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…
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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…
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…
NEW BIZ: Retro and refreshed, Flee’s Antique Market opens in Burnet
A familiar antiques shop in Burnet has gotten a second life. Flee’s Antique Market, formerly…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of April 21, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of April 14, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes government meetings are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are…
Troxclair quarry bill left pending in Texas House committee
A bill that would restrict mining operations near sensitive public lands was left pending in…
Job title tweak recognizes McBurnett’s role in Burnet city affairs
The city of Burnet officially named Keith McBurnett its assistant city manager, formalizing a role…
Troxclair’s quarry bill heads to committee
A bill introduced by state Rep. Ellen Troxclair to curb aggregate mining near environmentally sensitive…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of April 7, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes government meetings are posted 72 hours beforehand so are not always…
Burnet Library Thrift Shop closing after 40-plus years
Burnet’s Library Thrift Shop, 105 W. Pecan St., is closing after more than four decades…
State watchdog recommends reversal of rock crusher permit near Burnet
A state environmental watchdog group has recommended overturning a recently approved air-quality permit for a…
New Burnet hotel to open in late 2026
Extended-stay visitors to Burnet will have a new lodging option sometime in the fall of…
Scheduled PEC outages in Marble Falls
Planned power outages are underway as Pedernales Electric Cooperative work crews make upgrades to lines…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of March 24, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Proposed Burnet-Lampasas railway draws community backlash, petition
A proposed 26.9-mile rail line to transport aggregate materials between Burnet and Lampasas counties is…
Developer seeks permit for subdivision near controversial quarry site
A proposed 214-lot subdivision is under review by the Lower Colorado River Authority for a…
‘Swatting’ hoax raises police alarm
The Burnet County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspected case of “swatting” after a false…
Vonnie Riddell Fox was bridge between Burnet County’s past and present
Lifetime Burnet County resident LaVonna “Vonnie” Riddell Fox died March 7, 2025, at the age…
Burnet investigator honored for impact with Wallace Riddell award
Burnet Police Department Investigator Joshua Day was recognized for outstanding service to the community with…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of March 10, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes government meetings are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are…
PHOTO: Burnet airport box hangar project progresses
Construction is moving forward on the box hangar project at Burnet Municipal Airport, 2302 U.S….
Troxclair moves to stop rock crusher, introduces bill to tighten quarry rules
State Rep. Ellen Troxclair on Monday, March 3, filed a motion to overturn the Texas…