Ulises Rodriguez Montoya
Two people were killed, including one five-yearold student, in a crash involving a Hays Consolidated Independent School District school bus and a concrete truck on Friday, March 22.
The Hays County Commissioners Court is set to receive a presentation by Austin Pets Alive! regarding final recommendations of the Pet Resource Center, consider a $75,000 three month extension on the Project Coordinator position for the Pet Resource Center, possibly authorize the execution of a contract amendment with Haitus Wellness for Yoga Therapy for Mental Health Court participants and possibly approve the appointment of Stephen Seddig as the Hays County Fire Marshal at the regularly scheduled meeting at 9 a.m. today.
Richard Robichaux
Texas State University’s Richard Robichaux, a professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance, joins the Big Ideas TXST podcast to discuss his career path, teaching acting for television and movies and his upcoming projects.
One of the properties at 419 North Street, where the development would be located.
Daily Record photo by Shannon West.
409 North Street is one of the houses deemed 'Medium Priority' on the Historic Resources Survey.
Daily Record photo by Shannon West
San Marcos’ downtown is constantly growing and changing. With the Texas State University student population growing, so does the need for housing to accommodate that population. But with additional impervious cover comes concern over increased problems with flooding. And with additional large developments downtown comes another fear of issues related to population density and loss of the “small town feel” of San Marcos. The public comments on a San Marcos City Council agenda item related to the possibility of development aimed at student housing that would replace four residential structures downtown, reflected these opposing views at the regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday.
San Marcos High School Aquatic Science class got a hands on experience sampling the San Marcos River for a bio assessment and visiting Texas State University's Aquatic Biology program.
Photo courtesy of SMCISD
The San Marcos High School Aquatic Sciences Class along the banks of the San Marcos River.
Photo courtesy of SMCISD
SMHS Aquatic Science students visit Texas State’s Aquatic Biology program
Signify North America Corporation, previously known as Philips Lighting – or more commonly known locally in San Marcos history as Wide Lite – announced that it will be closing its manufacturing facility in San Marcos and laying off 109 employees. Under one name or another, the lighting company has had facilities in San Marcos for decades.
The new Groasis Waterboxx captures rainwater and slowly releases extra water to the newly planted trees throughout the year. TreeFolks used 250 Groasis Waterboxxes at the Jacob’s Well site, with two trees in each box. Throughout the summer, staff will monitor the water levels in the boxes, and this fall, TreeFolks will determine if the new technology was able to bolster survival rates, and by how much.
Photo courtesy of TreeFolks
The last few years have been challenging for Texas trees, with the Austin area's hottest summer on record, extended periods of drought and back-to-back years of winter ice storms.
Terrell County Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland has 54 miles of U.S.-Mexico border in the West Texas jurisdiction he patrols, and five deputies.
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