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San Marcos is one of the most populated cities in Hays County, so it is no surprise that the sales made in December, which show up in sales tax allocations paid in February, exceeded the other cities in the county by millions of dollars. But not all news was good as the payment year to date is down from 2023, although only by less than one percent.

DEAR ABBY: I am engaged to an amazing guy. We have been together a little more than two years. During our first year, his family was great to me. They acted as if they liked me. However, things have changed. When my fiance and I are around them, they just wave and have little to say to me, if they say anything at all. They never call or text me; I’m always the one to do it first. Several times when I have texted, they haven’t replied.

The Hays County Pet Resource Center Positive Alternatives to Shelter Surrender (P.A.S.S.) program launched in January 2024 to help local families and pets by providing assistance and access to resources, helping keep pets out of the shelter system. In the first month, the program helped a total of 60 families in Hays County.

U.S. News and World Report has named three Texas State University programs among the Best Online Programs for 2024.

The substantial and rapid increase in the price of housing, whether rented or purchased, has significant implications for millions of households. Wages have been trending upward of late, but with increases in the cost of many items even as overall inflation moderates, many people continue to struggle. The spike in home and apartment prices, which represent the largest expenditure category for most families, is posing difficulties throughout the country. Let’s take a brief look.

Photos by June Vega

Gary Job Corps Center celebrated a new milestone in its educational initiatives following the successful attendance of its students at The International Surface Event (TISE) in Las Vegas.

Macroinvertebrates in the San Marcos River

Consumer inflation in the United States cooled last month yet remained elevated in the latest sign that the pandemic-fueled price surge is only gradually and fitfully coming under control.

Texas is poised to receive more than $3.3 billion in federal money to fund a dramatic expansion of broadband, a historic investment in a state where 7 million residents lack highspeed internet connection.

The Hays Central Appraisal District is one of 50 in the state that will now hold an election for three newly created seats on the district’s board of directors and the filing deadline for the new positions is Feb. 16. As of Tuesday afternoon, no candidates have filed for the positions.

DEAR ABBY: I’ve always been close to my children, but now that they are adults, it seems I’m losing my connection with one of them. He married a girl of a different race, and while that doesn’t bother me, I have a strong hunch she’s the reason he has distanced himself from not only me, but also the rest of the family.