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Horseshoe Bay resident and Burnet County Republican Women’s Club incoming secretary Gloria Blanton (left); Texas…
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Klaeger plans to meet rice farmers downstream next month
BURNET — In the tug-of-war for resources, Highland Lakes communities depend on the lower Colorado…
Burnet County officials announce support for Gillespie County protest against windpower line
BURNET — When it comes to keeping wind-power transmission lines out of your backyard, go…
PEC board approves more than $14 million in capital credits
JOHNSON CITY — The Pedernales Electric Cooperative board recently voted to distribute about $14.3 million…
Commissioners, PFC officials mull refinance options for Burnet County Jail
BURNET — Burnet County Commissioners and the Burnet Public Facility Corp. are looking for refinancing…
LCRA puts brakes on ‘floating habitable structures’
AUSTIN — A 12-month moratorium by the Lower Colorado River Authority temporarily bans the construction…
LCRA puts brakes on ‘floating habitable structures’
AUSTIN — A 12-month moratorium by the Lower Colorado River Authority temporarily bans the construction…
New bridge will keep Burnet County residents safe from flood
BURNET — Construction starts next week on a bridge that will keep residents from being…
Rep. Mike Conaway says GOP wins in November could cost Pelosi her speaker status
MEADOWLAKES — U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway predicts a widespread Republican victory in Washington during the…
No walkout by Director Fischer at Pedernales Electric Co-op meeting
JOHNSON CITY — The Pedernales Electric Cooperative’s closed-door strategic planning session went ahead Wednesday without…
Algae blooms in Lake LBJ raise a stink, LCRA says
HIGHLAND LAKES —High temperatures and wet weather have spurred the growth of large algae blooms…
Public can get rid of old tires at collection event
BURNET — Burnet County officials will sponsor a one-day scrap tire collection next month.
‘Disoriented’ woman with toddler in car leads deputies on wild chase in south Burnet County
BURNET — A 29-year-old woman who deputies said led them on a wild chase in…
Burn ban imposed in Burnet County
BURNET — Very dry conditions led Burnet County commissioners to declare a burn ban for…
Burnet County commissioners douse burn-ban decision
BURNET — The hot weather may be hitting record highs, but for now Burnet County…
Fraser sets sights on PEC
JOHNSON CITY — State Sen. Troy Fraser — who once championed the causes of open…
Burnet-Llano water study gets under way, could lead to regional water system someday
BURNET — After months of talk, planning and looking for funding, an ambitious study to…
Indigent care costs worry Burnet County leadership
GRANITE SHOALS — Will Acuff stood outside his manufactured home avoiding the afternoon sun thanks…
PEC names new general counsel
JOHNSON CITY — Aisha Nawaz Hagen has been named the new general counsel for the…
PEC board girds for challenges
JOHNSON CITY — The first fully elected board in the 72-year history of the Pedernales…
Llano County — where the wealthy go to live and play
HORSESHOE BAY — For all it’s rustic charm and rural culture, Llano County has become…
LCRA will wait and see on power line
AUSTIN — The Lower Colorado River Authority will stop development of an 85-mile wind-transmission project…
Tests of KWSC water show it’s safe to drink
KINGSLAND — Follow-up tests after increased levels of chemical byproducts were found last year in…
Klaeger mulls water talks with officials living downstream
BURNET — With an eye toward more efficient use of the Colorado River basin, Burnet…