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Commissioners approve 5% tax revenue increase
Tue, 09/22/2020 - 7:16pm
The Hays County Commissioners Court set the new property tax rate Tuesday at 0.4212.
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The Hays County Commissioners Court set the new property tax rate Tuesday at 0.4212.
Hays County acquired 28.7 acres of property near the San Marcos river located just east of Interstate 35 and south of River Road, which it plans to use for a project aimed at regional connectivity and recreation options for county residents. Photo courtesy of Hays County
Hays County launched a website with updated information about the 2020 Parks and Open Spaces Bond scheduled to appear on the Nov. 3 election ballot.
Above Dancers led by Head Gourd Dancer Dennis Begay (center) dance in the arena to an inter-tribal song during the 2017 Sacred Springs Powwow. Daily Record file photo Below, the virtual powwow will have fancy, grass and other categories of dance competitions like the 2019 live powwow. Submitted photo
Sacred Springs Powwow’s 10th anniversary event has gone virtual as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
HOUSTON (AP) — Beta weakened to a tropical depression Tuesday as it parked itself over the Texas coast, raising concerns of extensive flooding in Houston and areas farther inland.
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The Hays County Local Health Department reported an additional 61 recoveries from COVID-19, 21 new lab-confirmed cases and five hospitalizations on Tuesday.
Fans walk toward the stadium for the first home football game of the season at the University of Texas at Austin. Students had to test negative for the coronavirus before attending the game. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for the Texas Tribune
In Texas — as around the country — college towns are emerging as new hot spots for the coronavirus, with cases surging among student populations and administrators scrambling to keep infections fro
Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos has adjusted to virtual programing during the pandemic. Piano teacher Christine Weckerly teaches student Bella McCorack by remote connection.
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The Hays County Commissioners Court will hold a final hearing at 1 p.m. for the Fiscal Year 2021 budget, including the new property tax rate before making final changes and voting to adopt.
Above, voters stand outside of the polling location at the Hays County Government Center for the July runoff election. Daily Record photo by Lance Winter
Hays County is always looking for election day and early voting clerks, but there is a special demand for poll workers in the upcoming November election, which is expected to have record turnout.
The City of San Marcos is searching for volunteers to register for the upcoming Fourth Annual Fall River Cleanup, which takes place Friday, Oct. 2 - Sunday, Oct. 4. Daily Record file photos
The City of San Marcos is looking for volunteers for the upcoming Fourth Annual Fall River Cleanup.
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