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‘From the Top’ to broadcast from Texas State

The National Public Radio program “From the Top” will be broadcast from the fourh annual International Piano Festival, to be held June 1-9 at Texas State.

As Texas grows, infrastructure shrinks

Touting Texas’ low taxes and light regulations, Gov. Rick Perry has relished trying to poach jobs from other states. In February, he described building a business in California as “next to impossible.” Last month, he warned Illinois entrepreneurs to “get out while there’s still time.”

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Man stabbed after interrupting apartment burglary

An unidentified suspect who allegedly stabbed a young man when he was caught red-handed in an apparent burglary early Wednesday is still at-large.

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In IRS scandal, Smith, Doggett have their moments in the spotlight

Hays County’s two heavy-hitting congressmen — political polar opposites who find agreement on high-profile national issues as rarely as their respective parties do — have both waded into the fray over the extent of an Internal Revenue Service operation that targeted tea party and other conservatives groups for extra scrutiny.

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Crime Map: 05/15/13

The San Marcos Police Department blotter, plotted on a map.

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Phi Kappa Phi adds Texas State

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi has announced last week that it has approved a new chapter at Texas State.

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KPD says Duran death investigation ongoing

Apparently responding to rumors regarding the death of Phillip Duran on April 28, the Kyle Police Department (KPD) put out a statement Thursday saying the investigation is ongoing and that it may take several weeks to develop some of the relevant information.

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Commentary: Time for San Marcos CISD to embrace ‘Trustee TV’

In this guest commentary, two city council members make the extraordinarily rare move of publicly urging their counterparts on the San Marcos CISD board of trustees to start televising their meetings.

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Crime Map: 05/17/13

The San Marcos Police Department blotter, plotted on a map.

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Crime Map: 05/16/13

The San Marcos Police Department blotter, plotted on a map.

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