Llano County braces for high water
Heavy rain and flooding in the upper basin of the Llano River is sending millions…
Government
Burnet County seeks public input on future transportation priorities
Burnet County and the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) are developing a long-range transportation…
Llano County monitoring waterway levels amid flood watch
Llano County officials are keeping a close eye on the Llano River and Sandy Creek…
Burnet County remembers flood victims, volunteer response
Just over one year after rushing floodwaters ripped through the Highland Lakes, Burnet County officials…
Government Meetings: For the week of July 13, 2026
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Local shelter faces worst crisis in years due to overcapacity, screwworm threat
With seasonally-high stray animal intakes, the looming threat of the re-emerging New World screwworm, and…
Burnet County makes preemptive screwworm disaster declaration
With a New World screwworm outbreak festering in west and south Texas, Burnet County has…
Enchanted Rock opening new backcountry trail system
One of Enchanted Rock State Natural Area’s most recent expansions, the Backcountry, will open for…
Burnet County honors Independence Day
A collection of government officials and community leaders gathered on the grounds of the Burnet…
Government Meetings: For the week of July 6, 2026
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Plans emerge for large solar project outside Burnet
A land survey filed in Burnet County shows plans for a large solar project right…
Arrests made in Llano County prostitution bust
The Llano County Sheriff’s Office recently carried out Operation Red Light, resulting in the arrests…
New floodgate test on Wirtz Dam, Tuesday, June 30
The Lower Colorado River Authority will test a newly-completed floodgate at Wirtz Dam on the…
Government Meetings: For the week of June 29, 2026
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Llano County GOP getting new HQ
The Llano County Republican Party is moving into a permanent address, and local supporters are…
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…
Democratic U.S. congressional candidates coming to Granite Shoals
Two Democratic U.S. congressional candidates running to represent Burnet and Llano counties are hosting a…
Burnet County rifle team has bullseye season
The Burnet County 4-H Youth Rifle Team barreled through another successful year of competition, culminating…
Screwworm Q&A in Llano
Representatives from state agencies and the livestock industry are visiting Llano to provide insight on…
Tip leads to capture of fugitive in Marble Falls
The Marble Falls Police Department arrested on Sunday, June 21, the Texas Department of Public…
‘We’re trying to stay ahead of it’: Llano County renews screwworm disaster declaration
Llano County is on the edge of a spreading infection zone of the New World…
Government Meetings: For the week of June 22, 2026
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Lineworking family continues tradition with PEC
Pedernales Electric Cooperative Regional Supervisor Lonnie Campos and his two sons, Gilbert and Bradley, are…
Groundwater district to host open house, share info on education center
The Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District is hosting an open house on June 25 to…