Ronn Motors announces plans to leave Marble Falls for Houston

MARBLE FALLS — Ron Motor Co. has announced it is leaving Marble Falls in 30-60 days for Houston, signaling the end of a stop-and-go relationship between the would-be eco-friendly car manufacturer and the city.

PHOTO 1: Ronn Motor Co. plans to leave the Colt Circle building in Marble Falls owned by the Economic Development Corp. in 30-60 days. Staff photo by Raymond V. Whelan

During the last four years or so, in which the company first located in Cottonwood Shores, left for Austin, reappeared in the Highland Lakes and then moved to Marble Falls to lease a publicly financed building, dealings between City Hall and Ronn Motor Co. were fraught with questions, contracts and controversy.