San Marcos News

Will a felony drug case against Travis and Trevor Cutler harm their father's chances in the primary race for sheriff later this spring? "All of us of a certain age have kids that have done something that embarrasses us," said Cunningham, the manager of the LBJ Museum of San Marcos.

A bur oak in front of the River House at Texas State Univeristy will be removed Saturday after it was deemed too diseased to live.

Local officials, public dignitaries and curious onlookers gathered Feb. 2 as Hays County officially opened its new 232,000-square-foot government center.

Texas State has voluntarily taken steps to reduce the presence of hazardous waste by-products that can pollute soil and contaminate the City of San Marcos water supply.

In a stark contrast to the recent drought, the City of San Marcos has recently been subject to heavy rainfall and flash flooding.

Howard Williams, San Marcos Chief of Police said there were 2,371 calls made in 2010 for noise violations, a decrease from 2,443 in 2009 and 2,917 the previous year.

The City of San Marcos' overall population and Texas State's enrollment numbers have steadily grown over the past 11 to 12 years, with a continued increase of diversity.

A Texas State professor is researching the effects of an unlikely predator in the San Marcos River.

Michael Monsour, communications junior, started performing stand-up comedy routines last year in San Marcos at J's Bistro before its closure.

On Moore Street at the foot of the hill leading up to Blanco Hall is the Texas State Recycling Center, where all of the waste and recyclable materials generated by the university are handled.

The San Marcos Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted unanimously Jan. 31 in favor of new parks rules that include a ban on the public consumption and display of alcohol in all city parks.

San Marcos tends to live in the shadow of Austin, which doesn't sit well with me.

Texas State's School of Music put on a concert Friday night in memory of Eddie Durham, one of the pioneers of jazz music.

Gabriel Marshall and Bryon White of The Damn Quails have found a career first the New Year, thanks to the fact the pair's cracked the top-10 on the Americana music chart.

Maggie Villanueva writes a suggestion for a time capsule after a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Hays County Government Center on Thursday; Amparo Gonzalez looks on.

Brianne Corn, of San Marcos, Texas, and Jonathon Lugod, of Oceanside, Calif., have been selected by the Sports Car Club of America Solo Events Board for two of the top honors in the program based on their efforts at the 2011 Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships.

The Shady Rest Band has become one of the busiest bands in the Austin area by consistently putting on a great show.

Tonight, Feb. 3 at 9pm, the "Hold My Baby and Watch This" tour comes to Cheatham St Warehouse.

San Marcos police are seeking two men suspected of ordering and then stealing a pizza after assaulting the man who delivered it Wednesday.

Three Texans linked to a Mexican drug cartel were arrested on the Thruway in Salina, charged today with conspiring to distribute 10 kilos of cocaine, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.