New Llano city manager begins first day at work
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER LLANO — The first order of business for the new…
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Burnet County boosts law enforcement and lowers tax rate
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BURNET — A spike in property values has prompted Burnet…
Granite Shoals bans feeding deer within city limits; fines start Sept. 12
JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER GRANITE SHOALS — Granite Shoals residents are no longer allowed…
Get alerts by phone or email for LCRA flood operations
AUSTIN – Residents can receive alerts via text, email or phone when Lower Colorado River…
Granite Shoals OKs pay raise for city manager, home exemption
JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER GRANITE SHOALS — The Granite Shoals City Council approved a…
Burnet County OKs courthouse Christmas display expansion at cost of $74,000
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BURNET — The cost for expanding Christmas decorations split the…
PEC voters return incumbent Oakley to District 5 spot
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER DRIPPING SPRINGS — Pedernales Electric Cooperative members have re-elected an…
Highland Lakes Democrats head to state convention
DANIEL CLIFTON • EDITOR SAN ANTONIO — The Lone Star State has been solidly red for…
Lake Buchanan has healthy resurgence; state of the lake is June 21
DANIEL CLIFTON • EDITOR BUCHANAN DAM — Lake Buchanan has experienced the spectrum of ups…
LCRA to reopen lakes to boaters
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — After a week of no recreational boating on the Highland…
PEC candidates differ on facility closures and election system
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER JOHNSON CITY — A stark contrast has emerged within the…
LCRA temporarily closes four Highland Lakes
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — With heavy rains falling early June 2 in the…
LCRA opens floodgates, closes portions of lakes LBJ, Marble Falls
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — Lower Colorado River Authority officials launched floodgate…
Voters pick nominees in local, state runoff elections
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — It looks like Llano County Precinct 3 residents will…
State and local runoff elections on May 24 ballot
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — While much of the election attention has turned to the…
Early voting begins for PEC board of directors
FROM STAFF REPORTS JOHNSON CITY — The Pedernales Electric Cooperative is launching early voting May…
Early voting runs May 16-20 for runoff elections
BURNET — The second round of the Republican and Democratic primaries gets rolling May 16…
Burnet County Republicans in Dallas for state GOP convention
DANIEL CLIFTON • EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — While many political junkies already have their eyes…
Voters in Burnet and Llano counties decide city and school board races
STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Voters in Burnet and Llano counties cast their ballots in several…
City and school board races top May 7 elections
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Highland Lakes residents can help determine the future of their…
Llano County sheriff’s candidate suspends GOP runoff campaign
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER LLANO — A candidate for sheriff has suspended his campaign…
Early voting underway for city, school district elections
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — While it might not be as “big” as the Republican…
Public safety, fire danger spark debate over added fireworks days
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BERTRAM — For Ron Matlock, selling fireworks means an added…
Burnet County highway deaths prompt road safety campaign
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — A county official and a business owner…