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Speaking up: Starting a new nonprofit the San Marcos Civics Club
Speaking up: Starting a new nonprofit the San Marcos Civics Club
In 2024 let us protect what is uniquely San Marcos: Our beautiful crystal river, What’s left of our authentic downtown, Our historic districts, and Our established neighborhoods. In new areas of town we can experiment with new ideas, such as having a triplex on a lot next to a single family home. 01/14/2024 05:00 AM
School Chaplains gain statewide, nationwide momentum
School Chaplains gain statewide, nationwide momentum
Texas legislators passed the “School Chaplaincy Act” which was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on June 18th, 2023. Since then, over a dozen other states are poised to follow. Florida introduced a similar bill on December 22. School chaplaincy has overwhelming parent support and endorsements from grassroots organizations such as Ben Carson’s Institute and Moms for America. Legislation is teed up in states from Louisiana to Pennsylvania. 01/10/2024 12:00 AM
Regulate Texas gas pipelines
Regulate Texas gas pipelines
Bloomberg News investigation reveals de facto monopolies. 01/10/2024 12:00 AM
Making the best of the common cold
Making the best of the common cold
I forgot what it was like to experience a good old common cold. 01/10/2024 12:00 AM
Voter registration deadline for primary approaches
Voter registration deadline for primary approaches
The deadline to register to vote in the Texas Democratic and Republican primary elections is Feb. 5. Voters on March 5 will choose their nominees for president, U.S. Senator, all 38 U.S. House members from Texas, and a number of other state and local offices, from the Texas Supreme Court to district attorneys, sheriffs and county commissioners. 01/09/2024 12:00 AM
'Happy Days' is turning 50; what would it look like today?
'Happy Days' is turning 50; what would it look like today?
Oh, for simpler times with fewer adult responsibilities and fewer hightech distractions! 01/07/2024 04:00 AM
Texas kicks kids off Medicaid for paperwork problems. Other states have a fix.
Texas kicks kids off Medicaid for paperwork problems. Other states have a fix.
Since April, states across the country have been kicking people off Medicaid, and no state has kicked off more people than Texas. We’re at 1.7 million. And counting. 01/07/2024 04:00 AM
Dear Abby
Mother has second thoughts on decisions made for sons
Dear Abby 01/05/2024 05:00 AM
Thanking the SMPD for watching over
Thanking the SMPD for watching over
I want to express my gratitude to our San Marcos Police Department particularly in the person of Officer J. Cortina. 01/03/2024 12:00 AM
Rising insurance costs in Texas are the latest threat to housing affordability
Rising insurance costs in Texas are the latest threat to housing affordability
We can’t avoid weather, but we can do more to mitigate its impact on our lives. 01/03/2024 12:00 AM
My New Year’s Anti-Resolutions
My New Year’s Anti-Resolutions
A few days ago, during one of those rare occasions when our whole family was together and my three semi-grown daughters weren’t nursing an iPhone while wearing universe-canceling headphones, my wife posed probably the most oftasked question this time of year: “Does anyone have any New Year’s resolutions?” 01/03/2024 12:00 AM
Man wants to let friend know he’s dating an ex
Man wants to let friend know he’s dating an ex
Dear Abby 01/02/2024 05:00 AM
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