Marble Falls to offer job creation incentives for upscale dental offices
A $4.8 million dental office development likely will get significant job creation incentives from the…
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Granite Shoals adopts $14.6M budget, slight tax increase
The Granite Shoals City Council approved a $14.6 million budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year,…
Horseshoe Bay hearing on rock-crushing rules follows OK of temporary site
Horseshoe Bay will hold a public hearing in October to consider zoning amendments clarifying restrictions…
Llano County Library System regains state accreditation
The Llano County Library System is now reaccredited with the state after losing its status…
Horseshoe Bay Fire Department raising money for fire rescue boat
The Horseshoe Bay Fire Department needs to raise $300,000 to purchase a fire rescue boat…
Cottonwood Shores’ $4M budget biggest ever; tax rate drops again
The city of Cottonwood Shores adopted its 2025-26 budget and tax rate on Sept. 4,…
Firefly touches down in Marble Falls to talk jobs, youth opportunities
Firefly Aerospace is growing rapidly, and it wants to take Burnet County along for the…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Sept. 8. 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Trial date set in Kingsland house party brawl death
Three men accused of manslaughter in the death of a Lakeway man after a brawl…
Granite Shoals resets sights on deer population
After two years of population surveys, research, and preparation, the city of Granite Shoals is…
Marble Falls city manager retires; longtime leader steps in
Marble Falls said goodbye to City Manager Mike Hodge on Tuesday, Sept. 2, and welcomed…
Marble Falls considers golf cart use on city streets
Marble Falls is weighing the pros and cons of letting golf carts cruise around its…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Sept. 1, 2025
Tuesday, Sept. 2 Granite Shoals Planning and Zoning Commission 6 p.m. regular meeting Council Chambers at…
Burnet considers buyouts for high-flood-risk properties
Burnet city leaders are considering using a federal program that would allow for a split-cost…
Burnet city manager honored for 25 years of civic service
Burnet City Manager David Vaughn was recognized for his 25 years of civic service during…
Layne’s now open in Marble Falls
Layne’s Chicken Fingers opened its doors earlier this week in Marble Falls and plans a…
‘Workers over billionaires’ march on 281 bridge
The Burnet County Democratic Party is holding a “workers over billionaires” demonstration on Labor Day…
19-year-old pedestrian killed; driver charged with intoxication manslaughter
A 19-year-old Horseshoe Bay resident was struck and killed by a vehicle while on foot…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Aug. 25, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Marble Falls’ proposed budget holds the line; same tax rate
Marble Falls is looking at a modest budget for the coming fiscal year, maintaining current…
$1M lawsuit cites ‘gross negligence’ in fatal 281 wreck
A wrongful death lawsuit filed Aug. 18 in the U.S. 281 crash last month that…
Presidential parks to celebrate LBJ’s birth
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park and LBJ State Park and Historic Site in the…
Luxury condo compound coming to Cottonwood Shores
A deal between a Dallas developer and Cottonwood Shores leaders has solidified plans for a…
Marble Falls EDC leader to speak at Democratic Women’s meeting
Marble Falls Economic Development Corp. Executive Director Christian Fletcher is the guest speaker when the…