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DEAR ABBY: I am a 29-year-old housewife with a loving husband, a caring mother and equally supportive in-laws. I’m writing because I feel useless. I don’t even have a hobby I’m good at. Although I like to play music, draw and play with cats, I don’t think I’m good at any of them, despite others telling me otherwise.

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Although remote work was a notable and growing segment of overall employment before the pandemic, COVID-19 dramatically ramped up the process. During the worst of the shutdowns, it was often either that or nothing (unless one was an “essential” worker). While many have since returned to offices, the way we work has fundamentally changed.

On Saturday, La Sociedad Mutualista Cuauhtémoc will mark its 81st year serving as a gathering space for Latinos in the San Marcos community. Festivities will begin at 10 a.m. at Cuauhtémoc Hall with the unveiling of its historical marker, which was recognized on June 20 with a proclamation issued by Hays County.

A prescribed burn affecting approximately 100 acres in Northern Hays County today will be a source of visible smoke that residents should be aware of, taking necessary precautionary measures when driving in the vicinity.

The City of San Marcos Public Works Department is partnering with Capital Area Rural Transportation Systems (CARTS) to expand SMTX The Bus route 1 to include Map Description automatically generatedservice to the Village Main of San Marcos, 215 S. Reimer Ave., beginning July 10, 2023. The expansion will improve access to public services and critical offices including the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), Any Baby Can, and Community Action, Inc. of Central Texas.

Helping man's best friend beat the heat

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.

Here’s where things stand at the start of another special session

April 24, 1955 - June 10, 2023

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.