Texas — People in Burnet County are assessing the damage left behind by as many as two tornadoes Thursday afternoon “The minute we shut the door I blacked out I don't remember anything.” Stephani Mikeska was called inside off the front porch where she was watching the storm by her husband just minutes before the tornado hit their home but now she’s dealing with the significant damage the tornados — one confirmed — left behind “All of our outer buildings are probably gone,” she said “I was out last night and I got stuck with all the rain and mess because this is the road I take to get to work,” he said he was happy for that delay because he was not on County Road 223 when the tornadoes hit The storm did rip the paneling off of his home “I didn’t realize it was tornado but you could hear the wind for sure,” he said PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Residents in Burnet County clean up following severe storms Thursday evening We caught up with Burnet County Judge Bryan Wilson as he was out assessing the damage we care about the people more than anything else,” he said One person was hurt, and authorities say that person was in a vehicle at the time. 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Caught on camera: Tornado wreaks havoc on Burnet County damaging and destroying homesby CNN Newsource | KEYE Texas — An apparent tornado touched down outside of Austin on Thursday destroying at least one home and causing damage to others Video footage captured by a neighbor shows a funnel cloud forming over a residence I don't remember anything," she said Mikeska was called inside by her husband just minutes before the tornado struck Although she doesn't recall the moments during the storm "All of our outer buildings are probably almost all gone I'm praising God for my life I am just so thankful he wasn't ready to take me home yet I have got work to do," Mikeska said Nathan Morton was attempting to leave for work when the storm hit "I was out last night trying to leave for work and thankfully I got stuck with all the rain and mess because this is the road I take to get to work," Morton said The delay kept him off County Road 223 when the tornadoes struck although the storm did rip the paneling off his home "I didn't realize it was tornado but you could hear the wind for sure," he said Burnet County Judge Bryan Wilson was on the scene assessing the damage "So our first consideration is people we care about the people more than anything else," Wilson said Mikeska's neighbors have rallied to help the couple clean up and assess the damage "Trees are down hundreds and hundreds of trees so it's going to take a while," Mikeska said Texas — A tornado destroyed one house and a large outbuilding in northeastern Burnet County Thursday afternoon damaging another home and injuring a driver The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for the area at 4:13 p.m as a storm system moved south from Lampasas and Coryell counties PREVIOUS COVERAGE | Tornado confirmed in NE Burnet County during hail-producing storms through Central Texas CBS Austin Meteorologist Avery Tomasco reported Thursday's storms produced hail up to 4.5 inches in diameter and "prolific rainfall up to 6 inches" across counties north of Austin "First responders and Burnet County Precinct 2 Road and Bridge crews are clearing debris from roadways and conducting initial damage assessments," the Burnet County Office of Emergency Management said in a press release Thursday evening Officials with the National Weather Service plan to survey the damage Friday County officials urged residents to report damage through the state's iSTAT damage assessment tool and to remain weather-aware as another severe weather system is expected Friday afternoon "Heavy rain and severe storms continue to threaten the county," the emergency management office said Tomasco said storms are expected to develop after lunch damaging straight-line wind gusts and a spin-up tornado will also be possible," Tomasco said He added the severe weather chance stands at 80% for all of Central Texas Enjoy all your local news and sports for less than 7¢ per day Home » Government » Texas Legislature » Texas bill intended to stop Burnet-area rock crusher rolls forward and other online content are copyrighted property of Victory Media Reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited without the express written consent of the publisher Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" 400 Services (2) 900 Rentals (1) Home » Weather and Environment » Tornado tears through Burnet County Texas — A tornado was confirmed on the ground in northeast Burnet County on Thursday during severe weather through Central Texas The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado just south of Kempner and north of Briggs at around 4:39 p.m Residents should continue seeking shelter if they are in the path of this storm until it is cleared CSB Austin's Chief Meteorologist Chikage Windler says this began as a hailstorm with hail reportedly the size of 1.75 inches The tornado is believed to have caused considerable damage The Burnet County Tornado Warning was issued until 5 p.m a second Tornado Warning was issued five minutes later at 5:05 p.m The NWS said a tornado-warned storm was seen 3 miles northwest of Briggs a second Severe Thunderstorm warning was issued for Marble Falls and Burnet just over Lake Buchanan until 6:45 p.m This viewer shared a picture of massive hail coming down at Lake Buchanan For the latest information on the severe weather across Central Texas, click here Texas — One community on the eastside of Buchanan Dam spent Friday morning cleaning up after damaging hail and rain struck Burnet County Thursday evening This is the biggest hailstorm we've seen out here," said Larry Atkinson and broken trees was the scene in Atkinson neighborhood Atkinson said when the storm first started his wife thought it was a tornado and is grateful it wasn't "We got severe hail damage on the siding and so forth Residents report seeing hailing ranging in size from golf balls to tennis balls Harris Blair said he was out working when the storm started to roll in He immediately started to get his tools and trucks into a safe place and then the wind and the leaves didn't help with trying to see and get everything inside," said Blair ALSO | Tornado strikes northeastern Burnet County, damaging homes and injuring one driver one residents brand new