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Two members of the San Marcos Fire Department were honored with awards from the Texas Fire Chiefs Association during its annual conference on April 6 in College Station. Above, SMFD Capitan. Louis Gonzales poses for a photo with a group of junior Fire Cadets during a previous SMFD Junior Fire Academy. Photo courtesy of the City of San Marcos

San Marcos Fire Department members receive awards from Texas Fire Chiefs Association

Wed, 04/21/2021 - 7:00pm

Two members of the San Marcos Fire Department were honored with awards from the Texas Fire Chiefs Association during its annual conference on April 6 in College Station.

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The bill defines the protected information to include “one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of the individual,” in addition to location or identification numbers, but does not define what information meets that criteria. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune

Texas Legislature considering bill to make it harder to get public information about government employees

Wed, 04/21/2021 - 6:58pm

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would restrict state agencies from sharing salary data and other typically public information about government employees with the public in a bill that experts

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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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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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San Marcos man dies of COVID-19; County records 103 new cases Wednesday

Wed, 04/21/2021 - 5:43pm

A San Marcos man in his 40s died of COVID-19, the Hays County Local Health Department reported Wednesday.

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San Marcos to enter Stage 2 drought restrictions beginning Sunday

Wed, 04/21/2021 - 3:40pm

The City of San Marcos will enact stricter drought restrictions beginning Sunday at noon.

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Senate Bill 7 — a Republican priority — would make changes to almost the entire voting process, taking particular aim at narrowing the latitude local officials have to control voting. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune

Here's how Texas elections would change, and become more restrictive, under the bill Texas Republicans are pushing

Wed, 04/21/2021 - 2:48pm

Like Republicans across the country, Texas lawmakers are pushing to enact sweeping changes to state voting laws, including new restrictions on how and when voters can cast ballots.

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Above, San Marcos Mayor Jane Hughson, Goodblend Texas President Marcus Ruark and Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra break ground on a new state-of-the-art cannabis cultivation, production and retail facility for Goodblend Texas during a ceremony Monday. Daily Record photo by Lance Winter. Below, am artist rendering of Goodblend Texas' San Marcos facility. Photo courtesy of Goodblend Texas