Tuesday, January 24th, 2017
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a $10,000 reward for tips that lead to arrests in the mysterious disappearance on Thanksgiving of 363 endangered and threatened salamanders from the National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center in San Marcos.
Monday, January 12th, 2015
A Seattle-based tech startup has stitched together high-resolution surface-level and underwater photographs of Spring Lake to create a panoramic model of the San Marcos River’s spring-fed headwaters.
Monday, May 6th, 2013
The resilient longhorn, able to survive on sparse foliage and water, has endured in Texas for more than 100 years. But the recent sale of about 100 longhorns by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has spurred...
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
A visitor could get lost in Rob Nash’s greenhouse. Swiss chard and tomato plants create a maze. The smell of basil is overwhelming, and the leaves are as big as a human hand.
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
State officials launched a campaign this week soliciting donations to help fund Texas parks, which saw a drop-off in visitors this year because of record heat and wildfires. As MATT LARGEY of KUT News reports, the plea...
Sunday, September 18th, 2011
STAFF REPORT Police began a homicide investigation after a corpse was discovered near the Blanco River in San Marcos on Friday. The deceased remains unidentified, said San Marcos Police Chief Howard Williams on Saturday evening. “We really...
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
Hays County commissioners now have $3.5 million left of the $30 million approved by voters in 2007. Commissioners expect at least five projects to contend for the remaining money.
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
While San Marcos city staffers seek out ways to manage the deer population within the city limits, a majority of city councilmembers oppose the expenditure of public funds to help with the job.
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
The Hays County Shooting Sports Task Force wants Hays County to use $5.5 million of its remaining $8.5 million in parks and open space bonds to build a shooting sports complex on 563 acres fronting the San...
Monday, April 26th, 2010
Numerous governmental entities are involved in an effort to assess flood control in the Lower Colorado River Basin. Hays County commissioners are likely to kick in $390,000 for the effort.