Early voting is April 19-27
Early voting in Highland Lakes elections begins Monday, April 19, and continues through April 27….
Burnet Consolidated Independent School District
BCISD gets higher grade for bond rating
Burnet Consolidated Independent School District’s financial health garnered an upgrade to its bond issuer rating…
History comes off the pages in BCISD Teacher of the Year Diane Woods’ classes
Diane Woods isn’t a textbook U.S. history teacher, in that she doesn’t use one in…
Burnet Middle School names new principal
Interim Burnet Middle School Principal Jennifer Stewart was officially granted the top job by the…
Burnet school board tweaks mask rules
The Burnet school district will end COVID-19 protocols for all campuses at the conclusion of…
Voter registration deadline April 1
The May 1 elections are drawing near. Texans who wish to vote for local officials,…
School staff roll up their sleeves for vaccines, while Burnet County asks state for more
Dr. Rachel Jones sees a certain irony in getting her COVID-19 vaccination on March 13,…
Vaccine clinic March 13 for school staff
Getting Burnet and Marble Falls school staff vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19 is…
BCISD bond aims to get ahead of growth
To better understand the $52 million bond proposal on the May ballot, Burnet school district…
State extends pre-COVID school funding
Local school districts are dealing with huge budget deficits due to a drop in attendance…
BCISD State of District addresses successes in face of COVID-19
Since COVID-19 struck, things have changed dramatically for the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District, something…
BCISD wants educators prioritized for COVID-19 vaccinations
With another COVID-19 vaccine now available, more Texans soon could be eligible for vaccination, and…
School districts might not have to make up missed winter storm days
Highland Lakes public school students might not have to make up the week of classes…
Burnet High School auditorium flooded, Bulldog Stadium Drive damaged
As Burnet Consolidated School District thawed over the weekend after the winter storm, officials discovered…
BCISD holds storytime on Facebook
After Burnet Consolidated Independent School District campuses closed due to the winter storm, teachers and…
Highland Lakes schools extend closures
Highland Lakes area schools continue to close campuses and cancel activities due to winter weather…
Deadline to file for city, school elections is Feb. 12
Residents wanting to serve on city councils or school district boards of trustees have until…
Burnet CISD calls for $52.5M bond election
The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees called for a $52.5 million bond…
BCISD to consider $51.6M bond package
A $51.6 million school bond package could go before Burnet school district voters in the…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For week of Feb. 8
The second week of February brings a slew of meetings of counties, cities, and school…
Burnet school district cafeteria staff get creative during pandemic
You might not expect to find street tacos in a high school cafeteria, but it’s…
BCISD announces campus teachers of the year
The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District has announced its campus teachers of the year for…
BCISD closer to May bond election
The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District is closer to possibly calling a bond election for…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For week of Jan. 18
Check agendas for local governments and school districts before attending for details on how each…