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The Small Texas City Now Named Among America’s 50 Best Places to Live
When it comes to national publications, the big Texas cities tend to get most of the love. And they should, we've got four of the best of those in the country. I mean Houston, TX always has something cool going on, and Austin, TX, is among the fastest-growing cities in the country.
Local districts navigate school year as costs rise
Elizabeth Lara, Hays CISD Cullen Elementary School principal, meets students at the door on the first day of school. (Amira Van Leeuwen/Community Impact) San Marcos and Hays CISDs are facing budget shortfalls in fiscal year 2024-25, and the state Legislature has not increased basic allotment funding, despite district calls to do so.
$4M mixed-use development to break ground in early 2025 in San Marcos
The Orient will be located at 117 Meiners St. on the same site of Japanese-eatery Sakura in San Marcos. (Rendering courtesy Webber Studio, Architects) A new mixed-use development called The Orient is anticipated to break ground in early 2025. The architect on the $4 million project is Webber + Studio,...
Proposed development The Grove could bring grocer, retail to east side of Kyle
The Grove would be a mixed-use development consisting of retail, a grocer and single-family and multifamily homes. (Rendering courtesy city of Kyle) Kyle City Council is considering a 99-acre mixed-use development called The Grove—dubbed Project Sahara—for the city’s east side. The city will also consider a planned...
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