Diesel leak on 281 bridge slows traffic
Diesel leaking from an 18-wheeler headed northbound over the U.S. 281 bridge in Marble Falls…
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Highland Lakes Teen Court expands, needs young jurors and attorneys
A Marble Falls teen court system that uses teens as attorneys and jurors is extending…
Developer bringing illegal subdivision into compliance with Burnet County rules
A meeting between the developer, original landowner, a Burnet County commissioner, and about eight angry…
PEC board looks at power supply matters in executive session workshop
A rare executive session workshop of the Pedernales Electric Cooperative Board of Directors lasted about…
Preliminary injunction hearing set in Llano County library lawsuit
A motion for a preliminary injunction that could return banned books to the shelves at…
Trial in 16-year-old murder case awaits DNA test results
A second status hearing in the murder case against Jimmy Don Wolfenbarger was set for…
Struggling Llano County homeowners can apply for COVID-19 relief funds
A statewide relief program for homeowners affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is being pushed by…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Aug. 29, 2022
Check agendas and websites to see if the following government meetings are in person, virtual,…
$8M in bonds for new Horseshoe Bay City Hall on November ballot
As plans for a new City Hall move forward, the Horseshoe Bay City Council put…
New budget highlights Llano County’s struggle to compete in job market
Llano County employees will get a 7 percent pay raise after commissioners adopted the fiscal…
Manslaughter charges still option in fatal shooting by ex-Burnet officer
Former Burnet Police Sgt. Russell Butler once again might be facing manslaughter charges in the…
Burnet County approves budget, tax rate after disagreement
The Burnet County Commissioners Court approved the fiscal year 2022-23 budget and tax rate, but…
‘State of the LCRA’ and Highland Lakes water are good, says GM
Along with a series of planned stories on water issues in the Highland Lakes, which…
Residents express concerns over Granite Shoals Dark Skies Lighting Ordinance
A proposed Dark Skies Lighting Ordinance was tabled at the regular meeting of the Granite…
Lake Marble Falls to be lowered 7 feet beginning Oct. 1
Lake Marble Falls will be lowered for 12 weeks beginning Oct. 1, when about a…
Llano River flowing for first time since June
The Llano River began flowing over the Llano Dam on Wednesday, Aug. 24, for the…
PEC changing in-person bill pay option
Members who go to Pedernales Electric Cooperative offices to pay their bills will have to…
Granite Shoals council investigates suspicious consultant fees
At least $3,450 was paid to a part-time economic development consultant by the city of…
Ex-Burnet officer found not guilty of murder; jury deadlocks on manslaughter
CORRECTION: The original version of this story left out the fact that the jury also…
BIZ: Save the World has new owners
Save the World Brewing Company founders Quynh and Dave Rathkamp announced the sale of their…
Llano County lifts burn ban; Burnet County ban remains
The Llano County burn ban was lifted as of 7:49 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, by…
Residents oppose Llano County Library System budget cuts
Concerned residents spoke out against a $152,466 reduction in the Llano County Library System’s proposed…
NEW BIZ: Downtown Beer Hall brings brews to Marble Falls
Downtown Beer Hall, a new beer garden with over 30 different brews on tap, recently…
PEC tops in lineworker rodeo
Lineworkers from the Pedernales Electric Cooperative topped all Texas utilities in both journey worker and…