Burnet County tax rate goes down as property values go up
Burnet County’s tax rate will decrease by about 6 percent, while the estimated value of…
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Burnet County expects AG opinion in possible nepotism case
Burnet County Attorney Eddie Arredondo is awaiting an official opinion from the Texas attorney general…
New Texas law could open door to ‘unscrupulous development’
A new Texas law due to take effect on Sept. 1, 2023, has Burnet County…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of July 24, 2023
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Real estate broker threatens to sue Burnet County over subdivision
Now that the plat for Prairie Acres subdivision in northeastern Burnet County is about to…
Burnet, Llano counties under burn bans
Burn bans are back as temperatures rise and rain chances fall. Llano County commissioners voted…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of July 10, 2023
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Once deemed ‘illegal,’ subdivision now up to standard and approved
A Burnet County subdivision reached final approval after nearly two years of back-and-forth between county…
Preliminary plat for Briggs-area subdivision approved
After more than a month of delays and denials, The Estates at Dominion Ranch, a…
Extreme heat turns up wildfire risk
The Highland Lakes is fluctuating between a moderate and high risk of wildfires as triple-digit…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of June 26, 2023
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Briggs subdivision fails to get vote, but denial could bring legal trouble
The Estates at Dominion Ranch subdivision near Briggs was denied approval of its preliminary plat…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of June 12, 2023
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Decision on Briggs-area subdivision on hold over aquifer worries
The Burnet County Commissioners Court on May 23 put a preliminary plat approval for a…
Burnet County numbers show BOPATE collections not a waste
Burnet County commissioners shared statistics on the amount of waste disposed of during the county’s…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of May 22, 2023
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GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of May 8, 2023
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Burnet County animal shelter in the works; inmate-dog program possibility
The Burnet County Commissioners Court will soon seek bids for a new county animal shelter…
Burnet County commissioner selected for state leadership academy
Burnet County Precinct 2 Commissioner Damon Beierle was one of only 17 county officials statewide…
Land purchase to clear view at dangerous Spicewood intersection
The Burnet County Commissioners Court voted to purchase a small portion of land to move…
‘Illegal’ subdivision getting closer to approved plat
Lot owners in a troubled subdivision that straddles the Williamson-Burnet county line near Florence soon…
April is Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month
Dozens of Burnet County residents turned out for the Commissioners Court’s proclamation of April as…
Burnet County receives stellar review in annual audit
Burnet County was given a clean bill of financial health for 2022 in a review…
Coalition seeks action on Highland Lakes ‘water crisis’
Central Texas Water Coalition President Jo Karr Tedder painted a dire picture of the Highland…