The San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce’s first ever Green Living Showcase will take place at the City of San Marcos Conference Center on Saturday, March 20 for workshops, exhibits and demonstrations.

Texas State University faculty and student body are poised to become the world’s largest human power plant.

Hays County is continuing its efforts to rid roadsides, backyards and fields of unwanted tires by waiving the $2 per tire recycling fee for residents until further notice.

San Marcos Stage 1 drought restrictions will be lifted effective at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 20 following recent rains that have resulted in improved aquifer levels.

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Texas State University has partnered with Arizona-based MicroPower Global to develop cutting-edge “green energy” technology.
The partnership, facilitated by the Texas Emerging Technology Fund and the Innovate Texas Foundation, will initially see MicroPower carry out …

Texas State University will inaugurate its new International Flash Flood Laboratory (IFFL) with a workshop Monday, Oct. 19, in which it will invite the public to recommend activities the lab should undertake to reduce flash-flood casualties and associated damage.

Eve Gruntfest, an internationally recognized authority on implementing flash-flood warning systems, will present the 11th Annual Lovell Distinguished Lecture at Texas State University on Monday, Oct. 19.

Freethough San Marcos: A column
by LAMAR W. HANKINS

A city council majority recently voted to ease watering restrictions to permit residents who miss their approved watering day (under the water conservation regulations now in place) to …

The Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program has been awarded a $1,063,125 grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for habitat conservation planning assistance.

Editor:
Hays County is suffering the worst drought in the last 100 years according NOAA, and thousands of residential water wells are increasing at risk.
Our local Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD) can’t stop the drought, …