Daisy Saenz

Texas State officials say Spring Lake in San Marcos may meet the criteria to be eligible as a World Heritage Site. The World Heritage Program was started by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The program seeks to recognizes and conserve properties around the world considered to be of outstanding universal value to humanity. Spring Lake -- the headwaters of the San Marcos River -- already meets half of the criteria. If Spring Lake is included on the list, it would be among such internationally recognized sites as the Statue of Liberty and the Egyptian Pyramids.