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Above, Got Toys owner Stacey Barcel and general manager Mandi Laughlin play with popular wind-up toys at the store’s new San Marcos location. Below, the Duncan Yo-Yo brand, a favorite for decades, gets a workout by employee Darrein Moore, 32, of San Marcos.
Photos by Jessica L. James

Got Toys offers a variety of popular culture items, ranging from lava lamps, Batman, to Sailor Moon.
Photo by Jessica L. James

Tinkering with Toys

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 12:00am

Shop opens, catering to new, vintage toy products

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Texas State receives high ratings in latest edition of the Princeton Review

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 12:00am

The Princeton Review has named Texas State University one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduates to earn their college degree.

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Above, T.J. Finley delivers the pass during practice. Below, Texas State offensive line lines up for the next play
Daily Record photo by Gerald Castillo

Starting quarterback remains mystery as depth chart releases

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 12:00am

Texas State officially released their depth chart for the season opener against the Baylor Bears this Saturday.

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Husband’s wandering eye has never been a secret

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 12:00am

Dear Abby

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Off-duty officer shot, expected to recover

Tue, 08/29/2023 - 12:00am

An off-duty Kyle Police Department officer was shot at a San Marcos apartment complex on Saturday, according to police.

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Stephanie Munoz

Munoz is named as interim HR chief

Tue, 08/29/2023 - 12:00am

San Marcos CISD Superintendent Dr. Michael Cardona recently announced that Stephanie Munoz will serve as the new San Marcos CISD interim chief of human resources.

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The campus of Texas State University is now regularly full of unique sights: everything from a bubble purveyor with a message, to a well-dressed service dog wearing boots to protect paws from hot pavement, to vendors offering dorm room and apartment posters of every kind and description–
a college ritual.
The countdown is also on for the celebration of Spirit Week, set for Sept. 10-16.
Daily Record photos by Gerald Castillo

SPIRIT BUBBLING OVER

Tue, 08/29/2023 - 12:00am

SPIRIT BUBBLING OVER

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ACCEYSS program poised to expand following NSF grant

Tue, 08/29/2023 - 12:00am

Shetay Ashford-Hanserd, associate professor and chair of the Department of Organization, Workforce and Leadership Studies at Texas State University, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to expand a collaborative program which prepares historically underrepresented youth to pursue undergraduate science, technology, engineering and mathematics degrees.

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Officers of the American GI Forum San Marcos Chapter recently presented a check to Hays County veteran Michael Hinz, third from right, and his son Travis, fourth from right, who lost their home in the Oak Grove wildfire. GI Forum representatives are from left, Jesse Sanchez, chair/treasurer, Martin De Leon, secretary, Jerry De Leon, commander and Adolfo Rodriguez, vice commander. On Saturday, Sept. 9, the GI Forum Men Chapter will have a drive-through BBQ Fundraiser with all proceeds going to benefit veterans and community aid. The event will be at the GI Forum EDIFICE complex, 415 South Mitchell St.
Photo by San Marcos GI Forum

VETERAN DONATION

Tue, 08/29/2023 - 12:00am

VETERAN DONATION

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The Texas grid operator is asking residents to continue to conserve energy as demand to cool homes and businesses nearly outpaces supply.
Photo by Axel Gerdau for The Texas Tribune

ERCOT documents six days of conservation requests

Tue, 08/29/2023 - 12:00am

The state's grid operator asked Texans to conserve electricity for the fourth consecutive day Sunday as intense heat threatened to cause a power-supply emergency.