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City hears staff, public concerns on SMART development plans
City hears staff, public concerns on SMART development plans
The city of San Marcos continues to consider the processing of a now controversial annexation and zoning request for land east of FM 110, between State Highway 80 and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. 05/07/2023 05:00 AM
Gary Job Corps helps AMVETS
Gary Job Corps helps AMVETS
Gary Job Corps helps AMVETS 05/05/2023 12:00 AM
Older sister gives away heirlooms without discussion
Older sister gives away heirlooms without discussion
DEAR ABBY: My mother passed away years ago. I have one older sister, “Nadine.” Following my mother’s death, with the blessing of my father, Nadine and I divided Mom’s jewelry. My sister almost immediately began digging through closets and drawers and removing items from our parents’ home every time she visited our father. 05/05/2023 12:00 AM
Utility commission chair raises threat of summer power outages
Utility commission chair raises threat of summer power outages
Public Utility Commission Chair Peter Lake on Wednesday warned that Texas’ main power grid is at risk for outages this summer if wind turbines don’t produce enough electricity when it’s needed. He yet again made the case that more on-demand power sources, such as natural-gas-fueled power plants or batteries, need to be built to make the grid more reliable. 05/05/2023 12:00 AM
Commissioners declare May 9 Fentanyl Awareness Day
Commissioners declare May 9 Fentanyl Awareness Day
The Hays County Commissioners Court in its Tuesday meeting highlighted the work of first responders by proclamation and brought attention to a drug crisis facing many Texas communities: fentanyl. 05/05/2023 12:00 AM
Sacred Springs Kite Exhibition comes to the library
Sacred Springs Kite Exhibition comes to the library
Being a river town and a community that prides itself on keeping the San Marcos and Blanco rivers clean, of interest to many San Martians will be the temporary art exhibit created with water conservation in mind. 05/05/2023 12:00 AM
Girlfriend ready to commit; boyfriend continues to balk
Girlfriend ready to commit; boyfriend continues to balk
Dear Abby 05/04/2023 12:00 AM
SMHCC Senior signs NLI
SMHCC Senior signs NLI
This past Wednesday, Lizzy Fritzler, a senior at Hill Country Christian School, committed to the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis, Missouri, to be a member of their track and field team, throwing both shotput and discus. Lizzy will be studying pharmacology and plans to get her Doctor of Pharmacy degree. 05/04/2023 12:00 AM
Rattlers take on the Chargers in playoffs
Rattlers take on the Chargers in playoffs
Playoff baseball is upon us once more as the San Marcos Rattlers look to win their first playoff game since 2018 as they square off with the San Antonio Churchill Chargers It’s been an historic season for the Rattlers who bounced back from a 1817-1 record last season to a 22-9-1 record this year, which included winning the district championship for the first time since 2010. 05/04/2023 12:00 AM
Why First Republic failed. Are other banks to follow?
Why First Republic failed. Are other banks to follow?
First Republic Bank has become the second large regional bank with assets over $200 billion to fail in just a few weeks. Like Silicon Valley Bank, which was seized by the government on March 10, First Republic catered to a wealthy clientele, which helped it grow deposits rapidly but may have also contributed to its undoing. The bank's business model left it susceptible to a sudden rise in interest rates. 05/04/2023 12:00 AM
THE ECONOMIST: THe economy of school
THE ECONOMIST: THe economy of school
This week marked the deadline for first-year college applicants to many universities to decide about whether and where to enroll. It can be a very difficult choice involving a range of financial, educational, and emotional factors. Through high school, options are much more limited for most young people. Beyond that point, however, a vast number of paths emerge – full-time work, technical training programs, colleges and universities, and much more. Let’s look at what recent high school and college graduates are doing. 05/04/2023 12:00 AM
Texas State College of Education meets teacher credentialing needs with its new online program
Texas State College of Education meets teacher credentialing needs with its new online program
School districts across Texas face a demand to hire more state-credentialed teachers to teach popular advanced academic courses. Texas State University’s College of Education aims to help address that need with the new fully online Master of Education in Secondary Education — Teaching Advanced Academics Concentration. 05/04/2023 12:00 AM
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