http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:23:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_324132451.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_324132451.html CHICAGO (AP) — Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:45:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_324113748.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_324113748.html San Marcos was among the winners in BusinessWeek magazine’s fourth annual survey of the “Best Places to Raise Your Kids” in the United States. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:32:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_324113317.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_324113317.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:32:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_324113230.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_324113230.html SH 80 between Hays and Caldwell Counties is being reconfigured to improve safety as well as to extend the life of the pavement, Texas Department of Transportation officials said Thursday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:08:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_324112716.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_324112716.html Hays County is continuing its efforts to rid roadsides, backyards and fields of unwanted tires by waiving the $2 per tire recycling fee for residents until further notice. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:21:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_323122134.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_323122134.html Central Texas Medical Center (CTMC) will hold a grand opening on Sunday, when the public will get its first glimpse inside the new Women’s Center expansion. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:20:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_323122045.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_323122045.html Many local residents are expected to take part in a free Thanksgiving feast Friday at the San Marcos Activity Center. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:20:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_323121856.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_323121856.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:17:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_323121730.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_323121730.html ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Starry-eyed children writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole this holiday season likely won't get a response from Santa Claus or his helpers. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:57:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_323115716.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_323115716.html Free Enterprise City, a project by Texas State’s Students in Free Enterprise team, is under way at San Marcos elementary and intermediate schools. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:56:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_323115620.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_323115620.html The Envision Central Texas (ECT) board of directors Wednesday announced that Travis Froehlich will serve as ECT’s chairman in 2010. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:20:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_323115549.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_323115549.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of maneuvering, the Senate stands at the brink of a historic battle over health care with President Barack Obama and his allies on one side and Republicans, outnumbered but unflinching, on the other. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:38:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_322163950.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_322163950.html WASHINGTON (AP) — From opposite ends of the globe, President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder firmly rejected criticism Wednesday of the planned New York trial of the professed Sept. 11 mastermind and predicted Khalid Sheikh Mohammed would be exposed as a murderous coward, convicted and executed. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:02:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_322120238.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_322120238.html Federal funds totalling $1 million have been approved for Texas State University’s Center for Hetero-Functional Materials’ (CHM) to aid in the development of the next generation of devices to be used for military, medical and commercial applications. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:02:00 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_322120328.html http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_322120328.html Hays County Crime Stoppers is having a big year.