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Q. When did the bluebonnet become the state flower of Texas? Is it really illegal to pick bluebonnets?

The LBJ Museum of San Marcos will be hosting its annual Golf Tournament, the Ted Breihan Open, on Friday, May 7, 2021 at the Plum Creek Golf Course in Kyle. The format of the tournament is a Florida Scramble and all proceeds benefit the museum. Registration is at 7 a.m. with tee off at 8am concluding with a silent auction and lunch.

My journey this week reminded me that the Lord’s word is our refuge and strength.

During a March 9 ribbon cutting with the San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce, San Marcos Academy celebrated the reopening of Davidson Hall, the school's Lower School building, which underwent a renovation recently from the foundation up.

I have two birds who are year-round residents at my place — black-crested titmouse and Carolina chickadee.

Slow-cooked foods seem tailor-made when the mercury is low. Stews, soups and casseroles can simmer and gain great flavor through slow-cooking methods. But slow cooker appliances don’t need to be stored away when spring flowers start to bud. In fact, this method of cooking can bridge the gap between cold weather cuisine and the grilled and chilled fare of summer days to come.

Furly Travis started sketching in junior high and began painting in high school. In his 20s, he started painting more seriously and steadily, completing on average a painting per week and selling them around town, at places like the Triple Crown and Wake the Dead.

In the first week of March, the Twice Blessed Consignment Shop celebrated its 20-year anniversary serving the San Marcos community. To date, the shop has raised nearly $1 million dollars since opening its doors on Feb. 20, 2001, giving the volunteer-based staff ample reason to celebrate.

On more than one occasion, I have been guilty of warning gardeners the perils of being out phloxed by their neighbors. If this happens your neighbors will certainly have the MOST dazzling landscape in the neighborhood. Should you feel that this danger is creeping upon you and your flower border, then remember the variety Intensia.