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SWAT unit takes man into custody
SWAT unit takes man into custody
A man was taken into custody late Monday by members of the San Marcos Police Department SWAT unit following a call at approximately 4:30 p.m. to the department that an individual had been shot in the vicinity of an apartment complex on El Rio Street. 11/29/2023 12:00 AM
Readers detail option for tech-averse writer
Readers detail option for tech-averse writer
DEAR ABBY: This is in response to “Love My Cheap Phone” (Aug. 28). As a millennial who has worked in retail my whole adult life, I’m tired of the excuse that the older generation can’t or won’t use smartphones. 11/28/2023 12:00 AM
BLUE SANTA
BLUE SANTA
Santa Claus most often wears a suit of red, but in San Marcos, children love it when he is dressed in blue. 11/28/2023 12:00 AM
School voucher fallout leaves Texas Lege with no clear sense on next steps
School voucher fallout leaves Texas Lege with no clear sense on next steps
Texas lawmakers are returning home for Thanksgiving as uncertainty looms over Gov. Greg Abbott’s yearlong push for school vouchers, which the House rejected Friday in its most direct vote on the issue yet. 11/28/2023 12:00 AM
Wittliff Director discusses Edward Curtis’ indigenous photography collection
Wittliff Director discusses Edward Curtis’ indigenous photography collection
One of this nation’s first noted photographers, Edward Curtis, spent much of his career creating images that today are recognized as an attempt to create visual documentation of Native Americans. 11/28/2023 12:00 AM
Americans observations from travels across states
Americans observations from travels across states
If you listen to pollsters and politicians, or consume heavy doses of social media and cable-TV news, you might come away thinking the nation is in a collective bad mood. We’re said to be irritable, even hostile. 11/26/2023 05:00 AM
KZSM– Jingle Bells Rock at 104.1 FM
KZSM– Jingle Bells Rock at 104.1 FM
The small community station heard around the world is ringing its holiday bells loudly this year. 11/26/2023 05:00 AM
Police issue successful Amber Alert, two children are located safely
Police issue successful Amber Alert, two children are located safely
Two children are home safe thanks to the successful operation of the Amber Alert. 11/26/2023 05:00 AM
SADDLE UP
SADDLE UP
Texas State welcomes new mounted patrol units 11/26/2023 05:00 AM
Metro Austin is first for state's fastest growth in population
Metro Austin is first for state's fastest growth in population
Texas added nearly 1.6 million people between 2020 and Jan. 1, with the Austin region–the state’s fastest-growing metro area with 7.2% growth–drawing in the most new residents, according to new population data by the Texas Demographic Center. But Fort Worth added more residents–48,542– than any other city. 11/26/2023 05:00 AM
Court celebrates employees' years of service
Court celebrates employees' years of service
Hays County Commissioners Court recently heard a presentation by Hays County Human Resources Manager Kim Jeter, acknowledging the many years of service milestones for county employees, and especially for those that are retiring. 11/24/2023 05:00 AM
TXST Police 'pass the ball' at Gary Job Corps
TXST Police 'pass the ball' at Gary Job Corps
TXST Police 'pass the ball' at Gary Job Corps 11/24/2023 05:00 AM
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