SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) – The family of an unhoused man who a San Marcos Police officer killed will hold a vigil Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at San Marcos City Hall. In a press release sent Tuesday, the family asked for greater transparency from SMPD.  Two witnesses told police that 22-year-old Malachai Williams was following them from a convenience store to their home in San Marcos on the night of April 11. The witnesses told police they did not want Williams to know where they lived, so they walked past their home.  READ MORE: San Marcos police chief provides statement on deadly shootin ..read more

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — The San Marcos Police Department police chief provided a statement on Monday in connection with a deadly shooting involving an officer from April 11. The incident resulted in the death of a 22-year-old man. Around 9:32 p.m., two men told police they were being followed by a man when they were walking in the area of East Hopkins and Cheatham Street in San Marcos. The men said “the man followed them from a convenience store on Cheatham Street ..read more

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) – The San Marcos City Council will consider Tuesday approving a new student housing development near the Texas State University campus and the San Marcos downtown. This will be the second and final reading for the development, planned to go in a plot of land southwest of the intersection between Lindsey Street and North Street. San Marcos City Council approved the first of two readings in a 6 - 1 vote in early April.  If Council votes in favor of the developer, it will change the build location from an “Existing Neighborhood” designation to “High Intensity - Downt ..read more

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) -- One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting happened in San Marcos on Thursday, according to the City of San Marcos. A city news release said two men told 911 dispatchers they were being followed by a man when they were walking in the area of East Hopkins and Cheatham Street in San Marcos. The callers said "the man followed them from a convenience store on Cheatham Street." Then, the man pulled out "two large knives" and "threatened" them, the release said. That man was described as shorter Black man in his 20s and was wearing a yellow shirt and blue pants ..read more

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — The Salvation Army of San Marcos partnered with the city to begin donations for the sixth annual summer fan drive. Now through May 10, the city said it was asking for donations of new 12-inch or larger multi-purpose pedestal fans and 20-inch box fans to be donated to the communities that do not have or cannot afford air conditioning. “It’s always an exciting time of year when we begin accepting fans for our community members in need,” Director of Utilities Tyler Hjorth said. “Last year, we received 118 fans and hope to see even more donations during this year’s fan d ..read more

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) –  Starting April 19, both residents and visitors of San Marcos will see an increase in parking fines. These changes will be implemented in order help reduce traffic congestion and ensure compliance with parking regulations, the City of San Marcos said in a news release Tuesday. “Effective parking enforcement ensures reduced traffic congestion, improved visibility and accessibility, enhanced pedestrian safety, and mitigates the likelihood of accidents while improving overall street safety,” said Parking Enforcement Coordinator Samantha Deyo said in the release. Un ..read more

Editor's note: The above video shows KXAN News' top morning headlines from Wednesday, April 3, 2024. SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — The City of San Marcos announced it would provide immersive and illuminated artwork to honor the San Marcos River and the solar eclipse. Organizers said the project, which was named Alignmentality, would be projected on the Hays County Historic Courthouse on April 6 and April 7. The artwork would run in 24-minute cycles each evening from 8 to 10 p.m. “Alignmentality is a collaboration between three local artists: virtual reality artist Topher Sipes, multi-media p ..read more

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) – Texas State University just partnered with the Texas Office of the Attorney General to help tackle unsolved cold cases in the state. The new program, the TXST Cold Case Team, is a one-year-long internship in the School of Criminal Justice and Criminology, which will work with the Cold Case and Missing Person unit to help look into the more than 20,000 unsolved murders in the state.  “This partnership will connect Texas State students with amazing opportunities to work alongside my office’s Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit,” said Texas Attorney General Paxton ..read more

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On this last week of Women's History Month, local female trailblazers in law enforcement got together to speak at the 2024 Women in Criminal Justice Conference on Wednesday in San Marcos. Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez, Interim Austin Police Chief Robin Henderson and University of Texas Police Chief Eve Stephens participated in a panel discussion to share their knowledge and inspire the next generation of women in law enforcement. Women in law enforcement came together on Wednesday to speak at the Grit & Grace panel at the Embassy Suites in San Marcos | Todd Baile ..read more

AUSTIN (ABJ) — A lighting manufacturer plans to close its outpost in San Marcos as part of a plan to reportedly shift local operations to Mexico and Pennsylvania. Signify North America Corp. — a subsidiary of Netherlands-based Signify N.V. — notified the Texas Workforce Commission on March 6 in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, or WARN, notice that it will permanently close its facility at 1611 Clovis Barker Road in the city south of Austin. It will result in the termination of 109 employees, starting in May and lasting through November, according to the letter. That total i ..read more