Conservation License Plate Program marks 25 years with revamped lizard designÂ
Help the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department pick a new horned lizard design to mark…
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GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of June 23, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
LCRA approves permit for Burnet quarry
The Lower Colorado River Authority on June 18 approved a quarry/mine permit for Asphalt Inc.,…
Bertram’s Price wins PEC board seat
Alice Price of Bertram won the District 5 seat on the Pedernales Electric Cooperative Board…
LCRA awards $1.1M in grants, several for local projects
The Lower Colorado River Authority recently awarded more than $1.1 million in community grants to…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of June 16, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Balcones Canyonlands growing with Burnet County’s blessing
Public access to Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge will likely grow by nearly 1,000 acres…
Massive transmission line would cut through Burnet County
The Lower Colorado River Authority and energy delivery company Oncor are tag teaming one of…
Burnet County to pick new PEC director; election ends June 13
Three candidates are running for the District 5 seat on the Pedernales Electric Cooperative Board…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of June 9, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Llano County earmarks another $300K to support hospital transition
Llano Regional Hospital is in the throes of a currently costly operational change with the…
Historic Black cemetery and land donated to Burnet County for preservation
Burnet County recently accepted a donated deed for land containing Stringtown Cemetery, guaranteeing the continued…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of June 2, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Nonprofits can snag one of two $100K grants from LCRA
The Lower Colorado River Authority is awarding two $100,000 grants this upcoming fiscal year in…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of May 26, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Quarry bill dies amid contentious points of order
A bill that would have protected Burnet County’s natural areas against rock-crushing operations died at…
Burnet County adds teeth to harassment policy
The Burnet County Commissioners Court adopted a new harassment policy for its employee handbook, with…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of May 19, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Burnet County locks in new paper-based voting system after first test
With the successful debut of Hart InterCivic’s paper-based ballot equipment during the spring city and…
With comment period over, LCRA considers Burnet quarry permit
At 5 p.m. May 13, the Lower Colorado River Authority closed public comments on a…
Year-long work starts on deadly Texas 71 intersection
Long-awaited work and safety improvements began in early May on the Texas 71-Burnet County Road…
Cassie VFD gets LCRA grant for automated CPR device
The Cassie Volunteer Fire Department and EMS will purchase a new automated external CPR device…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of May 12, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Investigation clears Burnet County commissioner in conflict-of-interest claim
An investigation into a 2024 conflict-of-interest complaint against Burnet County Commissioner Damon Beierle is not…