State propositions win big in Highland Lakes and Texas
Voters overwhelmingly approved two Texas constitutional amendment propositions on the May 7 ballot. Proposition 1…
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PEC chief appointed to State Energy Plan Advisory Committee
Pedernales Electric Cooperative CEO Julie C. Parsley was appointed to the newly created State Energy…
Voters OK Texas constitutional amendments
It was a clean sweep for the passage of the eight proposed Texas constitutional amendments…
Burnet County to get new state, federal representation with redrawn districts
UPDATE: Gov. Greg Abbott signed the new U.S Congressional districts, state Senate districts, state House…
Governor signs partisan election law
With the stroke of his pen on Tuesday, Sept. 7, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into…
Governor appoints Llano’s Hatch Smith Jr. to state Broadband Development Council
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Hatch Cummings Smith Jr. to the state’s new Broadband Development Council…
New district rep for Buckingham from Horseshoe Bay
Denise Rives of Horseshoe Bay is making the rounds in the Highland Lakes, meeting and…
Texas Democrats fly to Washington to deny election bill quorum
Enough Texas Democratic Representatives left the state on Monday, July 12, to deny Republicans the…
11 items on Texas special session agenda
Gov. Greg Abbott assigned 11 items to the Texas Legislature during a special session that…
Local governments can’t require masks
Gov. Greg Abbott decreed that, effective immediately, no governmental entities within Texas can require people…
Texas opting out of federal COVID-19 unemployment benefit program
Texans receiving the $300 weekly Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation supplement will lose those funds starting…
Scenic byways bill clears Texas Senate
The Texas Scenic Byways bill by state Sen. Dawn Buckingham (R-Lakeway) easily passed the Senate…
Expiration date waiver on licenses, IDs expires April 14
A waiver on expiration dates for Texas driver’s licenses and state-issued identification cards ends April…
A million Texans could be vaccinated by end of December, governor says
As Texans prepare for the Christmas holidays, the best gift isn’t under the tree but…
REP. WILSON: Let me know your concerns about rock-crushing operations
Every even-numbered year, the Texas Legislature assembles study committees to examine issues brought up in…
As cases rise, governor expands local leaders’ authority over gatherings
As hospitalizations and positivity rates for COVID-19 continue to climb, state and local leaders are…
Public schools will reopen in the fall
When Highland Lakes students head back to school in the fall, they also will be…
Governor adds adult sports leagues, water parks to reopen list
Adult sports leagues can “play ball!” after Gov. Greg Abbott added them to the list…
Governor extends school closures through May 4
Governor Greg Abbott announced March 31 that he is keeping schools closed through May 4….
Governor issues COVID-19 orders; Burnet County holds special meeting
While some of the recommendations for slowing the spread of COVID-19 seem extreme, Burnet County…
Texas driver’s license offices close, expiration dates waived
Governor Greg Abbott announced Wednesday the closure of Texas Department of Public Safety driver’s license…
Two area state lawmakers file several bills; 86th legislative session begins Jan. 8
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two state legislators representing the Highland Lakes have been busy since bill…