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Warren Brown
Warren Brown
Warren joined Community Impact at the beginning of 2020 as the editor of its New Braunfels paper and now reports the news in San Marcos, Buda and Kyle. Warren previously wrote for the Dallas Observer and Fort Worth Weekly and he brings a passion for truth and equality to his reporting.
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From left: Kyla Trlica, Cori Cano, owner Sandi Kirkwood, Marla Acker and Lacee Mims make up the Clay Casa team. Kirkwood purchased the business in 2014. (Eric Weilbacher/Community Impact Newspaper)
Ceramic studio Clay Casa encourages creativity with friends
The Shrimp Tempura Roll ($9.95) is among an extensive list of rolls that can be ordered individually, and is one of the most popular items at Sakura. (Warren Brown/Community Impact Newspaper)
Sakura
Standardized state testing showed nearly every subject at every grade level was impacted by learning loss.(Community Impact Staff)
Educators take on pandemic learning loss
A new Costco store in Kyle will be opened near Evo Entertainment and Home Depot, and will employ some 225 employees with a $16 per hour starting wage.
Costco inks incentive deal for new Kyle location
Hays County's first jail become a USO center for black World War II soldiers before it was turned into a museum. Courtesy Calaboose Museum of African American History
Calaboose African American History Museum reopens in San Marcos
After a relatively calm June, COVID-19 cases are being reported in increasing numbers in Hays County with the arrival of the Delta strain. Several free vaccine clinics are available this month. (Community Impact staff)
Hays County's COVID-19 cases are on the rise again
According to a San Marcos landscaper, caring for your yard can not only keep your neigbors happy, but can also be therapeutic. (Courtesy Unsplash)
Q&A: San Marcos Landscaper talks about how and why to maintain a lawn properly
Plumbing problems persist months after winter storm
ERCOT's instability has fueled interest in alternative sources of energy, with one solar installer seeing a 400% increase in business in recent months. However, PEC's rate changes could make solar less accessible. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
PEC rate change targets solar customers, demand for grid alternatives surge
Owners Cody Taylor and Harlan Scott will refurbish and reopen Valentino's. (Warren Brown/Community Impact Newspaper)
Valentino's to reopen in downtown San Marcos
San Marcos City Council voted for a middle-class housing project with affordable housing aspects, which would be located behind the Tanger Outlets mall. (Courtesy city of San Marcos and Provident Realty Advisors)
San Marcos City Council gives workforce housing project seal of approval
The San Marcos River Foundation received an endorsement from the city for a funding application to the Hays County Parks and Open Spaces Advisory Committee. (Courtesy Pierce Ingram for The Nature Conservancy)
City Council supports San Marcos River Foundation's application for bond funding
A proposed ordinance requiring reporting of lobbying action in San Marcos' government was delayed until after the Nov. 2 election. (Warren Brown/Community Impact Newspaper)
San Marcos City Council punts on law requiring reporting of lobbying until after election
Naturally Cafe is located in Gruene Lake Village. (Warren Brown/Community Impact Newspaper)
Gruene restaurant offers nutritious, flavorful menu
Hays CISD's next bond is expected to include a central administration building rejected by voters in the May 2021 bond referendum. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Hays CISD trustees move forward with May 2022 bond election
Fernando Medina was hired as Hays CISD's chief human resources. (Courtesy Hays CISD)
Hays CISD votes in favor of 8 notable hires
map of projects
City of Kyle makes headway on 3 road projects
While Hays CISD widely outperformed the average, its students still saw noticeable declines almost across the board, with math hit especially hard. (Community Impact Staff)
Hays CISD's STAAR results top state average in most subjects
A new P. Terry's Burger Stand is under construction in Kyle near Evo Entertainment and The Home Depot. (Courtesy P. Terry's Burger Stand)
P. Terry's to open Kyle location
The owner of The Hindquarters Pet Supply has more than 300 hours of training in pet nutrition and is able to help San Marcos pet owners chose the right food for different life stages. (Courtesy Fotolia)
The Hindquarters Pet Supply now open in San Marcos