THE SAN MARXIST
Paraphrasing and editorializing City Council since mid-Pandemic.
June 16th City Council Meeting
Only one June meeting! You’ve probably heard that we banned data centers – get the (few, meager) details here! Plus new apartments by little HEB, a lot of City Hall debate, and wrapping up the land development code updates. Dive in here: Hours 0:00 – 4:21: New apartments by little HEB, gray water, we ban…
Hours 0:00 – 4:21, 6/16/26
Citizen Comment The biggest topic was the arrest and ICE imprisonment of Gerardo Reyes and SMPD treatment of his son. Five people spoke on this topic (including Gerardo himself, his wife, and his daughter). Since the last meeting, Gerardo was released from ICE, but there’s still a lot of issues left: (Petition and family GoFundMe…
Bonus! 3 pm workshop, 6/17/26
New City Hall! (Discussed Oct ’25, April ’25, Nov ’24, Feb ’24, and Nov ’22) Our city hall is located here: and it looks like this: It was built in the early 1970s, when San Marcos had 18K people. So cute! Little baby San Marcos. Now we have about 80K people. There are some problems with…
May 19th City Council Meeting
Very short meeting! A little bit on Gerardo Reyes Gonzalez, a little bit on La Cima, and some budget stuff. Plus a sign of the new HEB. Let’s dive in: Hours 0:00-0:56: Gerardo Reyes Gonzalez comes up in Citizen Comment. Plus a little bit on La Cima, and the signs of the new HEB Bonus!…
Hours 0:00 – 0:56, 5/19/26
Citizen Comment: 9 speakers! Who is Gerardo Reyes Gonzalez? On March 14th, SMPD stopped a son and father for a traffic stop, and ended up arresting them for “interference with public duties”. The son was later released, but the father (Gerardo) was handed over to ICE. However, Gerardo had livestreamed the traffic stop on Facebook.…
Bonus! 3 pm workshops, 5/19/26
Citizen comment: One speaker! Max Baker, organizer of the San Marcos Civics Club: We’ve been trying to put people on boards and commissions. But the city website has a lot of problems, like:- HSAB still says they meet Thursdays, 2 months out of the year. They actually meet Wednesdays for longer than 2 months.- the…
May 5th City Council Meeting
Lots of stuff this week: selling water to Kyle, food trucks, community gardens, parking lots, lawsuits, the Edward’s Aquifer, the murals around town, and so much more. Much to discuss! Hours 0:00 – 5:15: Some small rezonings, selling water to Kyle, a trail to New Braunfels, and an enormous amount of Land Development Code…
Hours 0:00 – 5:51, 5/5/26
Citizen Comment: Ten speakers. The two biggest topics are whether San Marcos should sell water to Kyle or not, and the Land Development Code. Water to Kyle: We’ll get to this in Items 4 and 5. Land Development Code comments: We’ll get to all these in Item 22. Other comments: Onto the meeting! … Itsme…
Bonus! 3 pm workshops, 5/5/26
Citizen Comment: Two people spoke: … Workshop 1: Incidental Take Permits Here is the Edward’s Aquifer: The green part catches all the rainfall. The light blue part is all the porous caves and springs, where the aquifer is right at the surface. The dark blue part is the storage tank of the aquifer. The water…
April 21st City Council Meeting
Hidey ho, Neighborino! We’re back. Will Council regulate data centers? Will this grandmother in Dunbar get her home repair nightmare resolved? (Seriously, her story is awful.) Get your zesty details here! Let’s go: Hours 0:00 – 5:07: Forming our policy on Data Centers, annexing Five Mile Dam parks, loopholes for downtown restaurants, and a total…
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