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A Travis County judge temporarily blocked the Texas Education Agency from releasing this year's annual school ratings after finding that the state’s new rating system–which was to debut this fall–is unlawful and would harm districts across the state.

Art uses a variety of different mediums to evoke an emotional response in the viewer. One of its forms involves fire and molten metal and is certainly not for the faint of heart. Texas State University has a metals program in their fine arts department and Distinguished Professor Emeritus Beverly Penn is teaching art students to utilize a torch in order to make precious metals even more appealing.

Volunteers come together to pack 14,000 meals to share

New sidewalks, bikeways and other types of infrastructure will help improve safety and enhance quality of life in many Texas communities including San Marcos, Wimberley and Dripping Springs, following the announcement that the Texas Transportation Commission has approved more than $345 million for projects across the state.

A local band utilizes cardboard masks to create quirky characters that have become a staple of their performances–so much so that the crowd now dons the masks as well–dancing freely with the anonymity that a face-covering affords.

TOSSED & TURNED

The Heritage Association of San Marcos will celebrate Texas Arbor Day On Friday, Nov. 3 by planting a tree in Veramendi Plaza Park to honor the legacy of Ruben E. Garza, recipient of the 2023 Heritage Arbor Day Award.

DEAR ABBY: I am one of nine children who all still get along. One sibling belongs to a religious order. At least one (for sure) is not a Christian. One is a bornagain Christian. One of us is gay and married. We are not all of the same political persuasion. Yet somehow, after all these years, we have managed to get along and still gather for family fun, whether it’s a holiday or just a cookout. We don’t all live in the same state, but more often than not, most of us are there.

PATRICIA PLATERO LMSW HAYS-CALDWELL WOMEN'S CENTER

HALLOWEEN TREATS OVER TRICKS

Riley’s Tavern Roughhouse Brewing Summer Dean Friday, Oct. 27, 8 - 11 p.m. 8894 FM 1102, Hunter 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat with the SMTX Mermaid Society Benefitting the San Marcos River Foundation Saturday, Oct. 28, 6 p.m.

RED RIBBON WEEK