Monday, October 27, 2025 at 7:50 AM

Sign in

Articles

(Front row) Professor Vanessa Fanelli, wearing sunglasses, joins Benini, center, with her second semester Italian class from the University of Texas, after a tour of Museo Benini and the sculpture trail. Contributed/Sam Frances

Benini Museo hosts UT Italian class students

Museo Benini was loud recently with the Italian language, songs and laughter as the second semester Italian language class from the University of Texas toured the museum and sculpture trails, with their professor Milanese Vanessa Fanelli. “It was such a good experience for the students to tour the artwork at the museum and at the same time actually hear and practice the language they are studying,” professor Fanelli said. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM

Contributed Photo Joanne Hanifan displays her work at the Kingsland House of Arts & Crafts.

Needlepoint and sewn items featured this month

The Kingsland House of Arts & Crafts presents our crafter of the month, Joanne Hanifan. Her crafts include needlepoint and a variety of sewn items. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM

Alt Text for Image

Breaking down the big billions in the biennial budget

City of Meadowlakes Three weeks ago, the Texas House approved a $337 billion biennial budget. That followed on the heels of a Senate approved biennial budget two weeks earlier of $336 billion (average of $168 billion per year for the next two years). 05/02/2025 04:09 AM

Kingsland School student Aria enjoyed an imaginary ride in the skies from the seat of a helicopter April 26 at the Toucha- Truck fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club in Kingsland.

Touch-a-Truck quite the ride for families

Kingsland School Principal Missy Dean took one – or four – dunks for the team at the annual Touch-a-Truck fundraiser on Saturday, April 26. Benefitting the Boys & Girls Club of Kingsland, families enjoyed the chance to get behind the wheels of law enforcement cars, fire trucks and a helicopter, among other large vehicles of local commercial businesses. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM

Alt Text for Image

Drought fails to put a damper on development

City of Horshoe Bay The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) has placed Horseshoe Bay and neighboring Colorado River communities under Stage 2 drought restrictions. We are only allowed to water our lawns once per week. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM

St. Paul's Pastor Fr. Brad Schoeberle, C.S.P., presented the 2025 Hecker Award for service to her parish and community to longtime St. Paul's parishioner and

St. Paul’s parishioner receives National Service Award

Longtime Horseshoe Bay resident and St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church parishioner Lois Girten has received the prestigious Spirit of Hecker Award for her exemplary willingness to serve others in both her parish and the broader community. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM

Alt Text for Image

Regulatory ‘Trojan horses’ threaten Texas businesses

Most of us are familiar with the story of the Trojan Horse. After years of failing to breach Troy’s walls, Greek forces finally succeeded by offering a seemingly harmless gift – a wooden horse that concealed soldiers who would open the city gates from within. Today, our economic prosperity faces a similar threat from regulatory Trojan horses left behind by the Biden administration. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM

A Mah Jongg tourney brings out some serious players, all for the good cause of supporting the Helping Center in Marble Falls. Contributed Photo

Springtime Mah Jongg Tournament benefits the Helping Center

The Helping Center’s “Learn for Life” Education Program is pleased to announce that it is the beneficiary of the Springtime Mah Jongg Tournament for a third consecutive year. Held on April 22, the tournament hosted 120 players from locations throughout the Texas Hill Country and beyond. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM

Christian singles can mingle with pickleball

Christian singles can mingle with pickleball

Calling all single pickleball enthusiasts ready to mingle. The games start at 5 p.m every Saturday night in May at Panorammic Pickelball at 25603 Red Brangus Road in Spicewood. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM

Rising senior Gabriel Larranaga is one of 15 returning lettermen from the 2024 team. Photos by Jennifer Fierro/TexasChalkTalk.com

Faster, stronger Mustangs to compete in 7 on 7

Marble Falls High School football fans will get their first glimpse of the 2025 Mustangs when they make their way to Bulldog Field for the start of Burnet’s annual 7-on-7 May League. It’s each Monday at 5 p.m. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM

File photo

Powerboat championships coming to Marble Falls

Founded in 2017, the Formula 1 Powerboat Championship is the top level of professional outboard circuit racing in North America, hosting seven events this year from May through October. Featuring lightning- fast boats, cutting- edge engineering, and intense deck-to-deck action, the series represents the pinnacle of American powerboat racing. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM

Marble Falls sophomore John Alan Whittle gets dirty as he dives to get back to first base and avoid the tag. The dirt is part of having natural grass at Scearce Field. Whittle's father, Marble Falls In dependent School District Assistant Superintendent of Administration Stan Whittle, playe...

Proposed baseball park meets the needs of program

If Marble Falls Independent School District voters say yes to the multipurpose facility that’s on the May 3 ballot, it will be constructed on the current Scearce Baseball Field on the Marble Falls High School campus. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM

Thousands of acres of pristine land in northwest Burnet County will be developed by TPWD into park land across the river from Colorado Bend State Park. File photo

Local brokers close new state park land deal

Local environmental preservation supporters may be pleased to hear some good news. Recent negotiations between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Branch Brokers, based in Burnet, have settled on the purchase of more than 1,000 acres of pristine land near Burnet and Lampasas counties, as part of an ongoing TPWD plan to manage additional space near Colorado Bend State Park. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM

A big bass fishing tournament is scheduled for Saturday, May 3, launching at Llano County Park in Buchanan Dam.

Mounting up for big bass tourney

There’s a Lake Buchanan/Inks Lake Chamber Bass Tournament scheduled for May 3 at Llano County Park in Buchanan Dam. It’s a team event, but also includes Big Bass and Little Anglers divisions. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM

On Lake LBJ, bass are good skipping docks with craws, flukes and worms, or cranking bulkheads and shallow rocks. File photo

Highland Lakes Fishing Reports - Weekend of May 2, 2025

EXCELLENT. Water slight stain; 69 degrees; 21.30 feet below pool. The 5 hours a day of generation and strong south winds has blown some depleted oxygen water around the lake. You may have to move around a lot to avoid the bad water. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM

1

...

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

...