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Lf 211 ¡vi north of San :Marcos, has comme:rcial airliDe service with 10 different earners. San Antonio International Airport, located 45 miles to the south, also has ten different commercial airlines servicing the area. - The City is served by 9 motor freight companies with daily schedules. Local bus service is available daily from Greyhound Trailways. Two local taxi services are available with daily service. Trolley services are available with daily service. Utilities Wholesale electrical service is currently provided to the City by the Lower Colorado River Authority. In October 1986, the City sold S16,355,000 in Electric Utility Revenue Bonds to purchase, improve, extend and equip an electric light and power distribution system. The City now owns and operates this system. Entex is the major source of gas for the City. Water and wastewater service is provided by the City. The City's telephone ~ce is provided by Century Telephone Company. Business and Industry Local industrial manufactured products include molded plastic products, prefabricated steel buildings, dura-flex couplings, pre- stressed cancrctc beams, pressure steel gate valves, heat transfer equipment, lighting fixtures, sheet metal products. and warehouse distribution. Listed below are 10 majoc industries and employers. Number Industrv Product or Service ~ EnlDloved Southwest Texas State University University 2,242 Texas Educational Foundation., Inc. Vocational Trade School 944 San:Marcos Consolidated Independent School District Public School System 812 Century Telephone Telephone Company 493 Hays County Courthouse County Government 464 Aquarena Springs Amusement Park: 375 City of San Marcos City Government 398 San Marcos Treatment Center Private Psychiatric Hospital 325 Central Texas :Medical Center Hospital 301 Educational Facilities Southwest Texas State University, a full 4 year multi-purpose university, is located on a hill overlooking the City of San Marcos. It is easily identified by the cast1e-lilœ structure of Old Main which was the first building constructed when the University, then a college, began operation in 1903. It became a University on May 15, 1969, and now has an enrollment of more than 21,000 students from Texas. The San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District operates a highly accredited campus, including a kindergarten, 6 elementary schools, 1 junior high school (grades 7-8), and 1 senior high school (grades 9-12). The San Marcos ~tist Academy and the Brown School are 2 private educational institutes within the City.' Also located in the City is Gary Job.Corps, a fedenù training cc:nter which provides teclmical training and employs 635 persons. library The City operates a new, 27,000 square foot public library with over 86,000 square foot volumes, an adult education program, computer lab and audio and video media. Southwest Texas State University Library has over 750,000 volumes. Recreation Within the City there are 20 public parks of various sizes, consisting of 8 baseball fields, 1 olympic size swimming pool, 6 lighted tennis courts and various picnic facilities. There is also a private country club with a restaurant, swimming pool, tennis courts. and an 18 hole golf course which is open to the public. 2