Football in the state of Texas is back as both the Rattlers and the Bobcats start their respective seasons next weekend.
Daily Record photo by Gerald Castillo
Colton McWilliams Sports Editor
Football season is here with college football Week Zero games starting this Saturday and high school football games starting next Thursday.
The San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District approved the certified appraisals from Hays County, Caldwell County and Guadalupe County and adopted the tax rate of $1.0152 per $100 of taxable value. According to SMCISD Board President Anne Halsey, this means that the November ballot will be a Voter Approved Tax Rate Election with the option to vote for or against the district receiving two additional Golden Pennies on its total tax rate, which are worth a penny a piece per $100 of taxable value.
Following a budget hearing and public comment regarding the tax rate, the Hays County Commissioners Court voted 5-0 to set the proposed tax rate at $.35 per $100 valuation.
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The Hilltop Housing Complex, featuring two new dorms opened this week. Pictured is the construction of another new dorm that is scheduled to open in August 2025.
Daily record photos by Gerald Castillo
Above, a rendering shows what Canyon Residence Hall will look like when finished. Below is a graphic of the building from above.
Courtesy of TXST.
One dorm opens, another going up
The CHIPS and Science Act was approved about two years ago to support US semiconductor production and innovation. It provides funds to encourage private investment and has already led to about $450 billion (and rising) in new projects.
Federal Reserve officials have said they're increasingly confident that they've nearly tamed inflation. Now, it's the health of the job market that's starting to draw their concern.
The U.S. economy added 818,000 fewer jobs from April 2023 through March this year than were originally reported, the government said Wednesday. The revised total adds to evidence that the job market has been steadily slowing and likely reinforces the Federal Reserve’s plan to start cutting interest rates soon.
San Marcos returns home this week to host the Ragin’ Rattler Tournament and their first home game of the season against Odessa.
Daily Record photo by Gerald Castillo
The Rattlers won their third straight game of the season as San Marcos defeated Hutto 3-2 in a fiveset thriller.
Wide receiver Joey Hobert looks to lead a dangerous wide receiver room going into the 2024 season. Hobert is one of two receivers returning for the Bobcats with over 60 catches for over 700 yards and eight touchdowns.
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Kole Wilson also looks to help lead the offense into the 2024 season.
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One of the strengths for the Bobcats heading into the 2023 season is the depth at wide receiver.
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