No Highland Lakes water for rice farmers this year
All but one of the four rice-growing districts in South Texas will be cut off…
Government
Burnet County puts brakes on 3-way stop
The Burnet County Commissioners Court rescinded an order to create a three-way stop on County…
Llano County welcomes new state emergency management liaison
Newly hired Texas Division of Emergency Management Liaison Officer Bobby Mims was introduced during the…
PEC staff in local classrooms to Read Across America
Pedernales Electric Cooperative employees will be reading to students in Marble Falls and Bertram elementary…
Burnet County waives penalties for late tax payments caused by storm
Burnet County is waiving penalties and interest fees on late property tax payments due to…
High winds lead to Llano County burn ban
The Llano County Commissioners Court reinstated a countywide burn ban during its regular meeting on…
Llano County to digitize election records
Llano County commissioners voted to allocate $20,000 toward the digitization of county election records during…
LCRA may soon replace radio system, affecting 180-plus customers
More than 180 Texas cities, counties, electric utilities, and other public safety entities, including four…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Feb. 27
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Groundwater conservation district ponders stakeholder meetings
Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District board President Ryan Rowney wants to hold regular stakeholder meetings,…
New Spicewood subdivision plans 3,500 homes
The Burnet County Commissioners Court approved Phase 1 platting for the incoming Thomas Ranch Hilltop…
Burnet County remains under critical drought stage
The Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District chose to maintain drought Stage 4, the most severe,…
Final filings for school board elections
Voters will cast their ballots for school board trustees in the Marble Falls, Burnet, and…
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…
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
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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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