GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Sept. 13
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Government
Sheriff deals with staffing challenges
Burnet County Sheriff Calvin Boyd is a big proponent of proactive law enforcement, but with…
Governor signs partisan election law
With the stroke of his pen on Tuesday, Sept. 7, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Sept. 6
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Sept. 1 brings bounty of new Texas laws
More than 660 bills passed by the 87th Texas Legislature become law on Wednesday, Sept….
LCRA seeks public input on proposed Highland Lakes dredging ordinance
The Lower Colorado River Authority is taking public comments on a proposed dredging ordinance for…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Aug. 30
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U.S. 281 hole repaired; not a sinkhole
A hole on U.S. 281 south of Marble Falls that forced a road closure Aug….
Burnet County nixes sixth polling place
A proposed sixth polling place for the Nov. 2 special election on eight constitutional amendments…
Burnet County sheriff brings deputy salary woes to Commissioners Court
Burnet County Sheriff Calvin Boyd let commissioners know how unhappy he was with the budget…
Llano County under burn ban
As hot, dry weather returns to the Highland Lakes, the Llano County Commissioners Court issued…
Burnet County tax rate, budget hearings Aug. 24 at Commissioners Court meeting
Burnet County commissioners will approve a new budget and tax rate after public hearings at…
PEC approves rate increase to pay for winter storm
A two-year rate increase was unanimously approved by the Pedernales Electric Cooperative board of directors…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Aug. 23
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Public input sought on 2026 regional water plan
A public meeting to discuss development of the 2026 Region K regional water plan, which…
Governor appoints Llano’s Hatch Smith Jr. to state Broadband Development Council
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Hatch Cummings Smith Jr. to the state’s new Broadband Development Council…
PEC employees help with back-to-school
Pedernales Electric Cooperative employees donated school supplies to help make sure students got off to…
2021-22 hunting and fishing licenses on sale
Dove season starts Sept. 1, kicking off the fall and winter hunting seasons and highlighting…
LCRA to honor George Russell for board service during Aug. 18 meeting
Former Marble Falls Mayor George Russell will be honored for his six years as an…
Connected Nation Texas wants Burnet County to take on broadband access
Members of the Burnet County Commissioners Court agreed that local broadband internet availability needs to…
Burnet County hiring jailers
The Burnet County Sheriff’s Office is seeking to fill corrections officer positions at the county…
Burnet County has 5 years to upgrade voting system with paper trail equipment
For the first election after Sept. 1, 2026, Texas counties, including Burnet, must have voting…
Burnet County may add sixth polling location for Nov. 2 election
CORRECTION: The original version of this story indicated only four voting places with a fifth…
Burnet County JPs renew request to boost clerks in organizational chart
Burnet County justices of the peace brought back a request to the Commissioners Court on…