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This holiday shopping season is poised to break spending records. A new survey finds people plan to spend $771 on average.

The week, which is from May 6 to 12 each year, was first enacted as a single day in 1982 by a proclamation from President Ronald Reagan as 'National Recognition Day for Nurses.'

San Marcos approved economic incentives for the company to build a gas station along I-35 between San Marcos and Kyle near Yarrington Road. The city expects to collect $5.9 million in property taxes and $3.2 million in net sales taxes from the deal.

Major malls like North Star and The Shops at La Cantera are closed for Thanksgiving, while stores hours will vary at the Forum Olympia Parkway, Ingram Park, Rolling Oaks, and South Park.

Older Texans may remember Gibson's, in a time before big box stores dominated small Texas towns. Now, there are only two left — in Kerrville and Weatherford.

Retail sales dipped 0.4% in February after a surprise start-of-the-year surge that appeared at odds with the Federal Reserve's goal of cooling down the economy.

Amazon ended its charity donation program, AmazonSmile, after a series of other cost-cutting measures. Many shoppers expressed disapproval on social media and have been searching for alternatives.

More than 166 million Americans are expected to shop over the five days from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday.

It's a bit quieter than usual in the North Pole this year.

Costco Wholesale Corp. plans a new store and gas station in far west San Antonio, according to filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.