Here's what you need to know to start your week in San Marcos, Buda and Kyle: 1. Election filing deadline is Monday Citizens have until 5 p.m. today to file for candidacy. San Marcos, Buda and Kyle city councils each have elections. Here is who have filed so far. 2. CAMPO holds open house for local proposed transportation projects Citizens can weigh in on the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization's four-year construction plan Monday during an open house from 4-7 p.m. at San Marcos Library, 625 E. Hopkins St., San Marcos. The Transportation Improvement Plan, which is amended twice a year, includes the following San Marcos, Buda and Kyle projects:
  • Replacing the bridge and approaches to the bridge on Turnersville Road at Maha Creek
  • Resurfacing the main lanes on I-35 from Old Hwy. 81 to Robert S. Light Boulevard
  • Building a multilane span bridge, including a pedestrian/bike lane, starting at the elevated western Blanco River bank to a new road connecting to Hilliard Road
  • Building a multi-use bike/pedestrian lane on Hopkins Street from CM Allen Pkwy. to Thorpe Lane
  • Widening the paved shoulders to at least five feet and adding a left-turn lane on FM 621 near Old Bastrop Hwy.
  • Resurfacing FM 2439 from Posey Road to Center Point Road
3. Solar eclipse to be the last in the U.S. until 2024 The solar eclipse can be seen in Central Texas around 1 p.m. Monday. Here's what resident need to know about it and where to watch it. 4. Commissioners approve funding for groundwater monitoring in western Hays County The Hays County Commissioners Court on Tuesday approved spending $100,000 to install four wells for collection of Western Hays County groundwater data. The Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District will drill, evaluate and monitor the four wells to record and analyze water levels and water quality in selected Trinity sub aquifers. 5. Property rights advocate runs for San Marcos City Council Four days before the election filing deadline, San Marcos resident Joshua Simpson has thrown his name in the hat for City Council Place 4. Simpson, whose property is located in the proposed historic district expansion area, said he wants to protect individual property rights.