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First Texas horned lizards bred in captivity could save declining species
Awaiting the warmth of spring, about 30 baby Texas horned lizards with radio tags glued…
Citizen-scientists on Texas horned lizard watch
If you spot a Texas horned lizard, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wants to…
Community projects a labor of love for Highland Lakes Service League
Helping one nonprofit is not enough for members of the Highland Lakes Service League, a…
A picture of health care in the Highland Lakes
Once an hour or more away, general and specialized medical care is increasingly moving into…
Highland Lakes women help Texas rank No. 1 in female-owned businesses
The owner of J&J’s on Main in Marble Falls juggles running her downtown shop with…
Picayune People: Damon Beierle brings Highland Lakes hills alive with music
Damon Beierle is the go-to man for live music festivals in the Highland Lakes, the…
Marble Falls native Joelton Mayfield finds musical inspiration in literature
Joelton Mayfield has grown up, both in age and music. When he left Marble Falls…
Fine art photographer Kevin Vandivier views life and love through the lens
Kevin Vandivier, a National Geographic photographer and former photo editor of Texas Highways, might have…
STAFF TRADITIONS: It’s not Christmas without spiced pecans (recipe included) and the Griswolds
Daren Ottaway never knows exactly when the mood is going to strike, but when it…
STAFF TRADITIONS: Fierro family makes Christmas tortillas and memories
The majority of my holiday memories revolve around two people: my grandparents Erminia and S.A….
A round of Santa-plause for St. Nick’s Highland Lakes helper
Sporting a long, silver beard, Chuck Myers of Granite Shoals is honest when answering the…
Marble Falls couples mixes holiday tradition with masa for successful tamale business
Rachel King and her seven sisters and two brothers grew up in a North Texas…
New Mexico-style tamales deep in the heart of Texas
In August, Reyes Madrid begins preparations for making Christmas tamales with a trip from her…
Play Santa through U.S. Postal Service letter operation
Santa Claus has a few extra helpers this year — actually more than a half-million…
Holiday tradition: ‘Tis the seasonings for homemade deer jerky
For Stacee and Buster Hopkins and family, the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays smell like deer…
How to be Santa’s helper and grant Christmas wishes
The holidays can be especially difficult for children under the care of a Court Appointed…
The Picayune Magazine-KBEY Toy Drive is December 4
Help every kid in the Highland Lakes receive a toy this Christmas by participating in…
REMEMBER WHEN: As the sheriff’s daughter, Vonnie Riddell Fox spent early years at home in jail
Vonnie Fox lived in the Burnet County Jail from the time she was 13 to…
What’s in a Name? Lake Victor, a town without a lake
Visitors passing through Lake Victor for the first time ask the same question: Where’s the…
REMEMBER WHEN: Jim Luther Jr. shares connection to Burnet’s past
A Burnet Telephone Company customer gave owner James Leslie Luther Sr. his worse chewing out…
PICAYUNE PEOPLE: When wood talks, Cottonwood Shores carpenter Ken McBride listens
SENIOR WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN Carpenter Ken McBride spreads out the wood he uses for each…
REMEMBER WHEN: Sisters recall early Marble Falls
SENIOR WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN Editor’s note: This issue of The Picayune Magazine takes a look…
Army couple spends retirement in service to other veterans
After Lori and Mike Greco spent their careers in the U.S. Army, retirement in the…