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SpanishFROM STAFF REPORTS Incumbents James Oakley and Jim Powers kept their seats on the Pedernales Electric Cooperative Board of Directors during the recent election. (more…)
September 15, 2019, 1:47 am
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Oakley and Powers retain PEC Board of Director seats
Posted on 24 June 2019.
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Early voting underway for city and school district elections
Posted on 22 April 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Early voting is underway for the city and school general election May 4. It started April 22 and runs through April 30. (more…)
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PEC ballot set; James Oakley draws three challengers
Posted on 15 April 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Candidates for the Pedernales Elective Cooperative Board of Directors are set with the two incumbents drawing challengers. The PEC board approved the ballot for the 2019 election during its April meeting. The election is for districts 4 and 5 directors. (more…)
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PEC opens nomination process for Board of Directors election
Posted on 11 February 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Pedernales Electric Cooperative is opening its nomination process for election to its Board of Directors. (more…)
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Filing starts for spots on Highland Lakes school boards
Posted on 16 January 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS While they don’t always get a lot of appreciation, the Highland Lakes public school board members help guide the educational direction of thousands of students. It’s actually a pretty important role in the community. (more…)
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Cities accepting candidate applications for mayor, council
Posted on 16 January 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Jan. 16 is the first day candidate applications may be submitted for city elections May 4. City council members and the mayor are up for re-election in Burnet, Granite Shoals, Llano, and Marble Falls. (more…)
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Elected officials in Burnet and Llano counties sworn in
Posted on 02 January 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Officials elected in Burnet and Llano counties took part in oath-of-office ceremonies Jan. 1. (more…)
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Voter fraud claims like yelling ‘Fire!’ in a crowded theater
Posted on 28 November 2018.
I am very concerned regarding the claims that there is voter fraud. I feel it is like yelling “Fire!” in a crowded theater. It creates fear and doubt about the election process that is not based on fact. (more…)
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Strong night for GOP in Burnet and Llano counties; Marble Falls ISD bond passes
Posted on 06 November 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Burnet and Llano counties remained staunchly in the Republican corner during the Nov. 6 midterm elections, and Marble Falls Independent School District voters approved a $55 million bond. (more…)
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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6; polling places and ballots for Burnet and Llano counties
Posted on 05 November 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Election Day for midterm races is Tuesday, Nov. 2. Polls are open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Residents in Burnet and Llano counties can cast their ballot at the following polling locations, based on voting precincts (which is not the same as commissioner precincts): (more…)
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Early voting times, locations, and candidates on the ballot
Posted on 19 October 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Early voting for the Nov. 6 general election begins Monday, Oct. 22, and runs through Friday, Nov. 2. Early voting takes place Monday-Friday. (more…)
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CANCELED: Program in Kingsland to address inadequacies of voting system
Posted on 15 October 2018.
UPDATE: The presenter of this program, Robert Sheldon, has canceled his appearance in Kingsland. The meeting will still go on as planned. BY CHARLIE VINCENT • SPECIAL TO DAILYTRIB.COM Robert Sheldon is passionate about voting and the sanctity and security of the ballot box. (more…)
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Tuesday is last day to register to vote for Nov. 6 general elections
Posted on 08 October 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS As the Nov. 6 general election nears, residents have only one more day to register to vote. Voter registration for the Nov. 6 general election runs through Tuesday, Oct. 9. You can get a voter registration application at the county elections or county clerk’s offices or at votetexas.gov. (more…)
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Burnet County could set special election for Double Horn incorporation
Posted on 25 September 2018.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS If all goes as planned, residents of Double Horn subdivision near Spicewood could be able to vote Dec. 6 on whether to incorporate. (more…)
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New turf at Mustang Stadium part of bond package on ballot; reason is safety, officials say
Posted on 20 September 2018.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO MARBLE FALLS — Just before the 2018 football season started, Wade Whiteside and his son, Braidon, were looking at photos of Mustang Stadium from a few years ago. (more…)
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Rafael Cruz, father of Sen. Ted Cruz, to speak at Star Republican Women’s meeting
Posted on 17 September 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS HORSESHOE BAY — Rafael Cruz, the father of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, is the guest speaker Sept. 18 for the Star Republican Women general meeting at Quail Point Lodge, 107 Twilight Lane in Horseshoe Bay. (more…)
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Cruz hits Republican talking points, throws in basketball and Mars during Llano stop
Posted on 31 August 2018.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS LLANO — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke on the theme of winning during his campaign stop early Aug. 31 at Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que. Winning with legislation he’s passed and working to win the upcoming general election. But first, he spoke of winning something unusual for most senators: basketball. (more…)
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Sen. Ted Cruz stops for barbecue and campaigning in Llano
Posted on 30 August 2018.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS LLANO — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz will make a campaign stop in Llano early Aug. 31 for politics and barbecue. (more…)
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Democratic congressional candidate Julie Oliver holding Marble Falls town hall
Posted on 23 August 2018.
CORRECTION: In a previous version of this story, Democratic congressional candidate Julie Oliver was incorrectly referred to as June Oliver. We apologize for the error. FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Congressional candidate Julie Oliver is holding a town hall meeting at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at Westside Park Community Hall, and […]
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Early voting for BCISD Tax Ratification Election ends Aug. 21; election day Aug. 25
Posted on 20 August 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Burnet Consolidated Independent School District voters still have a day of early voting for the Tax Ratification Election. Early voting runs through Tuesday, Aug. 21. (more…)
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Democrat O’Rourke attracts big town hall crowd in Republican Horseshoe Bay
Posted on 17 August 2018.
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON HORSESHOE BAY — As Dana Rushing began planning for Democrat Beto O’Rourke’s town hall Aug. 16 at Quail Point, she thought 100 chairs would be enough, maybe 150. (more…)
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Early voting for BCISD’s Tax Ratification Election starts Aug. 8
Posted on 06 August 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Burnet school district voters can have their say in whether to cut the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District’s overall tax rate by 2 cents as soon as Aug. 8 when early voting begins. (more…)
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Beto O’Rourke in Horseshoe Bay for town hall Aug. 16 as he takes on Ted Cruz in Senate race
Posted on 25 July 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS HORSESHOE BAY — Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic candidate for the U.S Senate seat in Texas, will hold a town hall meeting Thursday, Aug. 16. (more…)
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Burnet school district plan would lower property tax rate, raise $600,000 with voter OK
Posted on 17 July 2018.
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON BURNET — With the state of Texas eyeing as much as $2.7 million of Burnet Consolidated Independent School District’s local tax money over the next two years, district officials are asking voters to approve a move that would not only lower the school property tax rate but also create $600,000 the so-called […]
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Volunteer-run Beto O’Rourke office opens in Burnet as rep challenges Ted Cruz for Senate
Posted on 12 July 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Local supporters of Congressman Beto O’Rourke’s bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz will have a local office from which to work as the Burnet County Beto for Texas Grassroots headquarters holds its grand opening at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 14, on the Burnet County Courthouse square. (more…)
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Rister, Graf, and Akers elected to PEC board of directors June 23
Posted on 25 June 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS JOHNSON CITY — Pedernales Electric Cooperative members stuck with two incumbents and selected a new face for the cooperative’s board during the recent elections. (more…)
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