daily Record photos by Nick Castillo & Lance Winter

Foodie Friday: Hays City Store

Thu, 04/22/2021 - 6:31pm

Foodie fans listen up! If you’re looking for the complete dining experience look no further than Hays City Store.

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VFW Post 3413 to host MRE Cook-off

Thu, 04/22/2021 - 6:27pm

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Jason Mock

Participate in 1 Million Cups Greater SMTX

Wed, 04/21/2021 - 6:55pm

Last month a group of community leaders kicked off 1 Million Cups Greater SMTX. 1 Million Cups is a program of the Kauffman Foundation.

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M. Ray Perryman

The Economist: Outlook for the US economy

Wed, 04/21/2021 - 6:53pm

The forecast for U.S. economic recovery is improving. In March, 916,000 net new jobs were added across the nation, led by leisure and hospitality, education, and construction.

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A rendering of the completed main auditorium of the University of Texas’ Bass Concert Hall.

A Time for Renovations

Sun, 04/18/2021 - 5:00am

Theatre enthusiasts who have been yearning for in-person performances will have another reason to be excited as Texas Performing Arts (TPA) at The University of Austin prepares to open its newlyrenovated Bass Concert Hall this May.

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Exploring Nature: Oak Worms

Sun, 04/18/2021 - 5:00am

If you have mature oak trees around your abode, chances are you have seen numerous little gray and green worms hanging from the tree on silk-like threads. These little creatures also hump along on any surface they might land on. Some folks call them cankerworms.

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A stormburst of verbena blossoms and butterflies awaits your pollinator garden

The female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail sports blue on the bottom wings which seems to echo the colors of the Superbena Stormburst blossoms.

Superbana Stormburst verbena tumbles over the rock wall at The Garden Guy’s house.

This colorful Pipevine Swallowtail finds the Superbena Stormburst verbena to be just perfect. Photos by Norman Winter

A stormburst of verbena blossoms and butterflies awaits your pollinator garden

Sun, 04/18/2021 - 5:00am

Spring has been incredible at The Garden Guy’s house, and I am absolutely thankful for the Superbena Stormburst verbena. You see swallowtails, and hummingbirds were really early, not only in Georgia but throughout the Southeast.

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Answers to Go

Sun, 04/18/2021 - 5:00am

SAN MARCOS PUBLIC LIBRARY 625 E. HOPKINS ST. 512-393-8200

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Texas State’s Martin Burscher tackles computational challenge of modeling plasma torch

Sun, 04/18/2021 - 5:00am

Martin Burtscher, a professor in the Department of Computer Science at Texas State University, has never attempted to model an inductively coupled plasma torch using predictive science before. That's what makes the current research project he's involved in so exciting.

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The Journey Continues: Remembering the Journey

Sun, 04/18/2021 - 5:00am

The Journey Continues — written five years last month — was started through an encounter with Don Moore, former publisher of the San Marcos Daily Record. After my family arrived in 1989 in San Marcos, I became a faithful reader of the Record and of the column, “Life is Like That” every Sunday. Jerry Bullock, a fellow member at First Baptist Church, McCarty Lane, had written this column for 31 years before his ‘retirement.’ Pastor Gary Smith then continued with a Sunday column, which I also enjoyed reading until it stopped when he moved. Later, I seized the chance and asked Don Moore if I could write the Sunday ‘faith’ column. Moore fired back, “Okay, but it doesn't pay anything, need to be 400 words and I don’t edit or type.”