Three-way stop coming to dangerous intersection in Spicewood
The Burnet County Commissioners Court voted to create a three-way stop on County Road 410…
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Candidates set for city elections in May
FEB. 21 UPDATE: This story was updated to include election information for Cottonwood Shores and…
PEC moves up vegetation mapping due to ice storm damage
The Pedernales Electric Cooperative plans to conduct its annual vegetation mapping a full season earlier…
3D model of Trinity Aquifer awaits final OK
The Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors approved the commission of a regional…
PEC calls recent ice storm historic, expensive
The early February ice storm could cost Pedernales Electric Cooperative upward of $13 million in…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Feb. 20, 2023
Check agendas and websites to see if the following government meetings are in person virtual,…
Burnet County is done with overtime
The Burnet County Commissioners Court switched from overtime pay to a compensatory time payroll policy…
Burnet County challenges state assessment of broadband coverage
The Burnet County Commissioners Court approved drafting an official challenge to the results of a…
Llano County bills rancher $68K for non-compliance on grazing lease
Llano County commissioners billed a Tom Green County rancher $68,000 for failing to comply with…
Llano County welcomes new Hospital Authority board member
Dr. Charles M. Franz was appointed to the Llano County Hospital Authority board during the…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Feb. 13, 2023
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Flores, Troxclair receive Texas legislative committee appointments
The newly elected state representative and state senator for Burnet and Llano counties have received…
Property tax bills would bring relief to communities with disabled vets
State Sen. Pete Flores (R-Pleasanton) filed a bill on Tuesday, Feb. 7, that would offer…
PEC community grant applications due by April 3
The deadline to apply for a community grant of up to $5,000 from the Pedernales…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: Week of Feb. 6, 2023
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Jurisdiction troubles school resource officer search in Spicewood
Spicewood Elementary School wants a school resource officer, but, because of its location, that person…
Apply for PEC scholarships through March 20
Students have until March 20 to apply for Pedernales Electric Cooperative scholarships. The 2023 application…
Burnet County Sheriff’s Office burning through overtime early in fiscal year
The Burnet County Sheriff’s Office is almost over its overtime budgets, despite the county only…
Ex-PEC board member prepares for fight to get on 2023 ballotÂ
A former director on the Pedernales Electric Cooperative board has filed to run for the…
City of Bertram, quarry granted increases in groundwater use
The city of Bertram and Capitol Aggregates Inc. were granted large increases to their groundwater…
Attorney hired to facilitate Llano County property trade
The Llano County Commissioners Court voted to hire an attorney to handle the multimillion-dollar property…
LCRA building Central Texas peaker plant to support power grid
The Lower Colorado River Authority is building a new power plant in Central Texas, which…
Llano County puts burn ban in place despite incoming rain
Llano County enacted a burn ban during the Commissioners Court’s regular meeting on Monday, Jan….
Bill pay to return to PEC lobbies in February
By the end of February, Pedernales Electric Cooperative members once again will be able to…