Alamo Drafthouse – In or Out?

Alamo Draft House is famous for its midnight showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, among other cult classics. Unfortunately, it appears we are getting our own special version of it as the San Marcos City Council takes its third Time Warp into economic incentives for the now vacant Springtown Mall. There’s a term for what is going on with this whole discussion between Springtown and the City. It is highly technical… but I’m having trouble remembering it. Oh yeah… CLUSTERF***. Read more

Adding Camo To The San Marcos Culture

Well I’m back from China and it looks like me leaving the country paid dividends for the Bobcats while I was gone! It was a wonderful trip, but that’s another blog topic for another day…

Some have probably noticed a topic gaining steam in San Marcos politics–veterans issues. A few candidates have Read more

Leaving on a Jet Plane…

In a couple of days I leave for a relaxing trip to China. I’m sure I’ll be bringing back a whole host of blog topics, but I wanted to take a brief moment to talk about how I was able to make this trip. You see, folks like to knock the Texas State Alumni Association around for “doing nothing” for its membership, but that is simply not the case. Sure, there is PLENTY of room for improvement, but it is Read more

Ron White, UT, and the Future of the San Marcos Economy

It’s no secret Austin is an economic powerhouse, particularly as a knowledge-based economy of high technology and creative jobs. The first thing they teach you about economic development in urban planning school is that economies don’t happen by accident—a bunch of brainy people obsessed with grey boxes full of electronics don’t just suddenly start flocking to Read more

The Smoke Filled Room

Local government doesn’t always get the attention it deserves, but as anyone familiar with Local Government will tell you it’s without doubt an area of politics where some of the most exciting developments Read more