DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend’s mom has dementia. He asked me and my kids to move in with him and said he would marry me. In exchange, he expected me to quit my job and take care of his mom. I felt it was a disaster waiting to happen, and taking care of someone with dementia while raising two teenagers was a terrible idea, so I refused.
Javian Rhodes finds a gap in the defense in the Rattlers first home game of the season against the Pflugerville Weiss Wolves.
Daily Record photo by Gerald Castillo
The Rattlers were unable to overcome the suffocating defense of Weiss, as San Marcos dropped their first home game of the season 54-0 in Toyota Rattler Stadium, marking the season with a 0-2 record.
The Bobcat defense sallow up the UTSA rushing attack in Texas State’s 49-10 win over the Roadrunners. It is the least amount of points that either Texas State or UTSA has allowed in a game during the history of the I-35 Rivalry as well as being the biggest blowout in the game’s history.
Daily Record photo by Gerald Castillo
Lincoln Pare gets the first down for the Bobcats in the rushing play. Pare led the team in rushing with 109 yards on 11 carries and two touchdowns.
Daily Record photo by Gerald Castillo
After decade’s worth of pain and suffering, the past demons of the five straight losses to archrival UTSA are firmly buried 39 feet into the ground of UFCU Stadium.
The I-35 Rivalry Trophy will stay in San Marcos for the first time.
Daily Record photo by Gerald Castillo
For over a decade, Texas State football was firmly stuck in the shadow of UTSA.
A mosquito trap near Travis Elementary tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to a press release from the Hays County Health Department. This is the seventh positive West Nile Virus mosquito trap pool in Hays County this year, but the first within the city limits of San Marcos.
The Hays County Mental Health Court celebrated its third graduating class at the Hays County Election Center on Aug 26. Above, Alex S. receives a Mental Health Court graduation certificate from Judge Elaine Brown. Below, Outsiders Anonymous Executive Director Adam Holt was a guest speaker at the event. Bottom, Hays County Mental Health Court Judge Elaine Brown addressing the crowd. Daily Record photos by Shannon West
Pictured are some of the graduating class: Richard C., Alex S. and Ryan J.
Daily Record photo by Shannon West
Mental Health Court celebrates third graduating class
Joseph Laycock
Joseph Laycock taught a course on the history of the term cult and brainwashing and explained why these terms are imprecise and unhelpful. Above, Laycock teaches a class full of Lifelong Learners.
Daily Record photo by Shannon West
What is a cult? Is it a group that brainwashes individuals leaving them unable to think for themselves? Is a cult even a legitimate concept? Joseph Laycock, Texas State University Religious Studies assistant professor, thinks that brainwashing is an outdated and often misguided term and that the term “cult” is not specific enough to offer any solutions or a real understanding of what is occurring in groups classically labeled that way.
The San Marcos Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Greater San Marcos Partnership, is thrilled to announce the annual State of Workforce & Education Summit, set to take place on Thursday, Sept. 26, at the San Marcos Conference Center at Embassy Suites.
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