LCRA offers more rebates for water-saving landscapes
The Lower Colorado River Authority has expanded its WaterSmart rebate program for residential and commercial…
Government
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of July 15, 2024
Agendas are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not always ready by the…
Burnet County faces tough budget calls
Burnet County budget requests for the coming fiscal year are $14.3 million more than last…
Burnet groundwater district could seek priority status, more protections
Burnet County might have found a way to exert more authority over subdivisions and developments…
Forensic audit of Sheriff’s Office payroll expected soon
A forensic audit of the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office ordered in September 2023 could be…
Burn ban in Llano County
With dry conditions and the first significant wildfire of the summer, Llano County is under…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: Week of July 8, 2024
Agendas are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not always ready by the…
Burnet County Jail financials on track for fourth quarter
The Burnet County Jail is on trend to meet its budgeted expenditures and revenues for…
Burnet County Historical Commission moves into old jail/museum
New public hours for the Old Burnet County Jail and museum were announced and money…
LCRA: Water conservation necessary despite rising lake levels
Spring downpours revitalized Lake Buchanan and greened the Highland Lakes landscape, but the Lower Colorado…
LCRA taking applications for community grants
The Lower Colorado River Authority is accepting applications through July 2024 for community grants of…
Traffic-delaying TX-71 work nears end
The stretch of Texas 71 outside of Horseshoe Bay has been reduced to one lane…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of July 1, 2024
Agendas for government entities in the Highland Lakes are posted 72 hours before a meeting,…
PEC journeyworkers honored for car crash rescue in Marble Falls
Two Pedernales Electric Cooperative journeyworkers were recently recognized for rescuing a mother and her 5-year-old…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of June 24, 2024
Agendas are posted 72 hours before meetings so are not always ready by the time…
Burnet County preps for paper ballots
Burnet County is preparing to switch to paper ballot voting to comply with a new…
PEC board returns Pataki to president role
Emily Pataki was elected president of the Pedernales Electric Board of Directors during its regular…
TPWD tweaks deer carcass disposal rules to curb chronic wasting disease
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission recently revamped regulations on how harvested deer can be…
Three PEC directors re-elected
Three members of the Pedernales Electric Cooperative Board of Directors have been re-elected. Milton Rister,…
The reality of broadband availability
A nationwide broadband map from the Federal Communications Commission shows most of Burnet County with…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of June 17, 2024
Agendas are posted 72 hours before a meeting, so they are not always ready by…
Burnet County’s hands tied on high-density Spicewood subdivision
The Burnet County Commissioners Court on June 11 reluctantly approved the preliminary plat for a…
Llano County clears path for mental health treatment over jail time
Llano County judges soon will have the option to recommend mental health evaluations of suspects,…
LCRA throws Llano County a lifesaving grant
A grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority just made Llano County a little safer….