San Marcos Record

The new poll is available online now and asks for readers’ opinions on a proposed purpose-built student housing development. The proposed downtown apartment would have stretched down on Guadalupe Street from West San Antonio Street to Martin Luther King Drive. An artist’s rendering provided to the Planning and Zoning Commission depicts the project’s large size. Screenshot from City of San Marcos

Most poll respondents say Hays County would benefit from a Public Defender’s Office

Sun, 06/02/2019 - 12:00am

The Record’s online poll from May 17- 31 asked readers whether they think implementing a public defenders office in Hays County would be beneficial. An attempt to submit a grant

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Margaret Olivia Bains

Sun, 06/02/2019 - 12:00am

Margaret Olivia Bains, 96, a resident of Dripping Springs, Texas, passed away April 19, 2019. In keeping with her wishes Maggie will be cremated and her ashes buried at the

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Armando Suarez Sanchez

Sun, 06/02/2019 - 12:00am

Armando Suarez Sanchez, 75, of Lockhart, TX passed away on Monday, May 20, 2019 in Kyle, TX. A mass of Christian burial was celebrated at on Saturday, May 25th at

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Jacob Ross Barnett

Sun, 06/02/2019 - 12:00am

Jacob Ross Barnett, 19, a resident of San Marcos, Texas, passed away May 23, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at Thomason

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Michael S. Overcast

Sun, 06/02/2019 - 12:00am

Michael S. Overcast, 72, a resident of Lockhart, Texas, passed away May 27, 2019. A Funeral Service was held Thursday, May 30, 2019, at the First Baptist Church of Lockhart.

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Community First Village helps Austin homeless live, learn

Sun, 06/02/2019 - 12:00am

AUSTIN (AP) — Gary Floyd cracks a smile as he looks out across the field, contemplating his favorite aspect of farming this land. "My tomatoes," he says finally. "I take

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Ronald Ray Bagby

Sun, 06/02/2019 - 12:00am

Ronald Ray Bagby, 78, a resident of Wimberley, Texas, passed away April 21, 2019. A Celebration of his Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 8, 2019, at

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Lola Mae Schneider

Sun, 06/02/2019 - 12:00am

Lola Mae Schneider, 93, a resident of San Marcos, Texas, passed away May 28, 2019. A Funeral Service was held Friday, May 31, 2019, at Thomason Funeral Home in San

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Ronald Douglas Smith

Sun, 06/02/2019 - 12:00am

Ronald Douglas Smith, 60, a resident of Wimberley, Texas, passed away May 28, 2019. A Funeral Service was held Friday, May 31, 2019, at the Wimberley United Methodist Church. Burial

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The 2019 Adult Haiku Laureate Jerry Whitus. Daily Record photo by Rachel Willis

Library announces 2019 Haiku Laureates

Sun, 06/02/2019 - 12:00am

Two locals hold new titles in the community as of this month, they are the 2019 Haiku Poet Laureates of San Marcos. Every April for four years, the library has