No flow in the Llano River
The Llano River ceased flowing over the Llano City Dam around Aug. 23, cutting off…
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Granite Shoals OKs budget consultant with deadline looming
The Granite Shoals City Council voted to hire a consultant for the 2023-24 fiscal year…
Llano County nixes variance request from Kingsland development
The Llano County Commissioners Court denied a requested building variance for a high-dollar subdivision in…
HOT wave of tourism in post-pandemic Highland Lakes
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of a series titled “Small Towns, Big Changes” that…
Lake LBJ swimmer dies from rare amebic infection
A Travis County resident died after swimming in Lake LBJ earlier in August and then developing…
Granite Shoals council seeks consultant, confidence boost on budget
The Granite Shoals City Council is looking for an outside analyst to take a closer…
Hot is better than scorching
It’s not quite sweater weather, but it’s a start. Highland Lakes temperatures dropped below 100…
Granite Shoals budget workshop catches errors; hearing Aug. 29
Granite Shoals officials are working overtime to balance the city’s fiscal year 2023-24 budget in…
Aug. 29 town hall on ‘water problem’
The Central Texas Water Coalition is holding a town hall to discuss the status of…
Granite Shoals sets Aug. 29 special meeting on unfinished budget
The city of Granite Shoals is still nailing down its new budget and tax rate,…
Granite Shoals councilor’s vandalism hearing reset to Sept. 29
Judgment on a felony criminal mischief charge against Granite Shoals City Councilor Phil Ort was…
Sheriff’s Office, courts get lion’s share of Burnet County revenue increase
The Burnet County Commissioners Court approved the county’s lowest tax rate in over 10 years…
Llano council asked to make city ‘sanctuary of the unborn’
Llano City Council members tabled an ordinance that would designate the city as a “Sanctuary…
Burnet County declares fire and drought disasters
Burnet County is under two states of emergency, one for drought and one for fire….
Violating groundwater users get compliance orders over fines, for now
The Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District issued “agreed orders” to six permitted groundwater users that…
NEW BIZ: Llano’s Barrel House is back
The Barrel House is open for business. The new Llano restaurant is a reincarnation of…
Granite Shoals hosts TPWD bowhunter education course Aug. 26
Granite Shoals is hosting a certified Texas Parks and Wildlife Department bowhunter education course from…
Major groundwater users violate permits, must explain why
Several major groundwater users in Burnet County will have to explain why they’ve gone over…
The inferno before the storm
As of Thursday, Aug. 17, the Highland Lakes area has suffered through 41 consecutive days…
Proposed Burnet County budget focuses on staff; public hearing Aug. 22
An additional $4.9 million for Burnet County government coffers might not be enough to meet…
Hidden Falls Adventure Park fire consumes vehicles
Several vehicles were destroyed in a short, intense fire at Hidden Falls Adventure Park and…
Second meeting on private dam will be closer to Highland Lakes
A second public meeting on the permit application for a private dam on the South…
Llano event center trade deal is off
A controversial trade deal between Llano County and the city of Llano for the John…
Falling lake levels trigger harsher LCRA water restrictions
The Lower Colorado River Authority implemented Stage 2 drought restrictions on Saturday, Aug. 12, the…