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Young San Marcos resident John Michael Hurt (shown trying to eat a can) recently, along with his father Brian Hurt, made a decision way beyond his years — that instead of presents, he wanted to receive donations for the Hays County Food Bank in celebration of his first birthday. From top down are his cousins Emma Scull, Deena Kat Wyatt, Kaylena Kuntz, Lizzy Scull, Jaxon Wyatt and Jacey Wyatt. John Michael’s grandparents are Charles and Ann Hurt. Submitted photo

Learning to give at an early age

Thu, 10/25/2018 - 12:00am

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No-kill shelter vote ‘a cause to rejoice’

Wed, 10/24/2018 - 12:00am

The San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter will be moving toward no-kill status with support from the Hays County Commissioners Court.

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Corridor mayors to announce coalition

Wed, 10/24/2018 - 12:00am

Another layer of intergovernmental cooperation appears to be on the horizon.

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Litter Critter

Wed, 10/24/2018 - 12:00am

You wouldn’t want to see this coming at you in the San Marcos River — but in a way, you might have already.

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Jobs dip in city, gain in county

Wed, 10/24/2018 - 12:00am

The unemployment rate in San Marcos dropped by nearly half a percentage point between August and September, though it ticked up slightly in Hays County, Texas and the nation as a whole.

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First day of early voting exceeeds primaries

Wed, 10/24/2018 - 12:00am

More than half as many Hays County residents cast ballots on the first day of early voting for the midterm election than in the entire early voting period for the party primaries in March, accordin

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Trump pushes familiar themes

Wed, 10/24/2018 - 12:00am

HOUSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump escalated his immigration rhetoric at a midterm rally in Texas, falsely accusing Democrats of “encouraging millions of illegal aliens to break our laws, violat

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Michael Royal is interviewed by Josie Faletta as part of a project to commemorate the memories associated with the Historic First Baptist Church in a digital time capsule. The Main Street Program held a two-day open house concerning the old church and the adjacent Cephas House over the weekend. Daily Record photo by Denise Cathey

Preserving History

Wed, 10/24/2018 - 12:00am

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TxDOT open house Thursday on work ongoing on RM 150

Wed, 10/24/2018 - 12:00am

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Transportation, in partnership with Hays County, is holding an open house to share updates and gather public input on alignment alternatives for the RM 150 Alignmen

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Austin boil-water notice could last weeks, official says

Wed, 10/24/2018 - 12:00am

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Nearly 900,000 people in Texas’ capital may have to boil their tap water for two weeks, an official said Tuesday, as authorities struggled to treat a water supply filled with s