Organizers of an initiative to place San Marcos CISD in the Austin Community College District will soon announce a petition drive with hopes of putting the matter on the November ballot. About 2,000 voters within San Marcos CISD would have to sign the petition by April 9.
San Marcos Police Chief Howard Williams tried to re-assure local residents about the city’s safety at a community meeting last Friday night, but he also asked that San Marcians tip off the cops about drug dealing.
In response to public concerns about recent shooting crimes in the city, the San Marcos Police Department (SMPD) will hold four community meetings to discuss its steps for keeping the city safe.
San Marcos officials will announce a new program Thursday enabling all city residents to reduce the cost of all prescription drugs by 20 percent.
The Hays County Personal Health Department (PHD) announced that it has exhausted its supply of seasonal flu vaccine and has canceled all of its seasonal flu clinics. Until further notice, flu vaccine is no longer available at PHD clinics in San Marcos and Kyle.
The owner of a San Marcos transmission store has been charged with arson in the destruction by fire of his own business.
A dangerous stretch of SH 123 just beyond Hays County and the San Marcos CISD has residents campaigning for improvements. An especially concerning location is the intersection of SH 123 and Ridge Road (above).
