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LCRA urged to modify water-management plan, curtail downstream releases
AUSTIN — With Texas experiencing one of the most intense droughts on record and inflows…
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LCRA board puts off water-system sale for a month
AUSTIN — Despite a recommendation to sell 23 water and wastewater utilities to a Canadian…
LCRA cancels White Stallion vote
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Lower Colorado River Authority has canceled a vote on a…
Burnet County commissioners propose tight budget; county employees to get a 2 percent raise
BURNET — After they recently approved some belt-tightening for the budget, the Burnet County commissioners…
LCRA, SAWS set to lock horns again over water-study dispute
AUSTIN — A legal battle between the San Antonio Water System and the Lower Colorado…
Raymond A. Gill Jr. of Horseshoe Bay named to LCRA board
AUSTIN – Architect Raymond A. Gill Jr. of Horseshoe Bay has been appointed to the…
Highland Lakes officials challenge LCRA proposal for White Stallion coal-fired plant
MARBLE FALLS — Concerns tied to the drought are growing among Highland Lakes officials about…
Radiation counts high in 3 water systems
AUSTIN — Three local water systems have higher than normal radiation counts, according to recent…
Judge: Redistricting plan could save county thousands
BURNET — A redistricting plan recently adopted by the Burnet County Commissioners Court could save…
LCRA board to review committee proposals to change water management plan
AUSTIN — Several proposals from a volunteer committee may alter how the Lower Colorado River…
Lower Colorado River Authority utilities sale may happen next month
AUSTIN — A buyer for several water and wastewater systems now owned by the Lower…
Burnet County board has children’s welfare ‘in the cards’
MARBLE FALLS — The Burnet County Child Welfare Board has turned to children to help…
PEC: More strain on power grid could cause rolling blackouts
JOHNSON CITY — The Pedernales Electric Cooperative is urging Highland Lakes residents to voluntarily conserve…
Two dozen counselors to lose jobs at Burnet County Jail
BURNET — The termination of a drug-and-alcohol rehabilitation program at the Burnet County Jail because…
LCRA votes in first female general manager
AUSTIN — The Lower Colorado River Authority will be led by the first female general…
Landowner near Cottonwood Shores stirred up over fate of trees during TxDOT construction
COTTONWOOD SHORES — As construction crews advance one culvert at a time down FM 2147…
Three-day ban on all fireworks ordered in Burnet County
BURNET — Officials hope a three-day ban on selling or using fireworks in the unincorporated…
PEC employees charity gives to 373 area organizations
JOHNSON CITY — Pedernales Electric Cooperative distributed more than $333,000 to 373 civic and charitable…
Early voting for PEC directors ends June 10
JOHNSON CITY — Early voting in the Pedernales Electric Cooperative elections ends June 10. After…
Congressman Doggett, Austin civil rights group oppose redistricting plan that includes changes for Burnet County
AUSTIN — A plan to create a new congressional district could put Burnet County, a…
LCRA general manager stepping down; tenure marked by ups and downs
AUSTIN — The general manager of the Lower Colorado River Authority announced his resignation effective…
LCRA calls for voluntary water use restrictions to fight drought
AUSTIN — A drought that could rank as one of the top five worst dry…
Law enforcement conference in Horseshoe Bay teaches finer points of interrogation; seminar led by Sonny McAfee, ex-cop turned lawyer
HORSESHOE BAY — A workshop to learn the latest legal aspects for interviewing and interrogating…
State costs push Burnet County officials to hike permit fees
BURNET — The higher cost of state-mandated inspections recently prompted the Burnet County Commissioners Court…