Burnet County Sheriff Smith calls for roundup on outstanding warrants
BURNET — Those with warrants have a two-week grace period to clear things up before…
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LCRA chief lays out utility sale
MARBLE FALLS — Though a presentation about the Lower Colorado River Authority’s plan to sell…
Key property taxes deadlines coming up
BURNET – Lest property owners forget, several important property tax deadlines are approaching, according to…
Perry appoints four to LCRA board, including Burnet and Llano residents
AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry has appointed four members to the Lower Colorado River Authority…
Burnet County household hazardous waste collection deemed success by organizers; tire collection April 2
BURNET — Organizers of a weekend household hazardous waste collection labeled the event a success,…
New LCRA facility consolidates operations
AUSTIN — The Lower Colorado River Authority is moving ahead with plans to construct a…
Burn ban imposed in Burnet County
BURNET — The Burnet County Commissioners have declared a burn ban for the unincorporated regions…
Fraser bill targets PEC elections
AUSTIN — New legislation introduced by state Sen. Troy Fraser aims to make Pedernales Electrical…
Central Texas groups including Burnet County may band together to buy LCRA systems
BURNET — A consortium including Burnet County may pool their resources to buy several water…
Senate groundwater bills get local support
BURNET — Two state Senate bills focused on Texas landowners’ rights to groundwater under their…
Burnet County leaders asking residents to use online survey to decide what services to cut
BURNET —The Burnet County Commissioners want residents to take an online survey to pick and…
Move to put ESDs on May ballot depends on city councils
BURNET — Burnet County commissioners have postponed calling for an election on two proposed emergency…
Proposed billboard restriction could help beautify Burnet County roads, officials say
AUSTIN — A bill that would allow county commissioners to regulate billboards along rural roadways…
Burnet County approves subdivision regulations
BURNET — Earlier this month, the Burnet County Commissioners Court revised rural subdivision regulations to…
Too early to tell how LCRA utility sale may affect regional water study
AUSTIN — The Lower Colorado River Authority’s plan to sell 32 of its water and…
Two Burnet County JPs may move back to county building to save costs
BURNET — Commissioners may soon move two justices of the peace back to county buildings…
LCRA tells investors utility systems for sale
BURNET — The controversial sale of 32 water and wastewater systems by the Lower Colorado…
Ideas keep flowing for Burnet and Llano counties regional water study, costs remain unknown
BURNET — Several proposals on the drawing board could someday allow cities in Burnet and…
Pedernales Electric Cooperative board taps Sloan as new CEO; he pledges to restore confidence in utility
JOHNSON CITY — After a search that began last August, the Pedernales Electric Cooperative has…
Highland Lakes law enforcement, courts getting ready for annual ’round up’
HIGHLAND LAKES — Local police are joining more than 200 Texas law enforcement agencies to…
LCRA conducting controlled burns at several Burnet County parks
BURNET — The Lower Colorado River Authority has scheduled controlled burns at four properties in…
Commissioners call for lawmakers to preserve anti-car theft program
BURNET — Efforts by the Legislature to eliminate a statewide anti-auto theft program could put…
Highland Lakes election filings begin Feb. 12
BURNET — Candidates can file for local elections Feb. 12-March 14, Burnet County election officials…
PEC budget calls for 3 percent reduction in controllable costs
JOHNSON CITY — The Pedernales Electric Cooperative is calling for a 3 percent reduction in…