Spicewood, Hoover’s Valley hearings set for taxing districts
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF SPICEWOOD — Two volunteer fire departments will host public hearings …
Government
Texas implements voter ID law after Supreme Court ruling
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF AUSTIN — A local legislator said the state’s voter identification…
Llano County settles with inmate’s family for about $200,000 in wrongful death suit
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR LLANO — Llano County officials and the mother of a…
Bertram names interim city utility director after termination due to missing property
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF BERTRAM — City leaders named an interim city utility director…
Llano County issues burn ban
FROM STAFF REPORTS LLANO — The Llano County commissioners instituted a county-wide burn ban June…
Cottonwood Shores holds off on proposed animal shelter, vacant council position
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF COTTONWOOD SHORES — A proposal to rezone a portion of…
Marble Falls brewers toast new Texas laws on craft beer
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Five bills signed into law by Gov….
Educators celebrate law reducing number of end-of-course exams in high school
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — After the state enacted standards two years…
Former Burnet County commissioner eyes judge’s position
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — A man with ties to the county threw his hat…
Donna Klaeger announces she won’t seek third term as Burnet County judge
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — While she still has more than a…
Texas Legislature passes comprehensive water bill to fund projects, address demand
FROM STAFF REPORTS AUSTIN — With recent droughts looming on the minds of residents and…
Burnet County capital murder suspect commits suicide while in custody
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — A man being held in the Burnet County Jail for…
Highland Lakes voters head to the polls May 11 for city, school elections
BURNET — Burnet Consolidated Independent School District and the city of Burnet residents have several…
Former Llano County jailers get time behind bars for 2011 inmate’s death
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR BURNET — Two former Llano County jailers now face time…
Work begins on second span of U.S. 281 bridge after rubble cleared from Lake Marble Falls
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Construction efforts are under way for the…
Early voting begins April 29 for May elections in Burnet and Llano counties
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Voters in Burnet and Llano counties can get a head…
Almost 800 fish killed in second U.S. 281 bridge blast, TPWD reports
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — The April 5 blast that demolished the…
Old U.S. 281 bridge piers demolished
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — The final pieces of the old U.S. 281 bridge…
Demolition of old U.S. 281 bridge piers set for afternoon of April 5
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Recent rains have pushed the date to…
District Attorney Sonny McAfee aware of dangers of profession, emphasizes awareness after slayings
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR LLANO — The recent slayings of a Texas district attorney…
TxDOT reviewing plans for demolition of old U.S. 281 bridge piers
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — A less-than-perfect bridge implosion has delayed the…
Burnet County adding blood-alcohol task force
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Burnet County prosecutors and law enforcement agencies are stepping up…
TxDOT sets tentative date to demolish U.S. 281 bridge piers
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — The March 17 implosion of the 77-year-old…
TxDOT outlines implosion procedures for old U.S. 281 bridge in Marble Falls
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Those making plans to watch the old U.S. 281 bridge…