LCRA staff to ask for drought order extension
AUSTIN — The staff of the Lower Colorado River Authority
will ask its board of directors today to approve another extension of the
current emergency drought order that curtails water for rice farmers in the
river’s lower basin, the authority’s key water operations official said
Tuesday. Read more... |
Burnet County Judge Klaeger will not seek re-election
Burnet County Judge Donna Klaeger, who has led the county as
it weathered a tough economic climate and an era of increased unfunded mandates
from the state government, will not seek re-election next year, she announced
Tuesday. Read more... |
Fraser gets watered-down audit bill
The Lower Colorado River
Authority’s business operations and practices will be audited after state Sen.
Troy Fraser (R-Horseshoe Bay) succeeded in adding the requirement as an amendment
to another water-related bill that was approved in the House and Senate on the
final day of the regular legislative session Monday. Read more... |
Horseshoe Bay looking at monument sign for TX 71 entrance
Horseshoe Bay City Council discussed a gateway monument sign
and approved an ordinance to require a rapid entry system on security gates in
a meeting Tuesday afternoon. Read more... |
Sunrise Beach elects City Council
Sunrise Beach elected Tommy Martin, Frederick W. Butler and Bill Murphy to its City Council.
Read more... |
Mayoral debate draws crowd
Mayor Mike Reagor and challenger Mikel Virdell went
toe-to-toe last Tuesday in a bid for the city seat listed on the May 11 ballot. Read more... |
Llano County jail gets new chief
Llano
County Commissioners on Monday approved the permanent filling of the new
position of jail captain. They also discussed the job’s description and salary. Read more... |
Burn ban remains off
Llano County Commissioners Monday voted unanimously to keep
the burn ban off and voted 4-1 to approve the master site radio communication
system interoperable cooperation agreement between the city of Austin and Llano
County, with Commissioner Raschke voting against it. Read more... |
TxDOT discounts implosion danger
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has said only
one business faces any possibility of damage from using explosives to demolish
the old US 281 bridge, and a public hearing to explain the process and take
questions from residents and business owners will not be held. Read more... |
Sales tax revenue on increase
Both Burnet and Llano counties have started 2013 off with
some good economic news, as both will see increases in the amount of December
sales tax allocations they receive this month compared to last year. Read more... |
