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Council advances crypto scam warnings

Published Aug 21, 2026

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Briefing

Jun 16, 2026

City Hall Site Review Continues

San Marcos continued evaluating three potential City Hall sites, but approved no site, funding plan, or financing approach. Staff reported approximately $640,000 in combined consultant spending to date.

1 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

May 19, 2026

Utility Assistance Changes Take Effect

Council directed immediate changes to the expanded Utility Payment Assistance Program, including waiving specified fees and counting each bill as one assistance instance. The program distributed more than $133,000 to over 300 households in FY 2025, while FY 2026 funding of $127,744 was nearly depleted.

1 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Apr 21, 2026

Data Centers Face New Zoning Conditions

The council considered Ordinance 2026-08 on first reading, adding a conditional-use approval requirement for data centers in the HI zoning district and rejecting a proposal to prohibit them in all zoning districts by a 3-4 vote.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Apr 7, 2026

Council approves Rio Vista access fees

San Marcos approved managed-access fees for Rio Vista Park on weekends and holidays from Memorial Day through Labor Day, with local-area participant exemptions, by a 5-2 vote. The council also unanimously awarded a $13,550,404.24 contract for the Highway 80 Utility Project.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Mar 31, 2026

Council approves budget policy amid shortfall

The City Council approved the Fiscal Year 2027 budget policy, keeping the property tax rate at 65.15 cents and providing 3% raises for non-civil service employees. Staff forecast a $4 million general fund shortfall, not including additional Emergency Medical Services funding needs.

3 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Mar 3, 2026

Council Delays Development Code Vote

The City Council postponed the first reading of broad Development Code amendments to April 21, with council amendments due to staff by March 31; the motion passed 6-0, with one council member absent.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Feb 26, 2026

Council Sets No-New-Revenue Budget Direction

Council members preferred the no-new-revenue property tax rate by a 4-3 vote while reviewing a projected $4 million FY 2027 General Fund deficit. They also directed staff to continue expiring federally funded programs and include a 3% cost-of-living adjustment for non-civil-service employees, estimated at $1.3 million.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Feb 17, 2026

Police Study Calls for Major Staffing Increase

The City Council received a police staffing study recommending 74.5 additional sworn positions and 39 professional staff, a 45% increase, to maintain service levels as the population grows. Council provided direction on staffing priorities and will discuss the recommendations at a budget policy meeting in late February.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Feb 3, 2026

Council Approves Grocery Store Parking Variance

Council unanimously approved a parking variance for an anticipated H-E-B grocery store with gasoline sales, allowing additional parking along the IH-35 frontage road and Yarrington Road. Conditions include enhanced stormwater detention, landscaping, electric-vehicle charging stations, and specified building materials.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Jan 30, 2026

Council Advances Strategic Plan Priorities

The City Council approved amendments to the 2026 Strategic Plan, including a comprehensive childcare plan and priorities for improving efficiency, strengthening revenues, protecting core services, and growing the tax base.

1 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Jan 29, 2026

Council Begins 2026-27 Budget Visioning

The City Council launched a nine-month visioning process for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget, discussing growth, transportation, infrastructure, economic development, environmental protection, flood mitigation, and core services.

1 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Jan 20, 2026

Council advances crypto scam warnings

The council approved a $1,016,716.62 contract for Lift Station 24 upgrades and advanced an ordinance requiring warning signs on cryptocurrency teller machines. The ordinance was amended to apply only to cryptocurrency machines and take effect April 1, 2026, after city outreach to local businesses.

2 min readMunicipal coverage