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Children’s books author speaks at school

We have officially reached the halfway point of the season for Texas State football.

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DEAR ABBY: I love to travel, yet I loathe traveling with my husband. He gets anxious and extremely mean on the days leading up to the trip and especially while en route. I do all the planning and pay for everything, and I regard it as not only ungrateful and rude, but unnecessary. Is it wrong for me to not want him to come on the next big trip I plan?

As the country enters the cold and flu illness season, Texas physicians warn there are three viruses lurking in the air–the influenza virus that causes the flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Physicians say the best way to say safe–especially for those at greatest risk of severe illness–is to vaccinate against all three.

For the 30th consecutive month Texas showed job growth, reaching just under 14 million jobs and outpacing the nation in its annual rate of employment growth, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.

The Cajun Curse rages on as the Texas State Bobcats fell to Louisiana 34-30 on Saturday.

In a critical district showdown, San Marcos knocked off the East Central Hornets in a thrilling 3-2 (19-25, 25-13, 25-16, 21-25, 15-8) win.

The Hays County Fire Marshal’s office notified the community that the countywide burn ban in the unincorporated areas of the county was lifted, effective at 11 a.m. on Oct. 5.

The Hays County Sheriff’s Office is investigating as a possible fentanyl overdose the death on Monday, Oct. 2, of a 15-year-old female student enrolled in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District.

Above, Dr. Mario Garza offers the blessing that began the 2023 Sacred Springs Powwow on Saturday and Sunday at the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment in San Marcos. There were indigenous arts on display and approximately 100 Native American dancers performed. Some attended workshops on the Coahuiltecan language, a program of the Indigenous Cultures Institute. Daily Record photos by Gerald Castillo

The easy way or the hard way.