The San Marcos city council approved new wrecker service fees and tightened up on what fees may be charged by wrecker companies at its meeting this week.

The project will control erosion and stabilize the sides of the large stormwater drainage channel in the Castle Forest Subdivision in a drainage easement between Nevada Street and Lisa Lane

San Marcos police are investigating the apparent suicide of a San Marcos man whose body was found hanging from a railroad bridge over the Blanco River Friday morning.

With taxable property values of about $3.14 billion for the fiscal year that started Sept 1 — about $342,000 per student — the district meets the threshold for classification as a Chapter 41 district, currently set at $319,500 per student.

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University, city, chambers of commerce officials headed to sister city Monclova, Mexico in September.

The New Connections grant will provide assistant professor with more than $54,000 for the 2008-2009 year to further his research in the relationship of optimizing adolescent development, or “thriving” and recidivism.

The city council this week removed two planning and zoning commissioners and forced the resignation of a third in a purge of the body that sits squarely in the middle of development debates.

A Hays County sheriffs deputy who suffered major head injuries in a traffic accident last month died today at an Austin hospital.

Forrest Kubsh, 20, Ethan Kubsh, 18, Johnmichael Swann, 17, all of Buda, and Christopher Garcia, 18, are charged with aggravated robbery and engaging in organized criminal activity.

A football season kick-off pep rally is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 5 in recognition of the first home game for the San Marcos High School Rattlers.

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Budget totals nearly $70 million. Tax rate will stay at $1.37.

The San Marcos Area Board of Realtors will host its annual candidate debate 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, September 11 at the Hill Country Event Center, 107 Centerpoint Road.

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