Burnet County OKs Wirtz Dam bridge engineering contract
The Burnet County Commissioners Court on Aug. 25 approved a contract with K.C. Engineering to…
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Granite Shoals to allow backyard chickens and beehives
After some give and take, the Granite Shoals City Council gave the thumbs-up to backyard…
Granite Shoals police chief asks city for more officers and vehicles
Granite Shoals Police Chief Gary Boshears is asking the city for more patrol officers and…
Burnet County 2020-21 tax rate unchanged, budget adopted
Burnet County commissioners approved the 2020-21 fiscal year budget and tax rate during their regular…
Marble Falls tax rate, budget proposals take pandemic into account
Should the City Council adopt proposals issued Aug. 18, the city of Marble Falls will…
Burnet proposes property tax rate decrease and $12M budget
Despite the catastrophic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, continued growth and high sales-tax revenues had…
Granite Shoals council members fail to rescind city manager’s raise
One week after the Granite Shoals City Council approved a $37,000 pay raise and four…
Burnet County officials working toward smooth and safe election
Burnet County officials are working to ensure the Nov. 3 general election and early voting…
COVID-19 doesn’t stop census count; Burnet County response at 56 percent
About 2½ months behind schedule because of COVID-19, the door-to-door portion of the U.S. Census…
Drop in new Llano County COVID cases
While COVID-19 cases across the United States crossed the 5-million mark on Aug. 9, Llano…
Texas loosens restrictions on care facility visits
Several months after the state ended inside visits to assisted-living facilities and nursing homes due…
Save Our Stages Act seeks to aid floundering music venues in pandemic
Norman Lucas believes the Save Our Stages Act would be a lifeline for live music…
Capital improvement plan includes utilities, streets, and parks
A new fiscal year is just around the corner for many municipalities, and for Marble…
Governor extends early voting period
Gov. Greg Abbott is giving Texans several more days of early voting in the Nov….
Highland Haven sending internet purchase sales tax to voters
Highland Haven voters will see a measure to implement a sales tax on the Nov….
Granite Shoals finds extra money for multipurpose sports complex
The city of Granite Shoals is closer to completing its multipurpose sports complex with the…
BCISD joins call to state to suspend STAAR, rating system
The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District board of trustees added its voice to a growing…
Granite Shoals sports complex over budget, burn ban issued, and more
Granite Shoals city leaders are looking for ways to shave almost $100,000 in costs from…
Texas primary runoff results
Highland Lakes voters cast their ballots July 14 in the Democratic and Republican primary runoffs….
Llano County commissioners, residents voice concerns over sand plant
Not one of the more than a dozen people sharing their thoughts July 13 about…
Burnet County Democrats talk about ‘Campaigning in the Era of COVID-19’
The Burnet County Democratic Club will look at campaigning in the middle of the COVID-19…
Primary runoff elections Tuesday
Election day is Tuesday, July 14, for the Republican and Democratic primary runoffs. Polls are…
Abbott expands suspension of elective surgeries as COVID-19 cases rise
As COVID-19 cases increase in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation July 9 suspending…
US 281 project to begin this year, adding turn lane and paved shoulders
Construction on a “dangerous” section of U.S. 281 in southern Burnet County is set to…