Central Texas groups including Burnet County may band together to buy LCRA systems
BURNET — A consortium including Burnet County may pool their resources to buy several water…
Government
Senate groundwater bills get local support
BURNET — Two state Senate bills focused on Texas landowners’ rights to groundwater under their…
Burnet County leaders asking residents to use online survey to decide what services to cut
BURNET —The Burnet County Commissioners want residents to take an online survey to pick and…
Move to put ESDs on May ballot depends on city councils
BURNET — Burnet County commissioners have postponed calling for an election on two proposed emergency…
Proposed billboard restriction could help beautify Burnet County roads, officials say
AUSTIN — A bill that would allow county commissioners to regulate billboards along rural roadways…
Burnet County approves subdivision regulations
BURNET — Earlier this month, the Burnet County Commissioners Court revised rural subdivision regulations to…
Too early to tell how LCRA utility sale may affect regional water study
AUSTIN — The Lower Colorado River Authority’s plan to sell 32 of its water and…
Two Burnet County JPs may move back to county building to save costs
BURNET — Commissioners may soon move two justices of the peace back to county buildings…
LCRA tells investors utility systems for sale
BURNET — The controversial sale of 32 water and wastewater systems by the Lower Colorado…
Ideas keep flowing for Burnet and Llano counties regional water study, costs remain unknown
BURNET — Several proposals on the drawing board could someday allow cities in Burnet and…
Pedernales Electric Cooperative board taps Sloan as new CEO; he pledges to restore confidence in utility
JOHNSON CITY — After a search that began last August, the Pedernales Electric Cooperative has…
Highland Lakes law enforcement, courts getting ready for annual ’round up’
HIGHLAND LAKES — Local police are joining more than 200 Texas law enforcement agencies to…
LCRA conducting controlled burns at several Burnet County parks
BURNET — The Lower Colorado River Authority has scheduled controlled burns at four properties in…
Commissioners call for lawmakers to preserve anti-car theft program
BURNET — Efforts by the Legislature to eliminate a statewide anti-auto theft program could put…
Highland Lakes election filings begin Feb. 12
BURNET — Candidates can file for local elections Feb. 12-March 14, Burnet County election officials…
PEC budget calls for 3 percent reduction in controllable costs
JOHNSON CITY — The Pedernales Electric Cooperative is calling for a 3 percent reduction in…
State asked to look into effects of fire near Timber Ridge
BURNET — An out-of-control grass fire that spread to some old railroad ties coated in…
Despite concerns, LCRA moving ahead on water-system sale
AUSTIN — Though a proposal by the Lower Colorado River Authority to sell 32 water…
PEC offers high school scholarships to seniors
JOHNSON CITY — The Pedernales Electric Cooperative plans to offer scholarships to high school seniors…
LCRA conservation expert to address land management
BUCHANAN DAM — Lower Colorado River Authority Natural Resource Conservation Coordinator Ted Reiley will discuss…
Highland Lakes officials pessimistic about funding picture as legislators ponder red ink
AUSTIN — It’s official. Texas is broke by billions — and that doesn’t bode well for…
Leaders gather behind closed doors to decry LCRA water-system sale
LEANDER — Several local leaders attended an “invitation only” meeting Wednesday to discuss the Lower…
Brother of embattled former PEC general manager takes stand in criminal trial
FREDERICKSBURG — After taking several jabs from a major defense witness, the state offered a…
LCRA applies for air permit to support proposed new Ferguson plant
HORSESHOE BAY — The Lower Colorado River Authority is asking a state environmental regulatory agency…