Pretrial conference Oct. 2 in lawsuit filed by Kingsland widow
A pretrial conference in an excessive force lawsuit against Llano County is 3 p.m. Wednesday,…
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Last of two civil suits against DA McAfee dismissed and settled
A civil lawsuit against 33rd/424th District Attorney Wiley “Sonny” McAfee was dismissed with prejudice on…
Burnet man gets 99 years for failing to register as sex offender
Aubrey Hart, 63, of Burnet was handed a 99-year prison sentence after a jury convicted…
Historic, fire-damaged Burnet building gets another reprieve from demolition
A third Burnet City Council hearing to determine the fate of the historic and condemned…
Lawsuit, mediation motion filed in Prairie Acres subdivision disagreement
A Georgetown couple who bought 11 acres in Prairie Acres, a new subdivision in northeastern…
Judge orders mediation in Horseshoe Bay Resort vs. POA civil suit
A district court judge ordered both sides in a civil lawsuit filed by Horseshoe Bay…
McAfee civil suit trial set for late 2024
A date for a jury trial has been set for one of two civil cases…
Judge Oakley’s suspension lifted
Burnet County Judge James Oakley is back on the job after the State Commission on…
Burnet County Judge Oakley found not guilty of misuse of government property
A six-person jury on Thursday, Aug. 31, took a little over an hour to come…
Testimony begins in Oakley trial
About one hour of testimony on Day 2 of the misdemeanor trial of suspended Burnet…
Civil suit calls Lake Buchanan POA invalid
The property owners’ association for Donall Estates on Burnet County Road 104 on Lake Buchanan…
DA appeals ruling in Judge Oakley case
District Attorney Sonny McAfee has appealed three orders granting motions to quash charges against suspended…
Waiting begins for appeals ruling in Llano County Library lawsuit
Three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit questioned attorneys from…
Major publishing houses support plaintiffs in Llano library suit appeal
The Association of American Publishers, seven major publishing houses, and three library-related associations added their…
Spicewood Airport civil suit hearing moved to June 21
A temporary injunction hearing in a civil suit to stop the appointment of any new…
Hearing on PEC election complaint May 1
District Judge Allan Garrett of the 33rd Judicial District ordered a hearing to consider a…
3 of 4 Oakley charges sent back to DA for more research
A motion to quash an indictment against Burnet County Judge James Oakley was denied on one charge,…
Defense files motion to quash Oakley indictment at first hearing
Burnet County Judge James Oakley had his first day in court on a recent grand…
Two related civil suits filed against District Attorney McAfee
Two civil lawsuits have been filed against 33rd and 424th Judicial District Attorney Sonny McAfee,…
Burnet County Judge James Oakley indicted on four charges
A grand jury indicted Burnet County Judge James Oakley on Tuesday, March 7, on four…
Ex-Burnet officer faces retrial in 2019 death
Former Burnet Police Officer Russell Butler will be arraigned Thursday, Dec. 15, on a manslaughter…
Burnet County commissioner again settles animal cruelty case
Another settlement has been reached in the animal cruelty civil case against Burnet County Precinct…
Burnet County man gets 30 years for felony evasion, collision
Richard Spradling of Burnet County was sentenced to 30 years in prison for a series…
Buchanan Dam man found not guilty of manslaughter, other charges in fatal 2016 crash
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON A Llano County jury found a Buchanan Dam man not guilty on…