One horrific crash between two pickup trucks happened about 2 p.m. Feb.

Connected to a string of vehicle thefts, task force deputies put a suspect behind bars after they tracked him for weeks in a case that ended Jan. 3 in a pursuit crash in Burnet.

Sales tax allocations for nearly all of Burnet County’s municipalities continued to show staggering gains this month, a good omen for these communities as they engage in their budgeting for the upcoming fiscal year.

Early voting for the Saturday, May 1, election begins Monday, April 19, and continues through Tuesday, April 27, at two locations in Burnet County. Voters can cast their ballots at the Marble Falls Courthouse South Annex, 810 Steve Hawkins Pkwy., and the Burnet AgriLife Extension Auditorium, 607 N.

The last time Burnet County had a presidential election, in 2016, a record 19,517 people cast ballots either early, on election day or by absentee ballot. By the time early voting ends at 5 p.m.

When Burnet County resident Kellie Goad prepared to cast her ballot Oct. 21, she double-checked that her information was in order. “I made sure my driver's license was good, not expired. I digged to find my voter card,” she said. “It was all good. Lines were good. “Be prepared to vote,” she added. “We express our rights this way.” Burnet County officials sent the same message to residents during early voting, while releasing a report detailing unprecedented turnout during the first and much of the second week of three weeks of early voting for the Nov. 3 presidential election. “I made sure my driver's license was good, not expired. I digged to find my voter card,” she said. “It was all good. Lines were good. “Be prepared to vote,” she added. “We express our rights this way.” Burnet County officials sent the same message to residents during early voting, while releasing a report detailing unprecedented turnout during the first and much of the second week of three weeks of early voting for the Nov. 3 presidential election.