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Kingsland artist offers free demo Feb. 20

The Highland Arts Guild and Gallery is giving a free demonstration on Thursday, Feb. 20 from 9:30 a.m. 02/04/2025 02:17 AM

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Contending with the great smartphone dumb down

Has your intuition told you that something is very dissonant and disconnecting in our culture with respect to the proliferation of smartphones? If it has not, then you must either be a teenager with no framework of normalcy, or an adult smartphone addict with cultural amnesia. It smacked me in the face recently when I was out at the Llano River slab near Kingsland, looking for pretty rocks and enjoying the great outdoors. 01/31/2025 02:14 AM

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State agencies unpack weather, leaky wells impact

Capital Highlights Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is urging Texans affected by recent winter weather to report any property and agricultural damages to the Texas Division of Emergency Management’s portal: damage.tdem.texas.gov. 01/31/2025 02:14 AM

Reject public money for private schools

Reject public money for private schools

Dear Editor; The Texas Senate held a hearing on SB 2 on Tuesday, Jan. 28, regarding school vouchers. 01/31/2025 02:14 AM

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State lawmakers could hike neighborhood density

City of Meadowlakes As mentioned in last week’s column, the state legislature is in full session. As with the 2023 session and the previous three sessions before that, bills have been filed that would – to put it mildly – place a damper on single- family neighborhoods like Meadowlakes. 01/31/2025 02:14 AM

Local theater to present Christie’s Orient Express

Local theater to present Christie’s Orient Express

Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig, will be presented Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., Feb. 7 to Feb. 23, at the Hill Country Community Theatre, 4003 W FM 2147 in Cottonwood Shores. For tickets and info, call 830798-8044 or visit www. thehcct.org Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. 01/31/2025 02:14 AM

Big Chow Down tomorrow night

Big Chow Down tomorrow night

Are you ready to eat some great food and bid in an auction and win a cruise in the raffle and also enjoy some tunes? The much-anticipated Highland Lakes Service League’s annual fundraiser – Chuck Wagon Chow Down – is this Saturday night, Jan. 25, at the YMCA of the Highland (1601 S Water St.) in Burnet. 01/24/2025 02:09 AM

Annalee Flores (left) and Michelle Epifar participated in Rick Edwards Day of Service last year. Coming up, service projects will take place on Feb. 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. all over the southern end of Burnet County. To recommend a project for Marble Falls ISD students, call 325-423-3662...

Day of Service seeking philanthropic projects

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AARP tax help coordinators set dates

AARP tax help coordinators set dates

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide provides in-person and virtual tax assistance to anyone, free of charge, with a focus on taxpayers who are over 50 and have low to moderate income. Tax-Aide volunteers are located nationwide, and are trained and IRS-certified every year to make sure they know about and understand the latest changes and additions to the tax code. 01/24/2025 02:09 AM

The Itsy-Bit arcade had its ribbon-cutting in Burnet on Jan. 17. Pictured, from left, are: David Bolen, Cassy Bolen, co-owner Miranda (Mandy) Lowry, Joel Lowry, co-owner Blake Lowry, Sharon Lowry, Michael Lowry. Contributed photos

New venue combines arcade nostalgia with modern fun

Nestled in the picturesque Hill Country of Texas, Burnet is renowned for its scenic landscapes and warm-hearted community. Amidst this tranquil backdrop, a new venture is set to electrify the town’s spirit with pixels, pinballs, and an explosion of family-friendly fun. 01/24/2025 02:09 AM

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Sidestepping the sub-freezing temperatures

We escaped the nasty roads that those to our east experienced during the winter storm earlier this week, and interestingly the parts of Texas which are typically mild received significant amounts of snow. 01/24/2025 02:09 AM

LBCA hopes new website will draw members

LBCA hopes new website will draw members

The Lake Buchanan Communities Alliance (LBCA) is a collaboration of POA’s, small businesses, civic groups, and individuals in the Highland Lakes Area of Central Texas. Our combined membership represents the majority of residents around Lake Buchanan as well as members from Inks Lake, Lake LBJ and Lake Travis. 01/24/2025 02:09 AM

Speaker Dustin Burrows is pictured here receiving congratulatory handshakes from colleagues. Contributed/Mazlin Jordan/The Texan

Rep. Dustin Burrows elected Speaker of the Texas House

State Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) won the Texas House speakership after two rounds of voting on Tuesday, the first day of the 89th Legislative Session. 01/21/2025 02:07 AM

Contribut- ed/Office of the Governor Texas Border Czar Mike Banks is pictured here behind Gov. Greg Abbott.

Trump taps Texas Border Czar Mike Banks to head U.S. Border Patrol

President-elect Donald Trump continues to fill out his future administration with another notable pick to lead the U.S. Border Patrol. 01/21/2025 02:07 AM

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Texas Senate swears in new members for 89th Legislative Session

The gavel has dropped on the start of the 89th Texas Legislature in the upper chamber, with proceedings kicking off and new state senators being sworn in to begin the policy- making process. Gov. 01/21/2025 02:07 AM

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