Election Day is May 1
A number of local elections are the May 1 ballot, including a school bond in…
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Early voting is April 19-27
Early voting in Highland Lakes elections begins Monday, April 19, and continues through April 27….
Voter registration deadline April 1
The May 1 elections are drawing near. Texans who wish to vote for local officials,…
Marble Falls resident will cast Electoral College vote for president
Election Day is over, but the 38 Texas members of the Electoral College must still…
Presidential election never final until Jan. 6, no matter the year
As of Friday morning, Nov. 6, only 85 percent of Texas votes had been completely…
Bertram council takes shape
Bertram residents will hear from a familiar voice and a new one on the City…
Paths to presidential victory narrow as ballot count continues
Ballot counting goes on in battleground states as President Donald Trump prematurely declared victory and…
Newly elected, Ort extends olive branch to Granite Shoals council
In August, Phil Ort led a group of Granite Shoals residents in a petition drive…
Williams re-elected to District 25 seat
Texas voters on Nov. 3 re-elected U.S. Rep. Roger Williams to represent District 25 in…
Burnet County’s record-breaking turnout solidly Republican
Burnet County’s record-breaking turnout was decidedly created by an upswing in Republican voters. Always a…
City and other local election results
The results of a handful of local Highland Lakes elections came in at about 10…
School board election results
While many local races were uncontested, two Highland Lakes school boards saw three out of…
Martin and Ort win Granite Shoals seats
The Granite Shoals City Council will have two new faces following the Nov. 3 election….
Cornyn wins reelection to U.S. Senate
Voters returned U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) to Washington, D.C., for another six years with…
Count underway in Burnet and Llano counties after polls close
When polls closed at 7 p.m. in Burnet and Llano counties on Election Day, the…
Voters’ voices: Sense of duty, privilege and a 15-hour trip
The lines to vote midday on Election Day at several Highland Lakes polling locations were…
Voters’ voices: Rise and shine on Election Day
Polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, in time zones across the nation in…
What you CAN’T have while voting
If you’re headed to the polls on Election Day on Tuesday, you’ll be expected to…
Democrat Oliver makes second bid to unseat Rep. Williams
Julie Oliver, the Democratic candidate for Texas’ 25th congressional district, which includes Burnet County, is…
Local party members get ready for a long Election Day
As voters line up on Election Day, local political party members will be hard at…
Still time to cast early ballot; Election Day sites and times
Early voting comes to a close Friday, Oct. 30, and polls will prepare to open…
Early voting ends Friday in ‘ground zero’ Texas; see sites and times
Early voting in Texas ends Friday, Oct. 30, for the 2020 general election. If you…
Early voting: ‘We’re pretty much smoking the numbers’ from 2016
More than 13,577 Burnet County and 6,545 Llano County residents cast ballots during the first…
Mayor’s resignation shakes up Granite Shoals City Council race
When Carl Brugger resigned Oct. 13 as Granite Shoals mayor and councilor and Mayor Pro…