A race is on for the Republican nomination for Hays County Judge now that San Marcos surgeon Bert Cobb has announced his candidacy.
San Marcos officials broke ground on a new $2.2 million control tower at the San Marcos Municipal Airport Wednesday afternoon. The Central Texas wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) marked the ground breaking with a flyover of World War II aircraft preserved at the CAF museum located at the airport.
The San Marcos Municipal Airport, located at SH 21 and SH 80, will have a control tower operational before the end of next summer. The tower is part of a plan to attract more executive traffic headed for Austin or San Antonio.
A ride on the last flying B-24J Liberator, which is in San Marcos until March 20, is a reminder of the true heroism of World War II veterans.
The last flying examples of a B-24J Liberator and a dual-controlled P-51C Mustang, along with a B-17G Flying Fortress, will fly into the San Marcos Municipal Airport from March 18-20, as part of the Wings of Freedom Tour.
The San Marcos Municipal Airport, which is trying to raise $13 million for a tower and an executive hangar facility, could receive $2.85 million in federal funds, according to local Congressman Lloyd Doggett.
