Tennyson Moreno announced Thursday that he is a candidate in the upcoming November election for Hays County Commissioner, Precinct 3.
As Summer programs reach a conclusion at the San Marcos Public Library, children had one more opportunity in late July to come up close and personal with members of the reptile world of creatures courtesy of the Austin Reptile Shows. The library will hold a Pop-up Book Sale today from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lobby. The sale features cookbooks, teen fiction and graphic novels. Most items are between $2 - $5, but rare, vintage items are priced accordingly.
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Throughout the spring and into the summer, the San Marcos Professional Fire Fighters Association and city of San Marcos staff have been in negotiations, working toward a revised meet and confer agreement, regarding key issues that included wages, rates of pay, hours of work and working conditions.
City of San Marcos Mayor Jane Hughson, third from left, shares the proclamation naming Aug. 7 as Purple Heart Day in the city with Lonnie Garza. Others pictured, are from left, Lisa Morris, David Franklin, Christie Murillo, Sam Hernandez and Jamie Lee Case.
Photo provided by city of San Marcos/Dan Robertson
San Marcos Mayor Jane Hughson proclaimed Aug. 7 as Purple Heart Day at city hall on Tuesday.
For the fifth consecutive year, Texas State University has been named among the top institutions for social impact on the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings for 2023.
San Marcos City Council received a presentation on specific Development Code amendments as requested recently by the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission.
Pablo Zapato, 14, of Mission, shakes water off his head after jumping into the creek at Upper McKinney Falls at McKinney Falls State Park in Austin on Saturday.
Photo by Joe Timmerman/The Texas Tribune
Superintendent Doug Cochran checks the surface temperature of the granite floor at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, located north of Fredericksburg, on a hot summer day. The surface temperatures in the area ranged from around 140 degrees to over 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
Photo by Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune
On a recent sweltering afternoon, Doug Cochran stood outside the visitor center of Enchanted Rock State Natural Area and pointed an infrared thermometer gun at the black tarmac in the parking lot. The display read 141 degrees. He swung it over to a nearby patch of dry soil. Even hotter: 163 degrees.
Above, Eyes of San Marcos Outreach Coordinator David Zambrano poses with a jug of vapes collected from Old Bastrop and Scull Road.
Photo by Jessica James.
Below, vapes and speakers collected during a clean up over Fourth of July weekend.
Photo provided by Clay Wyatt.
Rise in vapes found in river drawing concerns from local conservationists
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