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Black Friday kicks off scramble in a shorter shopping season
Black Friday kicks off scramble in a shorter shopping season

NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday enthusiasts woke up before dawn and traveled cross-state to their favorite malls in search of hot deals, kicking off a shortened shopping season that

12/01/2019 12:00 AM
Evacuation order lifted as huge Texas Gulf Coast plant fire ‘contained’
Evacuation order lifted as huge Texas Gulf Coast plant fire ‘contained’

AUSTIN (AP) — Officials lifted evacuation orders Friday for around 50,000 people on the Texas Gulf Coast, determining a massive fire was finally under control at a chemical plant rocked

12/01/2019 12:00 AM
City’s risk management team receives achievement award
City’s risk management team receives achievement award

The City of San Marcos’ Risk Management Team was recognized by the Texas Public Risk Management Association at its annual conference on Nov. 11 The city’s risk management team received

12/01/2019 12:00 AM
Meeting on Blanco Gardens improvements rescheduled
Meeting on Blanco Gardens improvements rescheduled

The community is invited to attend a public meeting regarding Blanco Gardens improvements this Wednesday. The City of San Marcos plans to hold a community meeting regarding Blanco Gardens Improvements

12/01/2019 12:00 AM
Texas State Strutters perform at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Texas State Strutters perform at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
12/01/2019 12:00 AM
Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign searches for volunteers
Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign searches for volunteers

With the holiday season at hand, The Salvation Army has made it easier to volunteer with its Register to Ring management program. The Salvation Army’s Register to Ring will make

12/01/2019 12:00 AM
Who made the new drapes? It’s among high court’s mysteries
Who made the new drapes? It’s among high court’s mysteries

WASHINGTON (AP) — The lack of transparency at the Supreme Court begins with the heavy red drapes that frame the courtroom on all sides. The court replaced the drapes this

12/01/2019 12:00 AM
Powerful storm disrupts nation’s busiest travel weekend
Powerful storm disrupts nation’s busiest travel weekend

A powerful storm making its way east from California is causing major disruptions during the year’s busiest travel weekend, as forecasters warned that intensifying snow and ice could thwart millions

12/01/2019 12:00 AM
Union Pacific sues to nullify old jobs pact with Texas town
Union Pacific sues to nullify old jobs pact with Texas town

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific wants a court to invalidate an 1872 pact requiring it to keep a certain number of jobs in an East Texas town indefinitely. The

12/01/2019 12:00 AM
Sempulse wins 2019 International Innovation Award for non-invasive vital signs sensor
Sempulse wins 2019 International Innovation Award for non-invasive vital signs sensor

Sempulse, a tenant of Texas State University’s Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Park, has received the Innovation Award from the Association of University Research Parks (AURP) for developing a

12/01/2019 12:00 AM
City makes proclamations for month of November
City makes proclamations for month of November

America Recycles Month The City of San Marcos proclaimed November as America Recycles Month. Front row: Amy Kirwin , Heather Wooten, Katie Garcia, Megan Gardner, Natalie Hodge Back row: Major

12/01/2019 12:00 AM
UCM celebrates Friendsgiving at Camp Capers
UCM celebrates Friendsgiving at Camp Capers
11/29/2019 12:00 AM
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