Lattice tower 1315003 — San Marcos, TX

At 59 m, structure 1315003 is about 22% below the 76 m average across the 116 structures registered in Hays County. It is about 23% below the Texas average of 76 m across 20,684 registrations. Among the 35,886 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 19% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 178 m, which puts the top of the structure 237 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near San Marcos in Hays County, Texas, at coordinates 29.86650, -97.95239, with the site address filed as "Located approximately 4.93 NM Southwest of HYI Airport.". Hays County has 116 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 41st-largest count among the 254 Texas counties with registrations, and 72 of them are marked constructed. Texas as a whole has 20,684 registrations, the largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Buda, TX · 1042431, a structure at 375 m (dismantled).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1315003 on Jul 21, 2025. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 14,615 in Texas.

The FCC record lists Lower Colorado River Authority of Austin, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0005802079. Across the registry it holds 84 structure registrations, the 234th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 84 in Texas. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (44 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2020-ASW-5068-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 1, is listed on the FCC registration form as "None".