San Marcos Record

School Resource Officers complete safety course

Wed, 08/23/2023 - 12:00am

Sheriff Gary Cutler commends nine members of the Hays County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer unit for graduating in class number two of the Texas School Safety Center–School Based Law Enforcement master’s program. This 4-day course covered a multitude of sessions that covered advanced topics like understanding the development of the adolescent brain, bullying/cyberbullying, mental health issues in today’s youth and suicide prevention and intervention. This course reinforces the dedication of our SROs to better serve the students and staff members at our Hays County schools. From left, are: Jacob Starr, Ronnie Verette, Brent Bartsch, Alfredo Munoz, Steve Avalos, Manuel Moreno and Roland Cunningham. Not in the picture were Roger Ramirez and Sam Montemayor. Photo provided by Hays County Sheriff’s Office

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Man’s risque questions to others bother wife

Wed, 08/23/2023 - 12:00am

Dear Abby

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Love Texas, but know it is not really so perfect

Wed, 08/23/2023 - 12:00am

On Wednesday, August 18, the Daily Record published remarks by Bryan Daniel, Chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission, in which he rightly lauded Texas for its economic strength. But he didn’t stop there. He further added that “Texas is the greatest state in the nation . . . just because we’re Texas.” This statement carries Texas exceptionalism too far.

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Defending wildlife in the Hill Country

Wed, 08/23/2023 - 12:00am

As the Texas Hill Country landscape continues to change, local wildlife is being pushed to its limits. Golden-cheeked Warbler populations are declining, indicator species in our waterways are disappearing, and migratory birds are being directed off their natural flight pathway.

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Babe’s baseball bats are quite powerful decades afterwards

Wed, 08/23/2023 - 12:00am

No matter how you look at it, Babe Ruth swung a big stick.

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Zoe Junior battles against the Central Arkansas defender, in the Bobcats, 5-1, win over the Bears. Junior leads the team with two goals on the season, despite Texas State having seven different goalscorers this year.
Daily Record photo by Colton McWilliams.

GOALS GALORE

Wed, 08/23/2023 - 12:00am

Bobcats continue offensive hot streak against Central Arkansas, UNT on tap

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New Stage 4 drought restrictions will go into effect Aug. 27

Tue, 08/22/2023 - 12:00am

Due to aquifer levels continuing to drop over the last two months, the city of San Marcos will enter Stage 4 drought restrictions effective Sunday, Aug. 27 at noon.

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The Upper San Marcos River Watershed Protection Plan is in place to maintain clean water in this community. Pictured above and below are two views of the C. M. Allen Bioretention Basin.
Photos provided by San Marcos Habitat Conservation Plan Manager Mark Enders

Stakeholders work toward maintaining healthy watershed

Tue, 08/22/2023 - 12:00am

Just as the city of San Marcos prepares to move into Stage 4 drought restrictions, amid a Monday that saw firefighters heavily engaged in battling wildfires across the region including off FM 1626, FM 2770 and Robert S. Light, which was closed from Smith Lane for part of the afternoon, a group of citizens have worked steadily behind the scenes to protect the Upper San Marcos River Watershed.

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On Monday, thousands of students at Texas State University loaded up their backpacks and returned to class. They were not alone as fellow students, including the cohort of freshmen of the Class of 2027, were seen at the University of Texas at Austin, UTSA and other colleges across the region. For TXST, the next few weeks will be exciting as the San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce is promoting a Back the Bobcats series of events and competitions leading up to Spirit Week Sept. 10-16.
Daily Record photos by Gerald Castillo

GOING COLLEGIATE

Tue, 08/22/2023 - 12:00am

GOING COLLEGIATE

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New law enforcement portal aids citizen access to key crime data

Tue, 08/22/2023 - 12:00am

Hays County residents and visitors can now access crime and arrest data for all of Hays County on one platform hosted called Citizens Connect. The system, by Tyler Technologies, boasts being the first in Texas to have all law enforcement agencies in the same county sharing data on a single Citizens Connect platform.