truck needs body work and a new windshield Blairs newer trailer now has multiple dents showcasing the storms severity "We're trying to figure out what we're going to do We're still trying to figure that out," said Harrison Blair Atkinson said the hail wasn't the only problem of the night "The culverts over here overflowed and came in our front door and got quite a bit of water in the front of the house," said Atkinson Residents said seeing severe storms in May is normal "The weather says the rain may not be as much but obviously nobody knew it was going to be that bad last night," said Atkinson "We just have to hunker down and deal with whatever hits us tonight Hopefully we don't get it like we did last night." your Neighborhood Reporter for Gatesville and Lampasas County Texas (KXXV) — A new Texas state park is on the way set to span more than 3,000 acres across Lampasas and Burnet counties The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department recently completed the second phase of a land acquisition that will make the park a reality adding to the 2,020 acres already secured in Burnet County The new park will be located just across the river from Colorado Bend State Park and will feature limestone bluffs Barbara Postel has lived in Lampasas most of her life will be the first stop for many heading into the park “I love all the people that come in here and we have people that come and sit around the table and just visit I think that’s what this state park is going to do The park’s development is supported by the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund a $1 billion initiative overwhelmingly approved by Texas voters in 2023 to expand state parks across the state I’m really glad the state is doing this and keeping our land preserved,” Postel said The property includes 1.5 miles of Yancey Creek and sits about 10 miles upstream from Lake Buchanan It is expected to offer new recreational opportunities protect wildlife habitat and preserve natural springs “Everything’s a cycle and so being able to get people back into the outdoors – Texas Parks and Wildlife has given us a wonderful opportunity to really showcase what Lampasas has to offer and then provide an outlet for visitors and locals alike,” Melissa Unger Executive Director for the Lampasas County Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center While the name and opening date are still to be determined Texas Parks and Wildlife will seek public input as development continues “I’m really looking forward to teaching people about nature teaching people about conserving our land and all we have You know it’s a great place to come and it’s going to be really fun when they all come,” Postel said There’s something for everybody to see,” she added UPDATE:The Burnet County Office of Emergency Management updated damage from Thursday's tornado The tornado caused major damage to two homes and minor damage to 12 other homes as well as multiple outbuildings were damaged or destroyed One person was injured and taken to the hospital The Austin/San Antonio Office of the National Weather Service conducted a survey of the damage and gave an initial EF-1 tornado rating ORIGINAL:A tornado touched down in Burnet County Thursday evening reportedly destroying a home and a large building and injuring at least one person Emergency crews responded to the scene where a driver was injured during the storm Officials said the city is still assessing the full extent of the damage Crews are working to clear roadway debris to restore access to affected areas CINCINNATI — Research released Wednesday by University of Cincinnati students found "alarming levels" of human E coli in Burnet Woods Park likely tied to combined sewer overflow events according to a release from UC professor Bob Hyland The research was conducted by an interdisciplinary team of undergraduates at UC coli levels in the soil at Burnet Woods Park after "a combined sewer overflow event" late Wednesday many communities in the Tri-State were dealing with heavy rains that caused widespread flooding in the days that followed a combined sewer system collects everything domestic sewage and wastewater into one pipe; when the amount of runoff exceeds the capacity of the system untreated storm and waste water can flow into nearby bodies of water The Ohio EPA no longer allows the installation of combined sewers, because of their pollution concerns, according to the agency's website the UC students found that samples taken at 8 hours 24 hours and 72 hours after the overflow event contained high levels of E A sample taken at the 8-hour interval found there was 130,400 CFUs per 100 mL of water — or 600 times the amount of E The samples were taken at three different locations in the lower valley of the park each at an increasing distance from the source of the overflow coli levels spiked at 8 hours following the overflow with "expected but incomplete declines" in the level of CFUs after 24 and 72 hours "More research should be conducted in Burnet Woods as well as other Cincinnati parks with non-enumerated CSOs to better understand the scope and severity of the risk as well as the rate of CFU decline under different conditions," reads a preliminary report on the data found Home » News » News By Town » Burnet » Burnet raises golf course rates and offers locals discount Home » Government » Texas Legislature » State lawmakers ask why Burnet quarry site is worth protecting I don’t see why we need another quarry when there are already plenty of them around us If you go on 281 between Burnet and Marble Falls you can see all the silica and dust settling on the tree line That’s the same crap we breathe in our lungs There are so many other remote places they can go but they choose to be close to communities I really do believe Landgraf wouldn’t allow a quarry to be within a 10 mile radius of his home He really needs to use his common sense and listen to the community The quarries probably done funded his campaign and now he has to follow through The fact that Rep Landgraf asked why the quarry site needs to be protected is actually an admission that that area will be harmed by the quarry Home » News » PHOTOS: Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center opens Burnet facility Thousands of acres of pristine land in northwest Burnet County will be developed by TPWD into park land across the river from Colorado Bend State Park Local environmental preservation supporters