Aqualand Development wants big splash

By Sandra Zaragoza

ABJ Staff

Aqualand Development LLC plans to build a $17 million upscale student apartment complex in walking distance from Texas State University in San Marcos, where there’s a high demand for student housing....Read more

Sales tax rebates show healthy gain: San Marcos, Klye shine

By Anita Miller

News Editor

Both San Marcos and Kyle saw a healthy gain in sales tax rebates issued by the state comptroller's office this week; yet other Hays County communities took hits.

According to figures released by Comptroller Susan Combs on Wednesday, San Marcos' April allocation was up 4.39 percent over last year. And for the first time in 2010, the year-to-date total is also a positive number...Read More

Economic Development plan waits on funding

By SEAN BATURA
News Reporter

The official launch for the Greater San Marcos Economic Development Council (GSMED), which will implement the plan, has been postponed due to a lack of funding while the plan’s executors line up 501(c)3 and 501(c)6 designations for the GSMED to attain non-profit status. ..Read More

San Marcos joins Austin, Round Rock in name of Metro Area

By John Egan

The federal Office of Management and Budget declared that the area’s name would be Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, based on the San Marcos’ newly defined status as a “principal city” within the region.... Read More

Foreclosures number 100 or more for 15 months

By Anita Miller

News Editor

San Marcos — The number of properties scheduled to be auctioned off on the steps of the Hays County Courthouse April 6 is slated to set a record.

April auction "marked the 15th month in a row that posting activity has surpassed 100 per month," said George Roddy Sr., president of Foreclosure Listing Service, (FLS), which tracks 11 counties in Central Texas.... Read More

Mayor discusses Springtown Mall with full city council chamber

By SEAN BATURA
News Reporter

San Marcos Mayor Susan Narvaiz told a packed city council chamber Saturday morning that the city isn’t necessarily willing to offer $2.5 million to locate an Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in the old Best Buy building at Springtown Mall, but the city is willing to offer $2.5 million for the re-development of the largely abandoned shopping center. ..... Read More

San Marcos considers incentives for attracting business

By: Russell Wilde

In an effort to help boost business at the Springtown strip mall in San Marcos, the city is weighing its options.

Saturday, a standing-room crowd packed City Hall to hear Mayor Susan Narvaiz discuss redevelopment, downtown and city incentives to attract business. For more than a year, the San Marcos City Council has discussed plans to bring new business to the area... Read More

Long and winding economic road

Central Texas recovery is coming, but it won’t be quick, easy or painless, experts say

By Anita Miller

News Editor

San Marcos — The Central Texas economy is still in better shape than that of the nation as a whole, but the road to recovery is a long one still marred with potholes of lowered expectations, experts said on Friday.... Read More

2010 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

"Good News, Bad News - Which is it?"

With a record attendance of over 450 people, the 2010 Economic Outlook Luncheon on February 26th became one of the region's premier public economic forums. 

Dr. John Duca, Vice President and Senior Policy Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, along with Drs. David Beckworth, James LeSage, and Paul Gowens of Texas State University-San Marcos discussed the current economic environment and their outlook for the central Texas region in 2010.

The entire event was also broadcast live via a High Definition webcast across the world for those who were unable to attend.  To see the HD webcast, go to http://smtx.tv/hd/vod.php, click "Conference", then click "San Marcos Economic Development Council (Feb. 26, 2010)"

2009 San Marcos Property Tour

50 miles and 50 properties in San Marcos, Texas. 

The first annual property tour in 2009 was an incredible success drawing over 200 people from across the nation!  Attendees boarded three luxury tour buses for a two and a half hour tour of the available properties, recent developments, and unique aspects of San Marcos. 

Planning for the 2010 San Marcos Property Tour is underway!  Contact Eric Hensley for information. 512.393.5909 - erich@sanmarcostexas.com