by Anita Miller
Big changes are coming along the San Marcos River downstream from the city. FM 110, initially envisioned as an eastern loop around San Marcos, is now going in between Staples Road and SH 80, with the San Marcos River bridge currently under construction. When finished, the new road will stretch from SH 123 north to Yarrington Road near Kyle, where it will join Interstate 35. As it does, it will open up a lot of previously inaccessible acreage.
Much of the newly-accessible land on the Guadalupe County side of the river will be put to industrial use. North of SH 80 in the city of San Marcos ETJ, Heavy Industrial zoning already exists on land annexed in 2018 before the SMART (San Marcos, Air, Rail and Truck) Terminal failed to materialize after a dispute with Martindale delayed plans and the premier tenant pulled out.
