On Sunday afternoon, April 28 from 3 to 8 p.m., up the highway at exit 213, is an event so awesome it will be difficult to wait that long ..read more

The pecking order, clockwise from the left: The Carolina wren, the scissor-tailed flycatcher, the northern cardinal and the roadrunner. All are contenders for the Texas State Bird, a title currently held by the mockingbird (not pictured). Graphics from Metro Creative ird ..read more

Students learning how to apply a stucco finish have contributed to many projects around San Marcos. Photo courtesy of Gary Job Corps Gary Job Corps Plastering students are busy at work applying stucco finish to the Student Bank Building. To date, the students have refinished approximately 30 buildings. Over the years Nicho Garcia, the class instructor, teaches students the value of work and satisfaction of a completion of projects. The San Marcos area is a recipient for the many projects over the years including the sign at the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce, Mosaic Wall at the Lion’s ..read more

Chris Johnson Texas State University’s Christopher Johnson, a clinical professor in the Department of Sociology, joins the Big Ideas TXST podcast to discuss understanding Alzheimer’s disease as a type of time travel ..read more

Christopher Morris Morris shares the craft of creating the stage ..read more

After several meetings with a large community turnout for public comments for and against the development at Lindsey Street and North Street, now being called The Mc-Lain, the development is officially approved. The San Marcos City Council approved the conditional use permit — requiring many concessions on the part of the developer, approved an amendment on the preferred scenario map on the west side of the development to High Intensity and approved the zoning change for the west side of the development to Character District-5 and Character District-5D for the east side of the development at ..read more

Two Texas State University fraternities — Phi Gamma Delta and Pi Kappa Alpha — participated in downtown city of San Marcos beautification projects on Friday in preparation for the Earth Day celebration set for Saturday, April 20. Members of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity Kedrick Bryant, Nathan Escamilla, Kason Duncan, Sebastian Turrubiartes, Zack Johnston and Devon Guerrero donned traffic safety vests and wheelbarrows full of mulch to spread into flower beds along Hutchison and Edward Gary Streets east of the Square. “We are pulling up weeds and getting mulch,” Duncan said. “We’re making i ..read more

DEAR ABBY: I have a 25-year-old niece, “Meadow,” who embraces the hippie lifestyle. She’s kind and sweet and loves everyone. She has also opposed “the Establishment.” She’s heavily tattooed and has several facial piercings and thick underarm hair ..read more

“Blu-Escape” is Hehmsoth’s fifth jazz album. Photo provided by Texas State University Hank Hehmsoth Hank Hehmsoth, an associate professor of practice in the School of Music at Texas State University, has released his latest jazz album, “Blu-Escape ..read more

Parks and Recreation breaks down single use container ban ..read more