From a press release:

At 7:00 pm on September 7, 2010, the Hill Country FOP Lodge #23 and the Hays County Law Enforcement Association will be hosting a joint candidate forum. The forum will take place at the First Christian Church, 3105 Ranch Road 12, just west of San Marcos. The candidates running for the following of...Read More

Hays County District Attorney Sherri Tibbe today responded to a lawsuit filed last week by Kevin Ficke, the former head of criminal investigations of the Hays County Sheriff’s Office. Ficke sued for harassment and wrongful termination, saying he was pressured to resign after Tibbe discovered issues with his 1993 charge of tampering with ev...Read More

From the Hays County Fire Marshal’s Office:

Under the advisement of Hays County Fire Marshal Mark Chambers, the Hays County Commissioners Court enacted a countywide burn ban effective this date. Due to drying conditions and possible high wind days, the chances for serious fires is great.

The burn ban restr...Read More

Following the dismissal of an ethics complained he filed against the City of San Marcos, Chuck Swallow, the city’s director of development services, resigned earlier this month.

According to a memo obtained by the American-Statesman under the Texas Public Information Act, Swallow filed an ethics complaint with City Attorney Michael...Read More

The filing deadline to run for San Marcos mayor or the Place 1 and Place 2 council seats ended at 5 p.m. Tuesday, leaving six people in the running for three races.

The mayor’s race will be between two candidates with formidable political experience in San Marcos, Council Member John Thomaides and former Council Member Daniel Guerr...Read More

The storm that came through San Marcos was short-lived, but caused a lot of grief for city employees who dealt with power outages, uprooted trees and damaged buildings yesterday and today.

The rain and windstorm hit about 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, with winds knocking out power and damaging trees and structures in the Westover, Spring Lake Hills...Read More

Wanna be mayor of San Marcos? You’ve got 24 hours to throw your hat in the ring.

Residents of San Marcos seeking to run for mayor or two of the three open city council seats have until 5 p.m. tomorrow to file their candidacy with the city.

The filing period began on July 25 and ends Tuesday, Aug. 24. Candidates can pick up ...Read More

From a news release from the City of San Marcos:

The City Council will hold the first of several additional public meetings on the proposed annexation of Paso Robles, a 1,340-acre master planned community on Hunter Road on Tuesday, August 24.

The first public hearing on the annexation will be held Tuesday at 6 p....Read More

From a news release from the City of San Marcos:

The City of San Marcos has closed McCarty Lane to through traffic east of the City of San Marcos Conference Center to Old Bastrop Highway until the one-mile widening and reconstruction project is completed this fall.

The road closure is effective immediately and wi...Read More

Two state lawmakers Monday warned the board the Pedernales Electric Cooperative that its recent actions, including the firing of General Manager Juan Garza, will require legislative action to protect members.

State Sen. Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay, said that legislation could go as far as breaking up the nation’s largest electric ...Read More