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Clara Bragg enjoys a day at the Country Estates Recreation Association's pool with her family. On Friday and Saturday, June 29 and 30, there will be a Benefit Yard Sale for A Cure for Clara from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. at 2706 James St. Photo courtesy of Melinda Habengreither

Yard sale benefits A Cure for Clara

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 12:00am

You might not know it from looking at Clara Bragg – bright-eyed and all smiles in almost every photo – that she faces a rare and debilitating disease.

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Manager David Dallmeyer waits for customers at the Mr B Fireworks Factory Outlet stand on Highway 80. Officials urge caution when using fireworks, which is illegal, along with possessing them, within the San Marcos City Limits. Daily Record photo by Denise Cathey

Fire Marshal urges fireworks caution

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 12:00am

Fireworks stands, illegal within the city limits, have popped along most roads into and out of San Marcos in recent days and are now open selling their wares for the Fourth of July.

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City council may join opposition to family separation

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 12:00am

The San Marcos City Council will consider adding its voice to the chorus of groups and individuals opposed to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s family separation policies.

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Weigh in on transporation plan tonight

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 12:00am

The public will have a chance to speak out on the San Marcos Transportation Master Plan at tonight’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.

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The Amtrak train stopped on the tracks. Daily Record photo by Robin Blackburn

Train horn malfunctions — loudly

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 12:00am

A malfunctioning train horn made Sunday night a little louder than normal in San Marcos, especially for residents of the Dunbar and Victory Gardens neighborhoods.

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Big John Mills' annual birthday bash and fundraiser is this weekend at Buck's Backyard in Buda. Photo courtesy of BIGFest

BIGFest 2018: Same festival, new venue

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 12:00am

Now in its 12th year, BIGFest 2018 will be held for the first time outside of its normal digs at Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos.

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Lucio Park bridge to be replaced; dog park due upgrade

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 12:00am

The San Marcos City Council last week approved contracts for work in several parks around the city, including the reconstruction of a pedestrian bridge in Ramon Lucio Park.

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Supreme Court upholds districts as drawn

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is upholding Texas’ use of electoral districts that a lower court struck down as racially discriminatory.

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Third Thursday

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 12:00am

Artist Courtney Bowden holds Vanessa Trelles’s arm steady as she carefully draws a stylized butterfly at the Hill Country Henna booth during the Third Thursday Downtown Walkabout. Daily