Burnet County honors Independence Day
A collection of government officials and community leaders gathered on the grounds of the Burnet…
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Plans emerge for large solar project outside Burnet
A land survey filed in Burnet County shows plans for a large solar project right…
Uncle Sam wants YOU to be a patriot this Fourth of July
Anyone who visited the Burnet County Courthouse on the morning of Tuesday, June 23, may…
Burnet County rifle team has bullseye season
The Burnet County 4-H Youth Rifle Team barreled through another successful year of competition, culminating…
Government Meetings: For the week of June 22, 2026
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Fort Hood bombardment training to potentially rumble Burnet County
Burnet County residents may feel and hear the impacts of bombardment training in the early…
Burnet County emergency management coordinator resigns; interim appointed
Burnet County Emergency Management Coordinator Derek Marchio submitted his resignation on May 29, stating that…
Burnet County Area Fair kicks off Friday, June 12
The annual Burnet County Area Fair is this weekend, bringing together bakers, jewelers, quilters, and…
One dead in residential fire near Burnet
First responders discovered the body of an unidentified person after battling a structure fire on…
Charges against Oakley dismissed in the ‘interest of justice’
Several criminal charges filed against former Burnet County Judge James Oakley were recently dismissed in…
Window: Bikers Against Child Abuse
Four members of the Highland Lakes Chapter of the Bikers Against Child Abuse were on…
Burnet County leaders file testimonies against state transmission line project
Three members of the Burnet County Commissioners Court have filed official testimony in the case…
Government Meetings: For the week of May 18, 2026
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
More approvals for Thomas Ranch
Three more parcels of Thomas Ranch, a 3,500-home Spicewood development, were given final plat approval…
Government Meetings for the week of May 11, 2026
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Deadline approaching for property appraisal protests
The deadline to file property appraisal protests in Burnet and Llano counties is Friday, May…
Local elections results: Burnet and Llano counties
Highland Lakes area voters chose new leaders and made big decisions in Burnet and Llano…
Government Meetings: For the week of April 27, 2026
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Burnet County BOPATE event, April 18
A chance for county residents to toss old batteries, oil, paint, antifreeze, tires, and electronics…
Government Meetings: For the week of April 13, 2026
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Burnet County steps up for landowners in transmission line filing
A massive state transmission line project is grinding forward, with all possible paths cutting through…
Burnet County rescinds burn ban; Llano County temporarily lifts ban
Burnet County has lifted its burn ban and Llano County has temporarily lifted its burn…
Burnet County statewide emergency alert system drill on Thursday, April 2
A statewide emergency alert system drill will be held from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Thursday,…
The countdown starts: 30 days to file intervention/protest in state transmission line project
Thousands of property owners along the proposed route of a 200-plus mile state transmission line…