State to spend billions expanding broadband
The bright blue spots in Floydada on the Texas Broadband Development Map indicate that it is mostly connected to the World Wide Web.
The bright blue spots in Floydada on the Texas Broadband Development Map indicate that it is mostly connected to the World Wide Web.
San Marcos’ economy took a bit of a hit for April with less overall sales for 2023 compared to April of last year, but that loss is mitigated by the booming year to date numbers.
One block at a time ... at the San Marcos Public Library. Lego building time is just one of the many activities for children this summer. From 10-11:30 a.m. on June 15, there will be a Father’s Day Craft event. Top, Desmond Hogue works on his architectural structure. Above left, Zane Newman-Martinez is intent on getting the blocks just right. Above right, Axton Guerrero is proud of the finished product. Left, Lego building always draws a crowd.
Daily Record photos by Shannon West
BUILDING FUTURES
Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative’s offices will be closed Monday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. Bluebonnet members can access their account information and make payments while the offices are closed through the co-op’s website at bluebonnet.coop, MyBluebonnet mobile app or calling 800-842--7708.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy died June 13 at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the age of 89.
San Marcos CISD summer school programs, shown here, are one method for the district to maintain a place in the yearlong lives of area children. Healthy Summer Meals is another. Meals are available at no cost for children 18 and younger and enrolled students up to age 21 with disabilities. For information about dates and times for meals including the Purple Bus, call 211 or text FOOD to 304-304, visit summerfood.org or call the SMCISD Child Nutrition office at 512393-6940. All sites will be closed on Fridays and July 3-6.
Photo provided by SMCISD
Food for Thought
Pictured during the proclamation ceremony are Hays County Commissioners Court Judge Ruben Becerra; Commissioners Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe, Dr. Michelle Cohen, Lon A. Shell and Walt Smith; Hays County Community Liaison Anita Collins, Hays County Constable David Peterson, Hays County Emergency Director Mike Jones, Gary Job Corps Center Director Patty Lankford, Business Engagement Liaison and Apprenticeship Coordinator Randolph Goodman, Gary Job Corps Corrections/Security Cadets, Emma Bennett, Jose Paredes, Bojak Hubbard, Litzi Jaimes, Michael Hutchinson, Makalah Naspard, Taylor McKinney, Lorenzo Aucar, Jada Devereaux, Majura Abdallah; instructors Major Troy Oldbury, Tonya Herrera; and managers Betty Oliva and Eugene Edokpa.
Photo provided by Gary Job Corps Center
For those who knew U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Kristian Menchaca personally, it is nearly impossible to believe he has been gone for 17 years.
Hays County has become a member of the Texas Housing Foundation, a Texas regional housing authority which is authorized to provide affordable housing to lower income residents, with a unanimous vote from the Hays County Commissioners Court at their regular meeting last week.
Editor’s Note: The Texas Tribune is recapping the 2023 Texas Legislative Session in a series of articles.
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