Couple sues City of San Marcos over fight to remove symbol of man with KKK ties - KVUE [View all]

The symbol is on the front of the couple's home.

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SAN MARCOS, Texas — Living close to campus was important for Kristy Money and her husband, Rolf Straubhaar – both of whom are educators at Texas State University – when they bought their "forever" home in the historic district of San Marcos eight years ago.

When you have a house built in the 1930s, there’s a great deal of history but also plenty of work to put in.

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As Money mentioned, the "Z" represents Frank Zimmerman, a former mayor of San Marcos who built the house. In the mid-1920s, Zimmerman bought both The Marc and The Grand Opera House, but he also had heavy ties to the Ku Klux Klan.

“He hosted 'Klan Day' at his theatre,” Money said. “I mean, he didn’t just show ‘Birth of a Nation,' but he mentioned that it was his favorite movie.”

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