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Caraway ‘conflict’ engages city, county

By Bill Peterson | November 5th, 2009 | Category: Hays County, San Marcos, Top Main, Top Stories | 2 comments

After a “possible conflict of interest” led San Marcos city officials to turn over delinquent tax collections to Hays County this week, an identical conflict came into play for the city once the county accepted the job. As a result, delinquent tax collections both for the city and the county will be handled by a law firm that contracts with the father of Hays County Tax Assessor-Collector Luanne Caraway (R-Kyle).


Local economy: sales up, jobs down

By Bill Peterson | May 4th, 2009 | Category: Business, Hays County, San Marcos, Top Main, Top Stories | No Comments »

As local sales taxes rise in recent months, so do home foreclosures and unemployment. But San Marcos city officials said they don’t expect to place additional burdens on citizens to support the costs of government.