Burnet County drops inmate housing price to attract customers and defray costs
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BURNET — Burnet County Commissioners Court on Oct. 13 approved…
Government
Calvin Boyd resigns JP spot, eyes possible Burnet County sheriff bid
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BURNET — Justice of the Peace Calvin Boyd submitted his…
PEC to ‘compress’ Bertram office, build new facility in Marble Falls
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BERTRAM — Pedernales Electric Cooperative officials have announced facilities plans…
PEC chief to discuss Bertram office’s future at town hall
BERTRAM — Pedernales Electric Cooperative CEO John D. Hewa will be on hand Sept. 3…
Burnet County lowers tax rate and boosts staff salaries
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BURNET — County commissioners adopted the 2015-16 fiscal year budget…
Alcohol option makes November ballot in Burnet County
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BURNET — A county-wide alcohol option will be placed on…
As Lake Buchanan rises, some leery of releasing water downstream
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BUCHANAN DAM — Domestic water use advocates caution that the…
Driver’s license offices to move out of Burnet, Marble Falls annexes
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — The need for space is behind a…
UPDATE: TCEQ upholds order to withhold downstream water releases from Highland Lakes
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER UPDATE: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality upheld an emergency…
Llano, Burnet counties issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER LLANO — Llano County Judge Mary Cunningham says she won’t…
LCRA: Highland Lakes boaters should be extra cautious July 4
MARBLE FALLS — With fireworks displays illuminating the skies over lakes Marble Falls and LBJ on…
Burnet County residents can claim $2.6M in cash, property
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BURNET — From forgotten bank accounts to mineral royalties, Burnet…
Petitioners launch campaign for Burnet County-wide booze option
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER KINGSLAND — A group of citizens has launched a county-wide, alcohol-option…
Two new faces chosen, incumbent re-elected to PEC board of directors
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER CEDAR PARK — A contentious and highly publicized Pedernales Electric…
Retired Judge Gil Jones sworn in as Burnet County justice of the peace
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — After a swearing-in ceremony, a retired district judge…
Deadline is June 12 for PEC online and mail-in voting
FROM STAFF REPORTS JOHNSON CITY — Pedernales Electric Cooperative members wanting a say in the…
Christ-Yoder Animal Shelter staying open with counties taking active role
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BUCHANAN DAM — Officials from Burnet and Llano counties came…
LCRA: Drought hangs on despite rising Highland Lakes levels
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER SPICEWOOD — The history of dry spells and floods in…
Longtime State Sen. Troy Fraser to step aside from politics
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER AUSTIN — State Sen. Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay, a lawmaker…
Governor appoints former Marble Falls mayor to LCRA board of directors
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Outgoing Mayor George Russell bids farewell to…
Retired district Judge Gil Jones accepts justice of the peace position
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — County commissioners on May 12 approved appointing retired…
PEC candidates to offer views on competition, elections at forum
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF HORSESHOE BAY — Two candidates for the Pedernales Electric Cooperative…
Highland Lakes voters decided city and school races
BURNET — With the results in, Highland Lakes voters have made their voices heard in…
Highland Lakes cities and school districts holding elections May 9
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — The spring round of elections are May 9 for several…