San Marcos Daily Record

San Marcos CISD superintendent Dr. Patty Shafer has been named Superintendent of the Year by the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce. Full Story »

Simon Property Group Inc. said Tuesday it will buy the outlet shopping centers owned by Prime Outlets Acquisition Co., solidifying its position as the nation's largest public real estate company. Full Story »

A slice of San Marcos life many residents never see will be coming into living rooms tonight. Full Story »

The Hays CISD Board of Trustees this week unanimously voted to appoint Willie Tenorio Jr., to fill the unexpired term left vacant by Joe Muñoz. Full Story »

Officials are blaming an icy road for the fatal 90-foot plunge of a sport-utility vehicle into Palo Duro Canyon. Full Story »

The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI has chosen a Texas native to serve as the next bishop of Brownsville. Full Story »

A neighbor of a woman found raped and slain in her San Antonio house has been charged in the 1992 killing with help from DNA evidence. Full Story »

The first grants approved under a new Edwards Aquifer Authority groundwater conservation grant program will help five Edwards Aquifer permit holders fund projects aimed at reducing their water use. Full Story »

Fire rescue crews had to rescue two window workers in Houston after their work scaffold broke free about 10 stories up the side of a high-rise office tower. Full Story »

Texas Instruments is raising its fourth-quarter profit and sales outlook, citing an improving market for chips used in cell phones and other electronic gadgets. Full Story »

San Marcos Academy's new Challenge Course was officially dedicated in honor of “an extraordinary soldier, teacher and mentor who overcame many challenges in his own life.” Full Story »

Math skills have paid off in a big way for three students involved in Texas State University’s Honors Summer Math Camp (HSMC). Full Story »

The Hays County Personal Health Department (PHD) has broadened its priority client base in recognition of new guidelines from the Texas Department of State Health Services. Full Story »

A man and his dog were shot by intruders near Maxwell early Sunday, but authorities have few clues as to their identity. Full Story »

Overnight ice and snow have blanketed parts of West Texas, and high winds blew out the window of a school bus in El Paso, injuring three children. Full Story »

A second member of a polygamist church raided in Texas last year goes on trial for sexual assault of a child Tuesday. Full Story »

Authorities say two people died when a turboprop-powered airplane crashed on final approach to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Full Story »

Authorities are seeking three Hispanic men in connection with the armed robbery of a Hays County bakery and its customers. Full Story »

Bruce and Gloria Ingram of New Braunfels will be awarded honorary doctoral degrees during a commencement ceremony to be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at Texas State University-San Marcos. Full Story »

The Waco Mammoth Site opened Saturday, showcasing the remains of a prehistoric mammoth herd believed to have died in a mudslide and flooding some 68,000 years ago. Full Story »

In one industrial accident alone, Total Petrochemical's sprawling oil refinery in southeast Texas sprayed tons of sulfuric acid and carbon monoxide into the sky. Full Story »

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San Marcos Police Chief Howard Williams, for one, is out to prove what many in the community already know — San Marcos is a pretty safe place in which to live and work. Full Story »

San Marcos CISD School Board member Kathy Hansen has been chosen by the Texas Classroom Teachers Association (TCTA) as the School Board Member of the Year for Texas. Full Story »

The Heart of Texas (H.O.T.) Chorus will present its annual Christmas Concert, “Harmony for the Holidays,” Sunday, Full Story »