Over time, populations shift and change. We know this, because we see it happening right here in our town. San Marcos has always been a place to adapt with the changes, pivoting from its agrarian mill-town roots to a college town and then a tourist destination with the addition of the outlet malls.
As the world changes, some cherished mainstays get lost by the wayside. Local businesses such as Paper Bear, Hastings and the latest, Half Price Books, which closed its doors earlier this summer. San Marcos is now a city with a massive Amazon fulfillment center, but it no longer has an independently-owned shop for books.
Fear not, however, because independent bookstores are making a comeback, and there are several dotted around the Hill Country that warrant a literary daytrip.
