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The Texas Historical Commission’s (award-winning Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program will open its next grant cycle in February– but now is the time for county and city governments to confirm their grant program eligibility and take note of important deadlines leading up to the grant application deadline. Counties or cities that own a building that is over 49 years old and functions or previously functioned as the primary seat of county government are eligible to participate.

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ROOM SPEAKS VOLUMES

A vision of armed officers at every school in Texas is crashing into the reality of not enough money or police as a new mandate took effect Friday, showing how a goal more states are embracing in response to America's cycle of mass killings is proving unworkable in many communities.

The locally popular First Tuesday SMTX Film Series returns today for a screening of a film that has Central Texas in it name and being.

With the continued increase in population and incoming businesses, San Marcos’ economy has seen a steady climb, with sales tax allocations for the month and year to date, up from the previous year, based on newly released statistics.

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CHAMBER FOR THE WIN

The Texas Senate is set to gavel in today for the impeachment trial of state Attorney General Ken Paxton, a formal airing of corruption allegations that could lead Republican lawmakers to oust one of their own as lead lawyer for America's largest red state.

Canyon Lake is experiencing the lowest water level in recorded history. In September 2009, the lake’s elevation reached 892.68 ft-msl. As of Aug. 31, that number has fallen to 892.42. Canyon Lake is the main water source for the city of San Marcos, and the low level prompts a need for customers to be mindful of indoor and outdoor water usage. SMTX Utilities also considers Edwards Aquifer levels and San Marcos River flows when implementing drought stages, which are continuing to decline.

Pride month in San Marcos is celebrated each September to give TXST University students, who are back in class, the opportunity to attend the festivities.

A federal judge said Thursday he will stop a new Texas law aimed at keeping sexually explicit materials off of school library shelves on the eve of the law going into effect, according to state attorneys and lawyers for a group who sued over the proposal.