Marble Falls city sets 2025 state legislative platform
The Marble Falls City Council on Aug. 6 approved a resolution establishing the city’s official…
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Burnet County seeks law change for more power over subdivisions
The Burnet County Commissioners Court joined the Hill Country Alliance in condemning a 2023 state…
Salary Grievance Committee sides with JPs
The Burnet County Salary Grievance Committee sided with the county’s four justices of the peace…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Aug. 26, 2024
Agendas are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not always ready by the…
Burnet County JPs file grievances over proposed salaries
All four Burnet County justices of the peace have filed official grievances over their proposed…
Information flows at Wirtz Dam Bridge project meeting
Dozens of people lined up to get into the Marble Falls Public Library on Tuesday,…
Learn how to get portion of Llano County tourism dollars
Llano County will host an informational seminar on hotel occupancy tax law and grants to…
Two groundwater violators agree to comply to rules; one fined
The Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District held a show cause hearing on Monday, Aug. 19,…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Aug. 19, 2024
Agendas are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not always ready by the…
Have your say on Wirtz Dam Bridge
The Texas Department of Transportation is hosting a public meeting Tuesday, Aug. 20, on the…
Burnet County approves $5M bond for long-term projects
The Burnet County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a $5 million short-term bond to fund a…
Commissioners want time to study Sheriff’s Office forensic audit
The Burnet County Commissioners Court wants more time to analyze the results of a forensic…
Burnet County reins in proposed raises during charged meeting
The Burnet County Commissioners Court scaled down proposed maximum pay increases for elected officials in…
Burn bans for Marble Falls, Llano County; Burnet County requests heads-up
The city of Marble Falls and unincorporated Llano County are under burn bans. The Burnet…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Aug. 12, 2024
Agendas are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not always ready by the…
Burnet County struggles with salary increases as deadline looms
Burnet County elected officials are struggling over how much their raises should be in the…
REMINDER: Expect evening delays during US 281 resurfacing
The Texas Department of Transportation began resurfacing U.S. 281 between Third Street and FM 2147…
Cyberattack disrupts 911 service
A reported cyberattack disrupted 9-1-1 service at dispatch centers in the Highland Lakes and across…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Aug. 5, 2024
Agendas are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not always ready by the…
Burnet County eyes big raises for electeds and employees
Burnet County’s 2024-25 fiscal year budget might include raises of at least 6 percent and,…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of July 29, 2024
Agendas are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not always ready by the…
2024-25 property tax rates
The process that determines the amount of taxes property owners will owe for this year…
Burnet County lands potentially lucrative spot in broadband program
Burnet County was accepted into the Texas Broadband Development Office’s Technical Assistance Program, which could…
Marble Falls, Bertram smart electric meter switch almost done
The switch to AMI “smart” electric meters in Marble Falls and Bertram is nearly complete,…