City extends local disaster declaration

The San Marcos City Council voted unanimously to extend the local disaster declaration until 12 p.m. on Feb. 26.

Mayor Jane Hughson said San Marcos was one of the first five municipalities in Texas to issue a declaration of a Local State of Disaster on Feb. 13 due to the severe winter weather, which will give the city access to Federal Emergency Management Agency funding.

“Today we are meeting under these very extreme and difficult circumstances to extend the disaster declaration relating to the very severe winter weather we are experiencing,” City Manager Bert Lumbreras said. “It's critical that we have this declaration in place.”