Melissa Millecam
Communications Director
City of San Marcos
The City of San Marcos, Hays County and Carma Developers dedicated the Yarrington Bridge at Blanco Vista on Saturday, March 29, 2008 in a ceremony that opened the new bridge to the public.
The Yarrington Bridge was built through a hallmark public-private partnership that enabled San Marcos to [...]

By MICHAEL WRIGHT
Sports Reporter
HUNTSVILLE –  The Texas State (14-9,6-3) baseball team took 2 of 3 from their Southland Conference rival Sam Houston State (15-11,5-4) over the weekend at Sanders Stadium.  With the win, Texas State is tied for 1st with UTSA in the West Division of the Southland Conference.  Texas State, Sam Houston and UTSA [...]

By Bill Peterson
Correspondent

SAN MARCOS – The Hays County commissioners laid more groundwork towards road work at last Tuesday’s meeting, formalizing its requests for information from component jurisdictions, finalizing its charge for a bond committee and taking a preliminary look at financing options.
While commissioners plan to ask voters for a bond to support [...]

By MICHAEL WRIGHT
Sports Reporter
SAN MARCOS – The Texas State (23-11) softball team swept the New Mexico Lobos (15-12) at home over the weekend. The Bobcats won the game Friday night when Kristina Tello led Texas State to a 4-3 comeback win with the Lobos committing 3 errors in a 4 run 6th inning. [...]

Welcome to a new feature of Newstreamz – the Business Spotlight. In this area we will share information with the readers about businesses in our cities. San Marcos is more than beautiful rivers, education, and good neighbors. It is also the businesses that make up the economy of our city. These businesses are owned and/or [...]

By MICHAEL WRIGHT
Sports Reporter
HOUSTON –  The men’s and women’s track teams both finished in the middle of the pack at the Victor Lopez Rice Bayou Classic held at the Rice Track and Field Stadium.   The men finished in 7th place out of 19 teams while the women finished 8th out of 17 teams where [...]

By Bill Peterson
Chief Correspondent

Don’t be too surprised if the Hays CISD trustees go to voters asking for a tax increase next year. If they want to keep giving pay raises to teachers, they may not have a choice. Trustees wrestled with the 2008-09 budget Monday evening, trying to work in pay raises of $1,000 [...]

“It depends on the insurance company, the driving record, customer status, really any number of things will decide the amount of increase.”
–Teri Tristan, Texas State Low Cost Insurance agent

By CHRIS RILEY
Assistant Media Relations Director

Final nonconference home series starts Friday at 6 p.m.
SAN MARCOS – Fresh off a 5-2 win over No. 18 Baylor, the Texas State softball team looks to extend its winning ways with a three game series against New Mexico beginning Friday at 6 p.m.
Game two of the series [...]

By Amanda Oskey
Texas Drivers will soon be required to carry a higher amount of liability insurance for bodily injury and property damage.
Currently, drivers are required to carry $20,000 for each person injured in the accident, up to a total of $40,000 for everyone injured in the accident, and $15,000 for property damage per accident.
As of [...]