An off-duty Kyle Police Department officer was shot at a San Marcos apartment complex on Saturday, according to police.
Stephanie Munoz
San Marcos CISD Superintendent Dr. Michael Cardona recently announced that Stephanie Munoz will serve as the new San Marcos CISD interim chief of human resources.
The campus of Texas State University is now regularly full of unique sights: everything from a bubble purveyor with a message, to a well-dressed service dog wearing boots to protect paws from hot pavement, to vendors offering dorm room and apartment posters of every kind and description–
a college ritual.
The countdown is also on for the celebration of Spirit Week, set for Sept. 10-16.
Daily Record photos by Gerald Castillo
SPIRIT BUBBLING OVER
Shetay Ashford-Hanserd, associate professor and chair of the Department of Organization, Workforce and Leadership Studies at Texas State University, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to expand a collaborative program which prepares historically underrepresented youth to pursue undergraduate science, technology, engineering and mathematics degrees.
Officers of the American GI Forum San Marcos Chapter recently presented a check to Hays County veteran Michael Hinz, third from right, and his son Travis, fourth from right, who lost their home in the Oak Grove wildfire. GI Forum representatives are from left, Jesse Sanchez, chair/treasurer, Martin De Leon, secretary, Jerry De Leon, commander and Adolfo Rodriguez, vice commander. On Saturday, Sept. 9, the GI Forum Men Chapter will have a drive-through BBQ Fundraiser with all proceeds going to benefit veterans and community aid. The event will be at the GI Forum EDIFICE complex, 415 South Mitchell St.
Photo by San Marcos GI Forum
VETERAN DONATION
The Texas grid operator is asking residents to continue to conserve energy as demand to cool homes and businesses nearly outpaces supply.
Photo by Axel Gerdau for The Texas Tribune
The state's grid operator asked Texans to conserve electricity for the fourth consecutive day Sunday as intense heat threatened to cause a power-supply emergency.
On Monday, Texas Department of Public Safety’s Vehicle Inspection System officials announced in a press release that the system is now fully operational.
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: I have had a wonderful relationship with my only grandson for nine years. Since I retired, he visits every other weekend, which makes me so happy. He has autism and didn’t speak for the first six years, but now he talks constantly. It’s wonderful. I’m very close to my son as well.
A group organized by the San Marcos River Foundation collects trash and debris.
Photo provided by San Marcos River Foundation
Editor's Note: The Texas Hill Country Conservation Network has created The Hill Country Land, Water, Sky and Natural Infrastructure Plan to protect natural resources in this area. This conservation series seeks to illuminate aspects of the plan, as well as other resource protection plans, looking at best management practices. This is the third part in the series.
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