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…
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LCRA Seeks Buyer for Water/Wastewater Utilities
AUSTIN — The Lower Colorado River Authority wants to sell its 32 rural and suburban water…
Officials to cut ribbon on finished RR 1431 construction
MARBLE FALLS – A stretch of road built for nearly $2 million west of the…
Burnet County officials to join Gillespie counterparts in windpower-line case
BURNET — Local officials will be on hand when the state Public Utilities Commission approves a…
First (GOP) ladies of Texas
Horseshoe Bay resident and Burnet County Republican Women’s Club incoming secretary Gloria Blanton (left); Texas…
Klaeger plans to meet rice farmers downstream next month
BURNET — In the tug-of-war for resources, Highland Lakes communities depend on the lower Colorado…
Burnet County officials announce support for Gillespie County protest against windpower line
BURNET — When it comes to keeping wind-power transmission lines out of your backyard, go…
PEC board approves more than $14 million in capital credits
JOHNSON CITY — The Pedernales Electric Cooperative board recently voted to distribute about $14.3 million…
Commissioners, PFC officials mull refinance options for Burnet County Jail
BURNET — Burnet County Commissioners and the Burnet Public Facility Corp. are looking for refinancing…
LCRA puts brakes on ‘floating habitable structures’
AUSTIN — A 12-month moratorium by the Lower Colorado River Authority temporarily bans the construction…
LCRA puts brakes on ‘floating habitable structures’
AUSTIN — A 12-month moratorium by the Lower Colorado River Authority temporarily bans the construction…
New bridge will keep Burnet County residents safe from flood
BURNET — Construction starts next week on a bridge that will keep residents from being…
Rep. Mike Conaway says GOP wins in November could cost Pelosi her speaker status
MEADOWLAKES — U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway predicts a widespread Republican victory in Washington during the…
No walkout by Director Fischer at Pedernales Electric Co-op meeting
JOHNSON CITY — The Pedernales Electric Cooperative’s closed-door strategic planning session went ahead Wednesday without…
Algae blooms in Lake LBJ raise a stink, LCRA says
HIGHLAND LAKES —High temperatures and wet weather have spurred the growth of large algae blooms…
Public can get rid of old tires at collection event
BURNET — Burnet County officials will sponsor a one-day scrap tire collection next month.
‘Disoriented’ woman with toddler in car leads deputies on wild chase in south Burnet County
BURNET — A 29-year-old woman who deputies said led them on a wild chase in…
Burn ban imposed in Burnet County
BURNET — Very dry conditions led Burnet County commissioners to declare a burn ban for…
Burnet County commissioners douse burn-ban decision
BURNET — The hot weather may be hitting record highs, but for now Burnet County…
Fraser sets sights on PEC
JOHNSON CITY — State Sen. Troy Fraser — who once championed the causes of open…
Burnet-Llano water study gets under way, could lead to regional water system someday
BURNET — After months of talk, planning and looking for funding, an ambitious study to…
Indigent care costs worry Burnet County leadership
GRANITE SHOALS — Will Acuff stood outside his manufactured home avoiding the afternoon sun thanks…
PEC names new general counsel
JOHNSON CITY — Aisha Nawaz Hagen has been named the new general counsel for the…
PEC board girds for challenges
JOHNSON CITY — The first fully elected board in the 72-year history of the Pedernales…