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On a recent sweltering afternoon, Doug Cochran stood outside the visitor center of Enchanted Rock State Natural Area and pointed an infrared thermometer gun at the black tarmac in the parking lot. The display read 141 degrees. He swung it over to a nearby patch of dry soil. Even hotter: 163 degrees.

San Marcos City Council received a presentation on specific Development Code amendments as requested recently by the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission.

DEAR ABBY: I’m an older woman. My husband and I have been married eight years but were together 15 years prior to our marriage. He is a wonderful, caring man in most ways. But from time to time, he snaps extremely unflattering photos of me, sends them to everyone we know and even orders enlargements made for me.

Almost 6 million Texans, or about 20% of the population, live in an area susceptible to flooding, according to first-of-its-kind data gathered as part of a statewide effort to harden Texas against floods and rising sea levels.

San Marcos Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously voted against the rezoning of approximately 24.48 acres located on South Old Bastrop Highway, near the intersection with Rattler Road, at their regularly scheduled meeting Thursday.

Firefighters, mermaids share knowledge with local children in July

The Texas Division of Emergency Management announced today that delivery is available for select health and medical supplies from the state’s inventory.

Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) is hosting a back-toschool fair to encourage student vaccinations. The event takes place on Saturday, Aug. 5 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., just in time for the upcoming school year and it aligns with National Immunization Awareness Month.

The San Marcos CISD Child Nutrition Services and San Marcos High School, Goodnight Middle School,Miller Middle School, Rodriguez Elementary, Hernandez Elementary, Travis Elementary, Bowie Elementary, DeZavala Elementary, Crockett Elementary, Mendez Elementary, Bonham PK and the Lamar Learning Center announced Monday that each will continue its policy to operate the Community Eligibility Program under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2023-2024 school year.

Dear Abby

In what is likely to be one of the longer meetings this summer, the San Marcos City Council has a full agenda that includes possibly approving the recommended new Meet and Confer agreement with the San Marcos Professional Firefighters’ Association Local #3963.

More than 1,100 candidates for bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and doctoral degrees are expected to cross the stage during three commencement ceremonies Aug. 5, scheduled to be held on the campus at Texas State University.