A power outage affecting Bowie Elementary School and a stretch of State Highway 123 disrupted the San Marcos area Friday morning after multiple electric pole fires caused downed power lines and traffic signal outages. Blue Bonne Electric's outage map shows more than 1,300 meters without power in the area as of 8 a.m.
School officials said they were told by Bluebonnet Electric crews that they were hoping to have power restored before 9 a.m.
According to the San Marcos Police Department, a little after 6 a.m. drivers were advised to avoid SH 123 between Rattler Road and Wonder World Drive due to unsafe conditions. Power lines were reported down in the area and traffic signals were not functioning. Motorists were urged to seek alternate routes.
San Marcos CISD confirmed no other schools were impacted by the outage. Despite the outage, Bowie Elementary remained open to receive students. San Marcos CISD said it would continue communicating directly with Bowie families as more information became available.
