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Program in Kingsland to address inadequacies, insecurity of current voting system
Posted on 15 October 2018.
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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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Online voting begins May 24 for PEC board election candidates in districts 1, 6, and 7
Posted on 23 May 2018.
SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE JOHNSON CITY — Voting gets underway Thursday, May 24, in Pedernales Electric Cooperative’s annual board election. PEC members are choosing from among candidates in districts 1, 6, and 7. (more…)
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PRIMARY RUNOFFS: Beierle, Hurst win in Burnet County, Riggs in Llano County
Posted on 22 May 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — The results are in for the primary runoff elections in Burnet and Llano counties. (more…)
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Friday last day of early voting in GOP, Democratic primary runoffs; Election Day is May 22
Posted on 17 May 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Early voting in the Republican and Democratic primary election runoffs wraps up Friday, May 17, giving voters in Burnet and Llano counties one more day to cast their ballots in advance of Election Day, which is Tuesday, May 22. (more…)
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Early voting for GOP, Democratic primary runoff elections May 14-18
Posted on 11 May 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — With the school and municipal elections behind us, the focus is now on the Republican and Democratic primary runoffs May 22. Early voting for the runoffs is Monday-Friday, May 14-18. (more…)
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HIGHLAND LAKES ELECTIONS: Longtime council member unseated
Posted on 06 May 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS GRANITE SHOALS — The Granite Shoals City Council will get three new members after the May 5 election that saw voters unseat a longtime councilwoman. (more…)
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May 5 elections feature handful of contested races, city charter amendments
Posted on 02 May 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Highland Lakes voters have one more opportunity to cast their ballots in a handful of local races. The May 5 elections feature contested races in Burnet, Bertram, Granite Shoals, Kingsland, and the Llano Independent School District. (more…)
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OPINION: Local elections May 5 need your attention
Posted on 30 April 2018.
“Everything’s bigger in Texas.” That’s been an unofficial slogan for the Lone Star State for as long as I can remember, and it’s true in so many ways. We have the second-largest land mass of any state and the second-largest population. We have the 10th-largest economy in the world ahead of Australia and Russia. (more…)
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Llano County judge-elect, Llano ISD incumbent faces resignation if he wins board election
Posted on 23 April 2018.
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LLANO — Should he win back his Llano school board incumbency in an upcoming race, a newly elected Llano County judge would have to resign from the board due to state law, officials said. With no opposing party challenger in the general election, Llano County Judge-elect Ron Cunningham, a Republican, is […]
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Municipal and school district elections in Burnet, Llano counties
Posted on 20 April 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — While not as “glamorous” as the major party primaries or the November gubernatorial election, local municipal and school district elections affect residents’ daily lives from property taxes to zoning ordinances. (more…)
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PEC District 1 incumbent not running, 3 candidates vying for spot
Posted on 09 April 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS JOHNSON CITY — As the candidate nomination process for the Pedernales Electric Cooperative board of directors deadline came to a close, the eligible list revealed that the incumbent from District 1 has chosen not to run for re-election. (more…)
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PEC accepting director nomination applications for Districts 1, 6, 7
Posted on 09 March 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS JOHNSON CITY — Pedernales Electric Cooperative is accepting board of director nominations for three positions, but interested individuals only have until 5 p.m. Friday, March 30, to submit applications. (more…)
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