State leadership, joined by key lawmakers, announced Thursday they had come to a deal on top priorities laid out in January: lowering property taxes and reforming public school finance. "I said 'We will do what no one thought possible. We will finally fix school finance in Texas'," said Governor Greg Abbott.
The Central Texas population is growing as visitors venture to the Texas Hill Country and fall in love with the boundless beauties it has to offer. As more people make the move to the area, the increasing population will affect the water supply.
John Cayce saw a need for water resources in the area, so he started a water well service in 1998, focusing on irrigation systems for houses and coastal fields.
Marble Falls—The Marble Falls/ Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the debut of Slide Marble Falls, an 850-foot water slide that will run through downtown Marble Falls on Saturday, June 15. The slide, owned by Urban Slide, is a gigantic inflatable slip-n-slide that will rise 40 feet above Main Street and run the length of nearly three football fields through the middle of downtown.
Legislature Passes Property Tax, School Finance Reform
While the Memorial Day holiday was observed across Texas, lawmakers stayed busy at the state Capitol, voting on key bills in the final three days of the 86th Texas Legislature’s 140-day regular session.
Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen did what they jointly set out to do at the beginning of the session in January: They exercised their leadership skills well enough for the Senate and House to pas ...
Through the years, I have been designated cook in camps from the wilds of Canada to south of the border. I absolutely love cooking outside and preparing meals that are simple and tasty. This past weekend while filming a cooking segment for my weekly outdoor show, I prepared a Dutch Kettle recipe that I learned years ago from the late Bob Hood who wrote about the outdoors for almost a half-century.
Seventeen years ago, Redneck Jedi formed in the small Texas town, Johnson City. Tucked quietly between Fredericksburg, Dripping Springs and Marble Falls, what would become one of Texas’ premier touring bands found humble beginnings.
“The first break was our single ‘My Bud,’ which got the first spin at KFAN in Fredericksburg.
In a grand symbol of reunification, officials with the Texas Department of Transportation, along with federal, state and local leaders from Llano County, followed fire trucks from each side of the Llano River arm of Lake LBJ and met in the middle of the new RM 2900 bridge for a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, May 24.
The Commissioners Court in their meeting on Tuesday, approved a resolution to authorize the certification of a cultural district to be named Llano Cultural and Arts Alliance. The Llano Museum and the Llano Library are in this district. By designating this area, it is hoped that it will make Llano a cultural destination for tourists, encourage and promote art and culture in schools, entice artists to move to Llano and improve cultural workspace and performing venues in our city.
The Court ap ...
Llano Christian Graduates One
“Thank you all for coming tonight and I have waited all year to say this; Isaac David Carter is graduating tonight at the top of his class,” said Headmaster, Alice Smith, as she introduced Carver to the stage as the lone graduate from LCA in 2019. The ceremony was held on Friday night at Bible Baptist Church.
On Monday, June 3, Dakotah Flannery will lead a demo over polymer clay beginner basics 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. for $5 at Llano Fine Arts Guild.
By the time Dakotah was eight, she was designing, knitting, crocheting and sewing clothing for her dolls and using marbles, beads, string and found objects as jewelry.
