DEAR ABBY: I come from a very close family, and I am the rock of the family. If someone needs help, I’m the one they come to. Recently, my nephew has been in a downward spiral because of drugs. He is now in jail.
The first 30-day special session of 2023 ended quietly Tuesday with no laws made and the Texas House and Senate still deadlocked on the best approach to property tax cuts.
Above, the kayaker is just hidden behind what is a natural median of grass in the San Marcos River near what is the City Park and the Lions Club Tube Rental facility. Across, this kayaker must negotiate high grass and a lower water level Tuesday. Below, the San Marcos River Tuesday morning.
Daily Record photos by Dalton Sweat and Colton McWilliams
Stage 3 drought restrictions will be enforced by the city of San Marcos beginning at noon on July 2 in response to a combination of environmental factors relating to the intense heatwave and dropping water levels in the Edwards Aquifer, in the past two weeks.
Growing up in San Antonio, Texas State University alum Lauren Chappell would occasionally drive west with her family on US Highway 90, crossing the Nueces River in areas where scant pools of water dotted an otherwise dry ribbon of dry rock and gravel.
The Hays County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that on Sunday, June 25, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Hays County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call in connection with a man with a rifle in the area of Mathias Lane and Daywood Drive, Kyle.
DEAR ABBY: My daughter “Lia” and her husband, “Jerry,” visited his mother and stepdad, “Gil,” a few months ago. Gil gave Lia an inappropriate hug, with his hand sliding to her buttocks. Lia said Gil had done this before and it made her uncomfortable. She told Jerry, and he began watching his stepdad closely when they visited.
Texas will receive more than $3.3 billion in federal money–the most of any state–to help expand broadband availability statewide, the Biden administration announced Monday.
Scorching temperatures brought on by a “heat dome” have taxed the Texas power grid and threaten to bring record highs to the state before they are expected to expand during the coming week, putting even more people at risk.
Top, Children's Librarian Ashley Schimelman works with a bird expert during one of many special library events. Above, the start of the Summer 2023 program included a party with a foam machine.
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