Young professionals check out Industry
Sun, 11/25/2018 - 4:43pm
The San Marcos Young Professionals Monthly Pub Club was held at Industry on Nov. 14.
The San Marcos Young Professionals Monthly Pub Club was held at Industry on Nov. 14.
While many competitors in the annual Winter Polespear Tournament choose to hunt their quarry during the day, competitor Tom Pope prefers to brave the San Marcos River after da
This week’s Pets of the Week from the San Marcos Regiona Animal Shelter. At left is Booter, with Frenchie on the right. City of San Marcos photos
Staff at the San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter (SMRAS) and outside animal rescue groups are still working to treat animals that were seized earlier this month in an animal cruelty case in Buda.
Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series on the existence and human toll of what amounts to modern day slavery.
The scheduled public hearing was held, but the council vote on the first reading of the city’s new Transportation Master Plan (TMP) was postponed Tuesday night.
The 86th Texas Legislative Session doesn’t start until Jan. 8, but District 21 Sen. Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo) has been busy.
CHICAGO (AP) — It is Saturday morning, and 10-year-old Henry Hailey is up at the crack of dawn. Still in PJs, his microphone-equipped headphones glowing blue in the dim basement,
Mendez Elementary fifth grade student Jon Stark Jr. plays his violin at the first performance of the Fiddle Sticks program at Goodnight Middle School last Thursday. Daily Record photos by Lance Winter
This was the first year for San Marcos CISD’s pilot program Fiddle Sticks, an after school program for fifth grade students that offers large and small group instruction of fundamental
Improper storage of and disposal of chemicals can have dangerous consequences for our health and the environment's. Photos courtesy of Joe Urbach
Many of us do not garden year-round and so in the fall it is time to put away all the garden paraphernalia until next spring. If that is you, be
Emus have a brain that weighs about as much as an AA battery, but can run over 30 miles per hour and can go for weeks without eating. Free use photo
I sometimes toss leftover food off my back deck into the yard. I have foxes and deer who eat these scraps, and while the tidbits are not always especially nutritious,
San Marcos Public Library 625 E. Hopkins St. 512-393-8200 Q. We travel out-of-state for Christmas to visit my dad and brothers and sisters. We’re all retired now and don’t need
On the journey last week, Judy received her grandmother’s Bible as promised to her by her Aunt Tommie. Unwrapping the package, we found a well-worn Bible with the name “Dora
We’ve been taught a lesson which we would do well to commit to memory. It’s a lesson about love, respect and what is possible when, as one of my academic
A friend who works in campaigns recently joked that there ought to be a mandatory, two-week respite from any kind of political talk immediately after Election Day. Fighting a bad
The tent city at Tornillo can be seen in the distance, behind a chain-link fence. The facility holds immigrant children who are separated from their families, including unaccompanied minors who crossed the U.S. border. The facility opened in June and initially was expected to close in July; it is still open and has expanded. Peter Zimmerman photo
Over the summer, the federal government built a tent city in the border town of Tornillo to house immigrant children separated from their families. In June, the Texas Tribune and
The Main Street Program got a heap of thanks for its work in helping to get the historic First Baptist restoration project a $150,000 grant. Mayor Jane Hughson, during her
Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on the existence and human toll of what amounts to modern day slavery.
Pictured are veterans representing the Texas State Retired Faculty & Staff Association just before they led the Veteran’s Day Parade. From left to right are Captain Larry Patterson, Captain Dan Flaherty, Colonel George Carruthers and Captain Randy Cook. Photo submitted by Darlene H. Schmidt/RFSA
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