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Above, the San Marcos Consolidated ISD Board of Trustees discuss real estate appraisal and potential sale of land where Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos is located. Screenshot via SMCISD YouTube

SMCISD board tables appraisal on Centro property after community voices concerns

Wed, 09/22/2021 - 6:25pm

San Marcos community members voiced their concerns regarding an appraisal and possible sale of the property where Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos is located during a recent school board meeti

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LBJ Museum reschedules Gala for January amid virus concerns

Wed, 09/22/2021 - 6:23pm

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the Lyndon Baines Johnson Museum of San Marcos to reschedule its 15th year celebration to Jan. 22, 2022.

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Texas murder conviction overturned for improper legal work

Wed, 09/22/2021 - 6:21pm

AUSTIN (AP) — Texas' highest criminal court on Wednesday overturned a death row inmate's capital murder conviction because one of the prosecutors in his 2003 trial was moonlighting as a clerk for t

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Many migrants staying in US even as expulsion flights rise

Wed, 09/22/2021 - 6:21pm

DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — Three hours after being freed from a giant migrant camp

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4 Hays County residents die of COVID-19, 73 new cases recorded Tuesday

Tue, 09/21/2021 - 8:39pm

Four Hays County residents recently died of COVID-19, the Hays County Local Health Department reported Tuesday.

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Above, Hays County Food Bank Board Member Mae Parrish, Art Reyes, HCFB Staff Misty Freeman, Wyatt Carlson, Monica Thompson, Dietetic Intern Miranda Doss, Skye Woods, Jessica Cain, Alexa Carlson, Hunter Cruz, Neil Broussard. Below, a volunteer places a box of chicken soup in a box. Photos courtesy of Hays County Food Bank

Hays County Food Bank announces partnership with Wimberley church, new distribution schedule

Tue, 09/21/2021 - 7:15pm

The Hays County Food Bank has partnered with Cypress Creek Church for a new scheduled distribution in Wimberley.

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Nearly 38,000 San Marcos residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Tue, 09/21/2021 - 7:10pm

Nearly 38,000 San Marcos residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Monday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

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Grievance committee votes on elected officials’ salaries

Tue, 09/21/2021 - 7:07pm

The Hays County Salary Grievance Committee met Monday to discuss salary raises for the county constables and sheriff.

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Texas State University was named among the Princeton Review’s best schools in the country in its annual college guide, 'The Best 387 Colleges.' Daily Record file photo

TXST named among ‘The Best 387 Colleges’ by The Princeton Review

Tue, 09/21/2021 - 7:03pm

Texas State University was named among the Princeton Review’s best 387 colleges in the country.

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White House faces bipartisan backlash on Haitian migrants

Tue, 09/21/2021 - 6:58pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is facing sharp condemnation from Democrats for its handling of the influx of Haitian migrants at the U.S. southern border, after images of U.S.