Franklin Barrett Sechriest, 18
A San Marcos teen who’s accused of setting an Austin synagogue on fire now faces federal charges for arson, according to a criminal complaint affidavit filed in a U.S.
Hays County's redistricting map proposed by Precinct 3 Commissioner Lon Shell received a wide range of reactions after its approval on Tuesday.
Map courtesy of the City of San Marcos
The City of San Marcos and the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) are seeking input in the third round of public involvement for the San Marcos Transportation Corridors Study.
It’s not too early to start thinking about Christmas.
Texas State University renamed two residence halls on Friday. Angelina Hall was renamed to the First Five Freedom Hall, honoring the first five Black women who integrated Texas State in 1963. San Gabriel Hall was renamed to the Elena Zamora O’Shea Hall, recognizing the first Latina student to attend Texas State in 1906. Above, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to commemorate Texas State renaming the two residence halls. Daily Record photo by Lance Winter
Texas State University renamed two residence halls Friday after six women who made history while attending the school.
Anita Miller Byley in the early days of her journalistic career. Photo by Susan Hanson
A celebration of the life of journalist Anita Miller Byley will be held on Sunday, Dec. 5, from 2-5 p.m. at the Meadows Center, 201 San Marcos Springs Drive, San Marcos (formerly Aquarena Springs).
Daily Record file photo
The San Marcos Consolidated ISD Board of Trustees is set for November’s regular meeting on Monday.
Peter Baen
Among the many people who didn’t cut their hair in 2020 because of COVID-19, San Marcos resident Peter Baen let his hair grow and grow. It grew to the point where people started offering to pay for his haircut. Out of those offers came an idea. Why not raise money for the Rotary Club of San Marcos by auctioning off the right to choose Baen’s new hair style?
Anticipation had been building for hours, but never more than now, as the red numerals on the countdown clock disappeared and the first synthesized notes vibrated. An image of an eagle in a fireball hovered above the stage, a neon red tunnel appeared and eight towers of flames rose to the sky. Leaping from darkness into the glow, rapper Travis Scott emerged, the instant for which tens of thousands gathered before him had waited.
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