April 16, 2015 Issue

On March 20, 2015 at approximately 2:18 pm, Blanco County 911 was transfered a call in reference to a reckless driver traveling south on US Highway 281 towards Johnson City from the Burnet County line. Deputy Marty Corcoran and Texas DPS Trooper Bryan Lietz responded to the call. Trooper Lietz and Deputy Corcoran observed the vehicle traveling at a very high rate of speed as it passed the Pedernales Electric Cooperative training center.

At its March 17 meeting, the PEC Board approved a resolution to oppose legislative bills, HB 3391 and HB 3451, filed in the Texas House mandating how PEC Board members are elected. The resolution states that the bills constitute unwarranted governmental interference and overreach into a member-owned cooperative corporation. The resolution also cites that the bills unfairly discriminate against members of PEC because they bracket, and thus singularly target, only one electric cooperative in the ...

At its March 17 meeting, the PEC Board approved a resolution to oppose legislative bills, HB 3391 and HB 3451, filed in the Texas House mandating how PEC Board members are elected. The resolution states that the bills constitute unwarranted governmental interference and overreach into a member-owned cooperative corporation. The resolution also cites that the bills unfairly discriminate against members of PEC because they bracket, and thus singularly target, only one electric cooperative in the ...