San Marcos News

Some held high hopes here as Tropical Storm Edouardo neared that it would deliver some much-needed rainfall - since the only significant rain in months had come two weeks ago from Hurricane Dolly.

The 19th century English minister Charles H. Spurgeon admonished all people to "carve your name on hearts, not on marble," for in his opinion, "a good character is the best tombstone." While few may differ with ...

Four people who were arrested last month on state kidnapping charges in what police are calling an immigrant smuggling ring were indicted Wednesday along with two additional people on federal charges.

The city of San Marcos and Texas State University are co-sponsoring a Community Welcome on Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the N. LBJ, Craddock, Sagewood, Cedar Grove, Sonora, Bishop Square, the Metropolitan ...

The Central Texas Section American Planning Association awarded the Current Plan of the Year for the city of San Marcos/Texas State Town Gown Compilation Plan.

The Rotary Club of San Marcos recently approved the start of a character and ethics building program aimed at first through fifth graders in San Marcos.

Rain bands from Tropical Storm Edouard were already moving into Central Texas mid-morning, just hours after the storm made landfall between High Island and Sabine Pass.

Someone visited a San Marcos church this week for a most ungodly mission. Police said a 55-gallon barrel that was about half full of donations was stolen from the Iglesia de Cristo Roca Eterna on Hwy.

Each week hundreds of people call or visit the San Marcos Public Library to find information.

Administrators and staff of Goodnight Junior High School met Thursday for their annual academic assessment of the campus.

Downtown Master Plan The City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a joint workshop at 6 p.m. Tuesday to receive a presentation of the final draft of the Downtown Master Plan from Broaddus & ...

Even though she's been a champion of Texas Wild Rice for years, it still happens.

A 21-year-old man was arrested late Thursday for kidnapping his former girlfriend and threatening her with a knife.

Two-wheelers are moving into the transportation fast lane across the Lone Star State.

Kudos to Bowie Elementary. The San Marcos CISD school achieved Exemplary in Texas Education Agency accountability ratings released on Friday.

Hays County Justice of the Peace Pct. 2 Beth Smith has been awarded the Catalyst Award for 2008 from the Texas Alcoholic and Beverage Commission.

Texas State University-San Marcos Strutters have made their way past the first round of judging on NBC's "America's Got Talent" television show to the Las Vegas callbacks.

Next time you ponder how much San Marcos has grown, here's something to help keep in context it's still a small town.

A rifle and a shotgun stolen from a San Marcos home on Tuesday were recovered the same day and a suspect arrested.

You could say that some comments at a San Marcos City Council meeting earlier this month were off the wall.