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Starting with photo at top, a Union Pacific locomotive moves down the tracks approaching the Post Road crossing as part of a safety event in San Marcos Tuesday intended to monitor railroad crossings for unsafe driver and pedestrian behavior. Daily Record photos by Denise Cathey

Conductor’s eye view sharpens crossing risks

Thu, 02/28/2019 - 12:00am

With more than 30 trains per day passing through San Marcos (according to the city website) and more than a dozen railroad crossings in town, there are plenty of opportunities to choose between ris

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Fire engines and other South Hays Fire Department response vehicles line Oak Meadows as they respond to a garage fire at a residence at 101 Meadow Bluff Monday night. Daily Record photos by Denise Cathey

Fire destroys family's garage

Wed, 02/27/2019 - 12:00am

No one was injured, but a local family was displaced Monday night after fire raced through their garage at 101 Meadow Bluff, located off Hilliard Road.

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Celebrating Families!

Tue, 02/26/2019 - 12:00am

On Saturday the Early Childhood Coalition of Hays County’s annual Celebrating Families!

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ELECTRIC BIKES

Sun, 02/24/2019 - 12:00am

Texas State University students got the chance to put the pedal to the metal on Friday in the Quad for a promotional event introducing VeoRide’s electric bikes to campus as pa

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The click and shuffle of tap shoes rang out on the wooden floors at the Price Center Thursday morning during the weekly Community Dance Class program. Instructor Carolyn Hanson (far right) demonstrates a simple traveling time step for her students as they all warm up for the day’s class. Daily Record photo by Denise Cathey

Price Center

Fri, 02/22/2019 - 12:00am

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Dr. Jason Eisenbach stands onstage at the Alkek Teaching Theater as he recounts his experiences in Poland living under the Third Reich and his survival during the Holocaust. Daily Record photos by Denise Cathey

Holocaust Survivor

Thu, 02/21/2019 - 12:00am

Dr. Jacob Eisenbach, a 96-year-old Holocaust survivor, spoke to a full house Tuesday evening at the Alkek Teaching Theatre on Texas State University campus.

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Night of the Iguana

Wed, 02/20/2019 - 12:00am

Reptiles ruled the roost at Wake the Dead Coffee House recently for Homies with Scales’ monthly Reptile Night.

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Volunteers Rhonda White and Steve Furney dish up a batch of fresh blueberry pancakes at the San Marcos Activity Center for the 79th Annual Kiwanis Club Pancake Day and Silent Auction last year. Daily Record file photos by Denise Cathey

Kiwanis celebrate 80 years on the griddle

Sun, 02/17/2019 - 12:00am

The San Marcos Kiwanis Club is getting ready to host their 80th Annual Pancake Day and Silent Auction in the coming weeks. Established in 1923, the San Marcos Kiwanis Club

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A rusting electrical box sits in the middle of what used to be a parking lot at the old Hays County Civic Center grounds. The county closed the civic center in 2013 and, according to county tax records, still owns most of the land where the center once stood. Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra is holding a series of community meetings to gauge interest in bringing a new civic center to the Interstate 35 corridor — whether in San Marcos, Kyle or Buda.

Daily Record photos by Denise Cathey

Civic Center back in spotlight

Sun, 02/17/2019 - 12:00am

The mention of the Hays County Civic Center can evoke fond memories in longtime county residents: concerts, livestock shows, youth agricultural competitions, cultural celebrations — and, of course, the Republic