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State Rep. Ellen Troxclair (HD-19) presented House Bill 3482 April 9, during the House Committee on Nat ural Resources hearing. Contributed photo
Rock crusher hearing dissects permit process
Lawmakers and citizens raised questions about air and water quality, air monitoring and blasting at a state hearing which introduced a proposed bill to further regulate aggregate mining. House Bill 3482, sponsored by State Rep. 04/15/2025 03:57 AM
Funds from McDonald’s will benefit 100 Club
Funds from McDonald’s will benefit 100 Club
Friday, April 18, McDonald’s restaurants across South and Central Texas will hold a fundraiser to support local 100 Club chapters in their mission to provide financial support to family members of law enforcement officers and firefighters who have been killed or seriously injured in the line of duty. The fundraiser will take place on Good Friday from 11 a.m. 04/15/2025 03:57 AM
Burnet County Commissioner Pct. 2 Commissioner Damon Beierle urged attendees to battle a proposed new railway along U.S. 281. Raymond V. Whelan/The Highlander
Residents voice rail line concerns
On April 8, more than 200 local residents voiced fierce opposition at a town hall on a planned railroad line re-activation in northern Burnet County. The meeting was held at the Hill Country Fellowship main auditorium, 200 Houston Clinton Drive. 04/11/2025 03:55 AM
Burnet County commissioners stall on Spaceport launch
Burnet County commissioners stall on Spaceport launch
Burnet County commissioners reviewed bylaws involved in the potential participation of the Central Texas Spaceport Development Corporation (SDC) with Williamson County, during the April 8 regular meeting. 04/11/2025 03:55 AM
Commissioners to take space development vote
Commissioners to take space development vote
The Burnet County Commissioners Court plans to “discuss, consider and take appropriate action” related to proposed amended by-laws for the fledgling Central Texas Spaceport Development Corporation (SDC) during their meeting today, April 8. 04/08/2025 03:53 AM
Cops probe pedestrian versus car crash
Cops probe pedestrian versus car crash
his life after being struck by a vehicle on U.S. 281 in Marble Falls. 04/08/2025 03:53 AM
Cheryl Westerman (Ms Lollipop) of Ms Lollipop Parties Fun & Gifts is sponsoring the 5th Annual Downtown Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt on Friday, April 18.
Volunteers needed for downtown egg hunt
A downtown Easter egg hunt event is welcoming volunteers to assist with guiding families through the safest routes to go business-to-business. Cheryl Westerman (Ms Lollipop) of Ms Lollipop Parties Fun & Gifts is hosting sponsoring the 5th annual Downtown Business Egg Scavenger Hunt on Friday, April 18. 04/08/2025 03:53 AM
On March 16, Burnet County Sheriff's Office deputies seized nine suspected cockfighting roosters (pictured here at the BCSO carport) after a traffic stop, ending in an arrest. Contributed/BCSO
BCSO: cockfighting ring probe underway
Local law enforcement is zeroing in on an alleged cockfighting operation that may involve a number of locations in Burnet and adjacent counties. The most recent arrest involved an illegal alien suspect from Mexico. 04/01/2025 03:50 AM
In December 2019, a Spicewood resident captured aerial images using his drone unveiling a suspected rooster housing operation, adjacent to Ranches at Double Horn, off County Road 404 in Burnet County. File photo
$5K reward offered for tips about cockghting
Local authorities welcome tips about suspected criminal operations in the area, following a recent arrest on a cockfighting charge. On March 16 authorities nabbed an illegal alien suspect from Mexico in northern Burnet County with cockfighting. 04/01/2025 03:50 AM
Legal counsel asks TCEQ to remove quarry permit
Legal counsel asks TCEQ to remove quarry permit
The Office of Public Interest Counsel (OPIC) released a response March 28 to a state legislator’s call to overturn the permit of a proposed rock crushing operation in Burnet County. OPIC issued their review following a complaint about an air quality permit granted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). 04/01/2025 03:50 AM
Marble Falls city council plans mid-year budget review
Marble Falls city council plans mid-year budget review
Six months have passed since the Marble Falls City Council adopted a budget for the current fiscal year. During the upcoming meeting, council members plan to discuss and review adjustment proposals for the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. 04/01/2025 03:50 AM
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Fired librarian accepts $225K settlement
A former Kingsland librarian will be paid $225,000 in a wrongful termination settlement following a year-long lawsuit against Llano County and the commissioners court, according to documents. The insurance arm of the Texas Association of Counties, of which the county is insured with, will pay the settlement. 04/01/2025 03:50 AM
March 29, at Marble Falls High School during the Ready as One disaster readiness event, Graham Eddy proudly sat in the fire engine driver's seat. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
PEC and Burnet County host readiness fair
Pedernales Electric Cooperative, the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office and Burnet County’s Office of Emergency Management partnered to host Ready as One, a first-ofits- kind community preparedness fair on March 29. The free, family- friendly event was held at Marble Falls High School from 10 a.m. 04/01/2025 03:50 AM
Burnet County commissioners could consider, in the future, joining Williamson County in an economic development corporation for space and aerospace projects, including partnerships with businesses like Briggs and Cedar Park-based SpaceX, pictured here with its inaugural launch in 2017. Con...
County approached with out-of-this-world project
Representatives wishing to build a consortium for aerospace development, visited Burnet County commissioners March to attempt to include them in a budding corporation. After much discussion, the commissioners discussed but took no immediate action related to the request by Cedar Park Assistant Economic Director Scott Smith for Burnet County to join Williamson County with official acceptance of the Central Texas Spaceport Development Corporation. 03/28/2025 03:47 AM
KMUD streamlines investment management
KMUD streamlines investment management
The Kingsland Municipal Utility District board of directors recently appointed fellow board member Josh Caropepe to oversee district investments enrolled into the statewide TexPool government securities account. The district holds “about 20 million” dollars in the TexPool account, created years ago by the Texas Public Funds Investment Act, KMUD General Manager J. 03/25/2025 03:45 AM
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