Bobcats mistakes come early and often
DALLAS - The Texas State Bobcats traveled Saturday to Gerald R. Ford Stadium to take on the Southern Methodist University Mustangs. A host of early mistakes put them in the situation of playing catch-up the rest of the game, as they fell to SMU 47-36. Normally, a 36 point outing is something to cheer about, […]
More LBJ Story Tellers Sought for “Open Mic Night”
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Museum of San Marcos is seeking more area folks with LBJ memories, anecdotes, opinions and impressions for the first of two public “Open Mic Night” sessions at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17.
The memories and impressions - which will be recorded and transcribed - will be […]
Ronald “The Eagle” Oswalt breaks down the second San Marcos High School Football Game. The Strikin’ Rattlers versus Bastrop.
Rattlers Bite Bears For First Win
The San Marcos Rattlers nearly met their match in their long time foe the Bastrop Bears but the Rattlers prevailed winning the game 27-26.
The first home game of the season marked parent’s night for the Rattlers with players honoring their parents on the field before the game. Once the game got started these two […]
The next race for San Marcos runners is the Country Roads 10K on September 20, 2008. The race will be held out in the Country Estates subdivision off of Ranch Road 12. Registration will be at the swimming pool area just past the church. Parking is in the parking lot of the church for runners […]
Howdy San Martians,My name is Daniel McCarthy. A long-time resident of the Hill Country, I moved to Dripping Springs in 1994 just after my 7th birthday. I am now a proud resident, student and tour-guide at Wonderworld here in San Marcos. I am also president of the Project for the New American Citizen at […]
Long road approaches surprise finish with I-35 improvements
Posted on January 11, 2008 at 7:40 pm • Print • Share
By BILL PETERSON
Hays Highway Editor
At the end of a long, rough road, the Interstate-35 towns in Hays County could wind up with more road improvements than once thought under a tortured pass-through financing agreement with the state.
Hays County Precinct 2 Commissioner Jeff Barton (D-Kyle) said Wednesday that talks with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) are seriously addressing the possibility of re-trenching $47 million once ear-marked for RR 12 to improve I-35 and its access roads under a re-worked agreement.
“My hope is that we might be able to shift some of the money from RR 12, since there’s no community consensus about addressing that road,” Barton said. “They (TxDOT) see that this part of the county has consistently and diligently tried to make something happen on FM 1626.”
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