LCRA, wholesale electric customers award nearly $530K in grants

LCRA says the CDPP grants helped fund 27 projects that range from buying new equipment for first responders to improving museums and libraries to helping community centers build handicapped-accessible restrooms.

2 Austin-area counties opt in to reopen bars

Bastrop, Williamson, and Burnet counties plan to opt-in for the reopenings, which can begin next week.

City of Bertram under a boil water notice

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality says the notice was issued due to low water pressure caused by a main break.

Some Central Texas parks still open for Easter weekend

All across Central Texas are similar stories, parks closed in an effort to promote social distancing during this pandemic. Not every park is closed though.

City of Burnet launches assistance program for local businesses affected by COVID-19

The money from this program is coming from a half-cent sales tax that feeds an economic development fund. So far the city has provided almost 50 loans totaling nearly $200,000.

Burnet High School placed on lockdown due to report of gun on campus

BCISD says that out of an abundance of caution, other campuses briefly activated lockout procedures, which involved students remaining inside the building but otherwise resuming their day.

Body of missing boater found in Lake Travis

Texas Game Wardens reported that they were notified of the missing kayaker around 11 a.m. Wednesday morning. 

Spicewood man shot dead following road rage incident

Around 2 p.m. on January 15, the Burnet County Sheriff's Office responded to the Spicewood Square Chevron convenience store located at 10115 E. SH 71 for a reported shooting incident. 

Deadly shooting in Spicewood

Officials are expected to release more information about their investigation into a deadly shooting in Spicewood.

LCRA lowers LBJ, Inks lakes to help with recovery from 2018 floods

The eight-week drawdowns will end Friday, Feb. 28. Inks Lake will be lowered eight feet and Lake LBJ will lowered four feet. 

Lake Marble Falls, Lake Granger join list of 27 Texas lakes infested with zebra mussels

Lake Marble Falls, along with Lake Granger north of Taylor, join 27 other Texas lakes where zebra mussels have been found. The mussels not only cause problems for water utilities, but clusters of the shells are razor-sharp, creating hazards in recreational areas.