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Infographic courtesy of the National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Hays County until 4 a.m. on Sunday.

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Daily Record photo by Toy Mendez

The City of San Marcos will close all parks, playscapes, natural areas and trails during Easter weekend to prevent the spread of COVID-19. 

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Above, senior pastor Chad Chaddick at First Baptist Church in San Marcos stands in an empty church. FBC has been holding Sunday services online to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Daily Record photo by Lance Winter 

Not long after the COVID-19 outbreak began, area churches leaped into action offering worshipers an alternative to the traditional form of Sunday g

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Above, a staff member at Ilario’s Italian Cuisine & Catering in Kyle hands a meal to a patron. Courtesy photo

In an effort to help area restaurants give back to their community in a way that helps their businesses survive, restaurateur Steve Swindell create

 

 

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Sports

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Photo by Gerald Castillo

The NFL offseason isn’t slowing down and neither are the Bobcats.

This virus thing is having an impact on just about everything.

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Photo by Gerald Castillo

Texas State will return to the Shriners Hospital for Children College Classic in 2021, with the Bobcats’ official schedule for the event being rele

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Photo by Gerald Castillo

Jake Spavital’s been logging a lot of hours on Zoom lately.

Features

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Cutting costs doesn't mean having to sacrifice at-home entertainment, since many streaming services are offering quality content free of charge. Freeuse photo 

As people from coast to coast hunker down at home to stop the spread of COVID-19, many are also trying to find ways to cut costs, which can create

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Chive and Orange Blossom Honey Waffles and Spicy Garlic Chicken. Photo courtesy of Getty Images

Many spring celebrations call for fabulous food, specifically dishes fit for brunch, even if your "crowd" is simply your nearest loved ones gathere

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Snacks are a way of life for people of all ages, but especially children, who consume about 25% of their daily calories from snacks, according to r

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The Sadler home on Hopkins Street is a typical craftsman-style home. With beautiful mature plantings and a spacious front porch from which to take them in, it is the Spring Lake Garden Club's April Yard of the Month. Photos by Sharon Lockett

Approaching 100 years, the craftsman bungalow chosen as April’s Yard of the Month by Spring Lake Garden Club is a handsome example of popular residential architecture and landscaping in the 1920s and 1930s in urban areas of the United States. 

Obits

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Victor passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family.

Larry Alan Musselwhite, 78, a resident of Wimberley, Texas, passed away March 27, 2020. A Graveside Service was held March 30, 2020, at Oak Bluff Me morial Park in Port Neches, Texas. For more information and to sign the online guest registry please visit www.thomasonfuneralhome.com

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James “Jim Bob” Allen was full of love and cheer. Jim was born April 23, 1982 in Austin, Tx.

Opinions

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Above is a sample of a tabla for the Censotoría games that Mano Amiga and the San Marcos Complete County Committee are hosting on Friday's throughout April to encourage city residents to self-respond to the Census. Photos courtesy of Mano Amigo

Local advocacy group Mano Amiga and the San Marcos U.S.

As the country learns to fight the novel coronavirus, the opioid epidemic has slipped back to the shadows.

Austin has one of the best independent bookstores around. It’s called BookPeople.

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