Beginning Monday, May 20, 2024, Ceres Environmental will collect brush and vegetative debris at residential addresses within San Marcos city limits. The crews are contracted by the city of San Marcos and will begin removing debris next week to allow residents ample time to prepare brush for pickup. Crews will not service business or commercial properties.
Karl Stephan
Texas State University’s Karl Stephan, a professor in the Ingram School of Engineering, joins the Big Ideas TXST podcast to discuss his research into the mysterious phenomenon of ball lightning.
When a person in Hays County calls 911 for assistance, the Hays County Sheriff’s Department covers the majority of those calls except for the areas that fall within the city limits of San Marcos, Buda and Kyle. The Sheriff’s department released data last week for the frequency of calls in April that are dedicated to certain areas, types of incidents and even times of day.
Shirley and Frida Seamstress Owner Antonia Lozano puts the final touches on Sami Wenzel’s dress for Friday’s prom at San Marcos High School.
Daily Record photo by Jessica L. Jam
Antonia Lozano, owner of Shirley and Frida Seamstress, poses in front of her sewing room at the store’s location on Moore Street. The shop offers custom designs and alterations for any occasion.
Daily Record photo by Jessica L. James
She’s the perfect fit. A successful businesswoman, talented designer and dressmaker all sewed into one. The fabric of her life is making people happy, and for Antonia Lozano, her 15-year legacy of dressing San Marcos never goes out of style.
Chenoa Tremblay, a project scientist at the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute was the keynote speaker at the Math in Space event at Texas State. She discussed her work using the COSMIC array to search for extraterrestrial life in space and how math is critical to it.
Daily Record photo by Shannon West
The quest to determine whether or not humans are the only intelligent life forms in the universe is ongoing. Though there has been no definitive proof as of yet, experts are still searching. Chenoa Tremblay, a project scientist at the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute, delivered the keynote address during the Math in Space and the Unbreakable Bonds of STEM event hosted at Texas State on in April.
The Central Texas Food Bank and Hays County Pet Resource Center will host a drive-up food distribution for people and pets on Saturday, May 25, from 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. at McCormick Middle School in Buda. The event is open to anyone in Hays County and pets do not need to be present to receive pet food.
Above, The Bobcats celebrate beating Louisiana for the conference tournament championship. Texas State won their first Sun Belt Tournament Title since 2018. Below, J.J. Smith connects with a two-run home run to extend the Bobcat lead to 8-4 in the top of the fifth inning. Smith would later be named to the All-Tournament team.
Daily Record photos by Gerald Castillo
Bobcats hoist up the Sun Belt Conference Trophy after defeating Louisiana in the championship game. Texas State also clinched the automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament to secure the program’s 12 postseason bid.
Daily Record photo by Gerald Castillo
Head Coach Ricci Woodard receives the Gatorade bath following the Bobcats win over Louisiana.
Daily Record Photo by Gerald Castillo
Bobcat softball wins conference, heading to NCAA tournament
Texans in Congress are threatening federal funds for Mexico, escalating a dispute over Mexico’s obligations to deliver water to the United States.
DEAR ABBY: Our daughter- in-law is morally corrupt, egotistical and narcissistic. For almost a year she has been blatant about having an affair and has abused and disrespected our son and two of her three daughters. She has taken innumerable vacations over the years without our son. When they are together at home, she constantly puts him down and psychologically abuses him, usually in front of his younger daughters.
High winds and hail may have knock down trees, but it can't keep down the spirits of those in San Marcos.
Daily Record photo by Gerald Castillo
Left, a massive pecan tree fell at Sewell Park. With graduation planned for the morning following the storm, Texas State University staff quickly cleaned up the area. Right, trees fell on cars and homes across San Marcos including this tree, that narrowly missed the home of Sports Editor Colton McWilliams.
Daily Record photos by Gerald Castillo and Colton McWilliams
It was a typical hot and humid afternoon with clear skies at 7:35 p.m. Thursday when phones across town began buzzing with an emergency alert from the National Weather Service that stated “Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect for this area until 8:30 p.m. for destructive baseball size hail. Take shelter in a sturdy building, away from windows. People and animals outdoors will be severely injured.” Within ten minutes, the violent storm tore through the city. To add to the panic, a Tornado Warning was issued at 8:22 p.m., and residents across town – at least those willing to heed the warning – hunkered down in the innermost room of their homes and awaited an uncertain future.
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