Numerous San Marcos residents journeyed to the federal courthouse in San Antonio on Monday to rally against Senate Bill 4, the so-called “show-me-your-papers law” — the strictest state-level immigr
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San Marcos resident Yunuen Alvarado addresses SB 4 protestors at the federal courthouse in San Antonio on Monday, where plaintiffs — ranging from civil rights groups, as well as Texas counties and cities large and small —offered oral arguments against the constitutionality of the nation’s harshest immigration law. PHOTO BY JORDAN BUCKLEY
06/28/2017 - 5:00am
Numerous San Marcos residents journeyed to the federal courthouse in San Antonio on Monday to rally against Senate Bill 4, the so-called
06/28/2017 - 5:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a bruising setback, Senate Republican leaders are delaying a vote on their prized health care bill until after the J
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Left to right, Executive Director of the UFM Texas Chapter Bea Mesquias, President of the Texas UFM Silvia Ake and Former President of the Texas UFM Frances Barrera. DAILY RECORD PHOTO BY DENISE CATHEY
06/28/2017 - 5:00am
The Women's Missionary Union that works out of Primera Iglesia Bautista de San Marcos celebrated 100 years of service last Saturday.
Joseph Urick as the Emcee. PHOTOS COURTESY OF WIMBERLEY PLAYHOUSE
06/28/2017 - 5:00am
It’s Berlin, 1929, and the scruffy Kit Kat Klub beckons us to the cabaret.
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Photo by Gerald Castillo
06/27/2017 - 2:08pm
Texas won’t be back home for a while, a long while.
Photo from Texas State Athletics
06/25/2017 - 8:05am
Appalachian State was pretty much handed the keys to win a Sun Belt Championship this year, maybe even more.
Obituaries
06/28/2017 - 5:00am
Maria “Guadalupe” Mercado, 95, resident of Martindale, Texas, passed away on June 23, 2017 in San Marcos, TX.
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06/03/2017 - 4:56pm
Craig Chambers films with his camera as skateboarder Alex Hawthorne does a nollie flip over the gutter gap during the best trick compe
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City Council agreed Tuesday night to fulfill at least part of the Mermaid Society SMTX’s request for $25,000 to help pay for the Mermaid Parade and Aqua Faire in September. The council directed staff to find money from the hotel occupancy tax, or HOT tax, for as much of the funding request as possible for the event this year. The HOT Tax is used to fund the city's art commission and other tourist driving programs and events within San Marcos. Mermaid Society received funding from the Arts Commission for last year's event, but society founder July Moreno said her involvement with the commission led her to seek funding elsewhere to avoid a conflict of interest.
Those who advocated for the city to fund the Mermaid Parade and Aqua Faire said it's an opportunity to invest in the community's creative collaboration, environmental stewardship and attract tourism money to the area.
Those opposed to using city dollars for the event said it is wasteful spending when the city faces issues arising from unprecedented flooding, educational challenges and economic disparities.