Share comments at LCRA’s public meeting on rock crusher
The Lower Colorado River Authority is hosting a come-and-go public meeting May 13 to collect…
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Marble Falls cashes in on new finance director
The city of Marble Falls hired Wade Nickerson as its finance director to replace Jeff…
South Marble Falls zone change lays groundwork for high-density development
A 57-acre tract in south Marble Falls has been rezoned to accommodate a proposed development,…
PHOTO: Marble Falls City Council gets hands on new police tech
Marble Falls Police Department Patrol Capt. Robert Talamantes lets City Councilor Griff Morris look through…
TCEQ finalizes Burnet quarry permit
An air-quality permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for a proposed rock quarry…
Meager harvest for Kingsland food pantry
For three hours every Thursday, Sharing the Harvest in Kingsland hands out hundreds of pounds…
Marble Falls breaks ground on cutting-edge wastewater plant
Golden shovels ceremoniously broke ground May 5 on the largest project ever undertaken by the…
ELECTIONS: MFISD, city incumbents win big
Highland Lakes voters made big decisions on leadership and propositions across Burnet and Llano counties…
Texas bill intended to stop Burnet-area rock crusher rolls forward
A bill aimed at protecting Longhorn Cavern State Park, Inks Lake State Park, and Camp…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of May 5, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes government meetings are posted 72 hours beforehand so they are not…
Husband-wife leadership duo leaving Marble Falls for Waco jobs
Marble Falls power couple Heather and Jarrod Metzgar are departing the Highland Lakes after seven…
Burnet raises golf course rates and offers locals discount
The Burnet City Council approved a new round of rate increases and resident discounts for…
State lawmakers ask why Burnet quarry site is worth protecting
More than a dozen Burnet County residents and campers filed into a Texas House committee…
PHOTOS: Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center opens Burnet facility
Burnet city leaders, Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center staff and board members, and volunteers gathered…
NEW BIZ: Marble Falls connects with two indoor batting cages
Marble Falls is currently home to zero indoor batting cages, but that is about to…
Pedestrian dies from injuries after being struck by car
Griffin Sommer, 29, of Marble Falls has died from his injuries after being hit by…
Just how many people live in Marble Falls?
The exact population of Marble Falls is hard to pin down without a more recent…
Burnet elections: Mayor, 3 council seats
Burnet voters will decide key leadership positions in the upcoming at-large election May 3 that…
Save Burnet installs air monitors near quarry sites to track pollution risk
Some Highland Lakes residents have taken pollution monitoring into their own hands. The nonprofit Save…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of April 21, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Marble Falls City Council election: Place 4
The race for the Place 4 seat on the Marble Falls City Council features current…
Avenue N road/bridge work to begin
Starting Monday, April 28, a stretch of Avenue N that runs over Backbone Creek between…
Locals learn science behind proposed Briggs-Oakalla water zone
The Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District hosted an introductory public meeting April 22 to present…
Locals chartering bus to testify for second quarry bill at Capitol
Another major quarry restriction bill is up for hearing Thursday, April 24, at the Texas…