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Friday, August 25th, 2017

Update: San Marcos continues preparations for Hurricane Harvey

The city of San Marcos continues making preparations as Hurricane Harvey approaches the Texas Coast.

Wednesday, July 19th, 2017

Wildfire consumes 250 acres of Hays County ranch

Firefighters have contained a control burn that jumped its prescribed boundaries and consumed an additional 250 acres of a neighboring ranch in northern Hays County this afternoon.

Friday, July 14th, 2017

Kyle police arrest suspect in Carl’s Jr. armed robbery

Kyle police arrested Giancarlo Arman Perez, 18, of Kyle on July 12 as a suspect in an aggravated robbery that took place at Carl’s Jr. on July 11.

Thursday, July 6th, 2017

New I-35 Yarrington Road exit ramp to open on Friday

Final construction work on a new northbound Interstate 35 exit ramp at Yarrington Road will be completed Thursday night and the ramp will open to traffic Friday morning, a Texas Department of Transportation spokesperson said today.

Wednesday, June 14th, 2017

Will Texas lawmakers ax tree ordinances in more than 50 cities?

Dozens of cities and towns in Texas, including San Marcos, have ordinances aimed at protecting trees. During the special legislative session, Gov. Greg Abbott wants to change that.

Monday, June 12th, 2017

Fatal accident closes Interstate 35 in Kyle

Police are investigating a fatal accident involving a semi-truck and a moving truck. Chief Jeff Barnett said it happened around 6:40 p.m. on the northbound lanes of Interstate 35.

Monday, May 15th, 2017

Five years or 50? Jury deliberates Tarr’s punishment

A jury retired behind closed doors late this morning to decide the punishment for Buda area real estate broker Jason Tarr, a lifelong Hays County resident convicted last week of murder and intoxication manslaughter in a fatal...

Thursday, May 11th, 2017

Tarr found guilty of murder in fatal drunken driving collision

Buda area real estate broker Jason Tarr has been found guilty of murder and intoxication manslaughter in the 2014 collision that killed 60-year-old Nancy Sterling Dalton.

Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

Testimony wraps up in Tarr murder, intoxication manslaughter trial

Jason Tarr’s defense attorneys rested their case on Tuesday, seven days into the prominent real estate broker’s trial on murder and intoxication manslaughter charges.

Saturday, May 6th, 2017

Election 2017 Results: City, school district elections in Hays County

Voters will decide whether to approve bond sales for capital improvements in the city of San Marcos, San Marcos CISD and Hays CISD.

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