Developer bringing illegal subdivision into compliance with Burnet County rules
A meeting between the developer, original landowner, a Burnet County commissioner, and about eight angry…
Government
PEC board looks at power supply matters in executive session workshop
A rare executive session workshop of the Pedernales Electric Cooperative Board of Directors lasted about…
Preliminary injunction hearing set in Llano County library lawsuit
A motion for a preliminary injunction that could return banned books to the shelves at…
Struggling Llano County homeowners can apply for COVID-19 relief funds
A statewide relief program for homeowners affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is being pushed by…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Aug. 29, 2022
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New budget highlights Llano County’s struggle to compete in job market
Llano County employees will get a 7 percent pay raise after commissioners adopted the fiscal…
Burnet County approves budget, tax rate after disagreement
The Burnet County Commissioners Court approved the fiscal year 2022-23 budget and tax rate, but…
‘State of the LCRA’ and Highland Lakes water are good, says GM
Along with a series of planned stories on water issues in the Highland Lakes, which…
PEC changing in-person bill pay option
Members who go to Pedernales Electric Cooperative offices to pay their bills will have to…
Llano County lifts burn ban; Burnet County ban remains
The Llano County burn ban was lifted as of 7:49 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, by…
Residents oppose Llano County Library System budget cuts
Concerned residents spoke out against a $152,466 reduction in the Llano County Library System’s proposed…
PEC tops in lineworker rodeo
Lineworkers from the Pedernales Electric Cooperative topped all Texas utilities in both journey worker and…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Aug. 22
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TROUBLED WATERS: Burnet County groundwater on the decline
Groundwater levels in Burnet County are on the decline, according to data collected by Mitchell…
Online-only voting proposed change in PEC election bylaws
Voting for directors on the Pedernales Electric Cooperative board could become all electronic — if…
LCRA board approves one-year moratorium on community marinas
The Lower Colorado River Authority Board of Directors approved a moratorium on new and amendment…
LCRA eyes community marina moratorium
A moratorium on accepting new and amendment applications for community marinas in any part of…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Aug. 15
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Llano County library suit hearing canceled; disclosure dispute settled
An Aug. 10 court hearing in the ongoing Llano County library system civil suit was…
County considers campaign sign rules
Campaign signs at polling places during the March primaries were “out of control,” leading the…
Public hearing Aug. 23 for proposed Burnet County tax rate
The Burnet County Commissioners Court set a proposed county tax rate of 0.3766 cents per…
Illegal subdivision lot owners in limbo; county to meet with developer
Lee Schiel is a U.S. Marine veteran and a quadriplegic. He and his wife, Donna,…
Llano County, city begin negotiations for JLK center trade
Negotiations between the city of Llano and Llano County concerning a trade of county-owned property…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Aug. 8
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