Plea deal reached in animal neglect case against Burnet County official

Commissioner Bill Wall has agreed to sell the cattle that were seized and to pay all expenses incurred while the cattle were under the care of the county.

Double murder in Marble Falls case of domestic violence, police say

Police are calling the deadly shooting in Marble Falls a case of domestic violence, and experts say these types of homicides are on the rise.

Woman and her brother killed by ex-boyfriend in Marble Falls

A woman and her brother were shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend in Marble Falls. Police said this is the first homicide in the city since October 2017.

2-vehicle crash closes S Pace Bend in both directions

ATCEMS says one patient has been declared a trauma alert and had to be extricated from their vehicle.

Flash flood watch canceled for Central Texas

The National Weather Service says locally heavy rainfall is still possible but not as widespread as previously anticipated.

List of Central Texas school districts' first day of school

Back to school is just around the corner, and Del Valle is the first district in the area to kick off classes, on Tuesday, August 9.

Williamson County property owners fight proposed natural gas pipeline

A final decision on the right of way out may not happen until things are talked out in a courtroom. If a compromise cannot be worked out, eminent domain filings may not happen until next year.

Fire destroys home in Noack Hill neighborhood in Spicewood

Extreme heat and wind conditions were a challenge for firefighters battling a fire that destroyed a home.

Officials: 2 die in light aircraft crash in Central Texas

Texas DPS confirms that two people have died following a plane crash in Burnet County Sunday afternoon.

Rural Texas Airbnb hosts earned more than $115 million in 2021: report

Across the country, Airbnb Hosts in rural counties in the earned nearly $3.5 billion over the year. Texas hosts alone, in rural counties, earned more than $115 million in 2021.

What residents, officials are saying about Burnet County being in a drought

While Watson says this is nothing like the drought in 2011, where nearly 90 percent of the state was in the severe drought category, he does worry about it.