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San Marcos’ unique historic treasure
San Marcos’ unique historic treasure

The big house. The slammer. The stoney lonesome. Whatever slang terminology you use, San Marcos has a unique historic treasure located near downtown at 170 Fredericksburg St. Listen closely and

08/18/2019 12:00 AM
SMCISD Board of Trustees to discuss tax rate
SMCISD Board of Trustees to discuss tax rate
08/18/2019 12:00 AM
Prewitt to run for County office
Prewitt to run for County office

San Marcos City Councilmember Lisa Prewitt will be running for the office of Hays County Commissioner Precinct 3. On Aug. 14, Prewitt filed to appoint her campaign treasurer, Jimmy Alan

08/18/2019 12:00 AM
Gary Job Corps students receive appreciation award
Gary Job Corps students receive appreciation award

Pastor James Jacobs from Word of Life in Buda presented an appreciation award to the Gary Job Corps Center’s Student Government Association (SGA). The SGA was appreciated for their donation

08/18/2019 12:00 AM
Johnson Space Center loses out on lunar lander job
Johnson Space Center loses out on lunar lander job

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA picked Alabama’s “Rocket City” on Friday to lead development of the next moon lander for astronauts. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville beat out

08/18/2019 12:00 AM
Hundreds come to honor El Paso victim after public invited
Hundreds come to honor El Paso victim after public invited

EL PASO (AP) — When Jordan Ballard read that one of the victims of the El Paso massacre had few relatives and the public was invited to her funeral, the

08/18/2019 12:00 AM
Sandra Cisneros headlines Centro’s Annual Gala Celebration
Sandra Cisneros headlines Centro’s Annual Gala Celebration

Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos is excited to announce its 2019 annual “Noche de Gala” celebration. This year’s event will feature keynote speaker Sandra Cisneros, followed by music and

08/18/2019 12:00 AM
Customs and Border Protection outage snarls major airports
Customs and Border Protection outage snarls major airports

DALLAS (AP) — Travelers flying into the United States on Friday ran into long lines at major airports nationwide because of a temporary computer outage that affected the U.S. Customs

08/18/2019 12:00 AM
Tri-ribbon cutting honors new all-female partnership
Tri-ribbon cutting honors new all-female partnership

Wonder World Cave and Adventure Park, Mermaid Society of Texas, and Keme’s BBQ & Soul Food announced a new partnership Thursday morning with a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the

08/18/2019 12:00 AM
Beer named for Pacific island nuke test site draws criticism
Beer named for Pacific island nuke test site draws criticism

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — A Texas-based company is facing criticism for naming a beer after the location of nuclear tests that resulted in the contamination of a Pacific island chain,

08/18/2019 12:00 AM
Court: US can reject asylum along parts of Mexico border
Court: US can reject asylum along parts of Mexico border

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday cleared the way for the U.S. government to forbid Central American immigrants from seeking asylum at the two busiest stretches of

08/18/2019 12:00 AM
From tusks to tails, nations eye trade in endangered species
From tusks to tails, nations eye trade in endangered species

GENEVA (AP) — From guitars to traditional medicines and from tusk to tail, mankind’s exploitation of the planet’s fauna and flora is putting some of them at risk of extinction.

08/18/2019 12:00 AM
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