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Builder found guilty of defrauding homeowners

05/23/2025 04:56 PM

Marble Falls Police Chief Glenn Hanson presents the Marble Falls Police Civilian of the Year Award to Ashley Rodriguez during the city council meeting May 20. Raymond V. Whelan/The Highlander

City raises concerns about mine’s permit renewal

Marble Falls City Council recently approved the filing of a protest with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) against Huber Carbonates LLC, which operates a limestone and mining facility, just off Avenue N. Unanimously, the council gave thumbs-up to the protest during its May 20 meeting in City Hall at 800 Third St. 05/23/2025 04:22 AM

Brantley

New leadership brings experience to MFISD

Marble Falls ISD has announce several new leadership appointments for the 2025–2026 school year. These leaders – each deeply rooted in service, experience, and community – will help continue Marble Falls ISD’s mission to love every child and inspire them to achieve their fullest potential. 05/23/2025 04:22 AM

Quarry permit bill dies on procedural point

Quarry permit bill dies on procedural point

Recently, one critical bill proposed to impose new regulations in Burnet County related to permits for facilities that produce or crush aggregate failed to pass parliamentary muster in the state House. 05/23/2025 04:22 AM

Company pauses permit for rail line project

Company pauses permit for rail line project

Officials working on a controversial rail line project have halted the permit application process, citing a need to do more “assessment and evaluation.” Texas Materials, a Cedar Park-based company, notified public officials, politicians and media that they are pausing their federal permit application for the project. The company, a subsidiary of CRH Americas Materials, had plans to upgrade 27 miles of rail line to transport aggregate rock materials. 05/23/2025 04:22 AM

Cottonwood Shores first responders rescued a man from a burning car May 4 while it was on fire. Contributed/Katy Cherry

Rescuers save man in fiery car crash

Just days after her adult son was pulled from burning car, Katy Cherry marveled at the courage of police officers and two bystanders involved in Shores city leaders recognize civilians, first responders saving his life. “It’s the most insane thing on the planet that they happened to be standing right there and saw it happen,” Lackey’s mother Katy Cherry said of the civilians first on the scene. 05/20/2025 04:20 AM

Grant to give Granite Shoals water access edge

Grant to give Granite Shoals water access edge

Granite Shoals is anticipating a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) that city officials believe will increase and upgrade the city’s ability to pump water out of Lake LBJ. It will cost the city $50,000 in matching funds, according to the grant. 05/20/2025 04:20 AM

Marble Falls schools receive a ‘C’ in latest ratings

Marble Falls schools receive a ‘C’ in latest ratings

A state entity has given Marble Falls Independent School District a grade of “C” in a contentious rating system that not only measures academic success but post-graduation preparation. Marble Falls ISD officials pointed to several factors prompting the fall from “B” to “C” in the Texas Education Agency’s 2023 A-F accountability ratings for school systems and campuses statewide. 05/20/2025 04:20 AM

Contributed/LCRA

Heatwave continues into May 19, turning less hot by midweek

05/17/2025 12:25 PM

Burnet County Judge Bryan Wilson, pictured here reciting a resolution to oppose a rock quarry in Hoover's Valley, presided over the May 13 meeting. Raymond V. Whelan/The Highlander

Burnet County commissioners pay respects to late sheriff

During their recent meeting, the Burnet County commissioners paid homage to the late William T. (W.T) Smith, the former county sheriff, longtime lawman and decorated U.S. Army Vietnam veteran who died May 5 at 84. 05/16/2025 04:18 AM

Lower Colorado River Authority Water Quality Supervisor Kelly Vinson prepares to receive local comments related to the proposed rock quarry near Hoover Valley Road. Raymond V. Whelan/The Highlander

LCRA collects comments on quarry permit

Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) representatives were on hand this week to record public comments related to the permit application of a proposed quarry on more than 700 acres near Hoover’s Valley Road and Inks Lake. 05/16/2025 04:18 AM

Thurman

Horseshoe Bay mayor: City must embrace development

The Horseshoe Bay mayor has gone on a campaign to educate her constituents about city development. Writing in her May column, Mayor Elsie Thurman said some residents have questioned why the city council continues to approve developments when the Hill Country water supply seems to be dwindling. 05/16/2025 04:18 AM

Contributed photo Texas State Rep. Ellen Troxclair (HD-19), on the left, is pictured with Riley Gaines following the passage of HB 229. Gaines is a former collegiate swimmer from the University of Kentucky, who fights to keep biological males from competing in women's sports.

Local state rep's bill defines woman

“The message of this bill is clear: ‘Don’t mess with Texas women’,” says Texas State Rep. Ellen Troxclair (HD-19). 05/16/2025 04:18 AM

Granite Shoals Municipal Judge Frank Reilly, back to camera, swears in members of the city council at the May 13 meeting. Council members are, from left, Brian Edwards (place 1), Michael Berg (place 5), Judy Salvaggio (place 3) and Ron Munos (mayor). Edwards, Berg and Salvaggio were unoppo...

Granite Shoals judge swears in council members

Four members of the Granite Shoals City Council were sworn in Tuesday at the council’s regular meeting, leaving the dais exactly where it was before. Mayor Ron Munos was sworn in for another term along with council members returning to their seats after the May 3 city election. 05/16/2025 04:18 AM

Woman dies after falling from boat

Woman dies after falling from boat

An investigation is underway in the death of a woman injured Saturday after falling out of a boat on Lake LBJ, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife. The incident unfolded just after 5 p.m. 05/13/2025 04:16 AM

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