may be pleased to hear some good news Recent negotiations between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Branch Brokers have settled on the purchase of more than 1,000 acres of pristine land near Burnet and Lampasas counties as part of an ongoing TPWD plan to manage additional space near Colorado Bend State Park Texas Branch Brokers Mike Bacon and Drew Colvin estimated the purchase at more than $12 million funds for the purchase were allocated from the Texas Centennial Parks Conservation Fund and sporting goods taxes The major part of the settlement calls for no commercial development upon the acres “It is for preservation of a very large piece of land for the benefit of the public,” he added Meetings about the potential sale of the property between TPWD officials and the local brokers began last February “TPWD reached out to us,” Bacon told the Bulletin TPWD officials conducted numerous visits and inspections of the land before presenting their purchase offer Conservation Fund representatives and the brokers convened for several “complex” and “technical” discussions which eventually produced an amicable agreement between TPWD and the anonymous land owner Part of the land includes a tributary of the Colorado River “There is one-half mile of Yancey Creek running now through the property,” he added Combined with the TPWD recent purchase of another 2,000 acres in Burnet County more than 3,000 acres of park land will be preserved in the area WCPO talked to an environmental studies professor about a University of Cincinnati project that found alarming levels of bacteria in the soil around combined sewer overflows at Burnet Woods after a heavy rain UC College of Arts and Sciences Associate Professor Bob Hyland told WCPO that combined sewer systems such as the one at Burnet Woods collect both stormwater and sewage the sewers can overflow and spill onto surrounding low areas of the park near a picnic site and swingset UC students discovered that eight hours after a rainstorm in April the soil around the sewers at the park contained extremely high levels of E a bacteria that can make people who come in contact with it sick “The biggest concern I have is that the public doesn't know,“ Hyland told WCPO because you know it's in the water,“ UC student Rylee Jennings told WCPO The Metropolitan Sewer District told WCPO it was working to address the issue and has sensors in place to alert the agency and the city to close affected areas in the park after heavy rains Watch the WCPO report. talks to UC Associate Professor Bob Hyland about his students' environmental studies project at Burnet Woods UC environmental studies professors Amy Townsend-Small and Robert Hyland talk to WVXU about Procter & Gamble Co.'s new policies designed to reduce the company's carbon footprint UC College of Arts and Sciences associate professor Amy Townsend-Small talks to the WFMP program Sustainability Now and WOSU's the Ohio Statehouse about Kentucky's leaking oil and gas wells and a new federal initiative to cap them UC Adjunct Professor Teri Jacobs tells WVXU that farming practices such as no-till planting cover crops and rotating crops help protect soil and prevent carbon from being released into the atmosphere University of Cincinnati | 2600 Clifton Ave A major glow-up is on the horizon for Burnet Middle School state-of-the-art facility poised to break ground this summer The Historic Landmark Commission got a rundown on the $158 million project last week when a permit to demolish the school’s existing digs in North Central Austin made its way to their agenda the sleek new replacement remains on track to welcome students for the 2027-2028 school year The location presently known as Burnet Middle School is a modest cluster of brick structures, with outdoor courtyards flanked by single-story hallways in keeping with its neighborhood surroundings. Built in the late 1950s by architect J. Roy White its classrooms are designed to be cozy and approachable framed by large windows illuminating rustic interiors with plentiful natural light these former charms have become a logistical headache for Austin ISD which says that the school’s antiquated infrastructure has demanded a level of maintenance that is increasingly untenable all for a building that fails to keep pace with district growth exterior mechanical and electric deficiencies site interior and MEP deficiencies,” Dave Anderson “We need to get kids into a new school that serves them better.” including bespoke facilities for mental health and wellness alternative learning styles and the school’s presently cramped programs for fine arts and career and technical education The extra space will also help to weather upticks in enrollment allowing the campus to accommodate anywhere from 1,100 to 1,300 students The new construction will sit atop what is currently an outdoor athletic field at the northern end of campus allowing students to attend school without disruption while the project is underway clearing the way for brand-new athletic and outdoor learning facilities in its place Anderson says architects are making an honest effort to incorporate nods to the school’s historic form into their plans. So far, ideas include reusing original brick, replicating the campus’s network of metal-covered walkways, reusing the building’s main entrance as an outdoor shade structure and relocating original mascot decor to the new gym facility Burnet Middle School is just one of 25 modernization projects coming down the pipeline for AISD schools. Readers can learn more about what’s to come at the district’s website And we’re honored you look to us for serious You know a strong community needs local and dedicated watchdog reporting Now will you take the powerful next step and support our nonprofit news organization AISD: Austin's largest school district AISD is the Austin Independent School District Historic Landmark Commission: The city’s Historic Landmark Commission promotes historic preservation of buildings and structures The commission also reviews applications and permits for historic zoning and historic grants The Austin Monitor thanks its sponsors. Become one See which district you live in The Austin Monitor is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization We are fully-local and cover the important issues and key decisions at the intersection between the local government and the community Home » Government » Burnet County » Burnet and Lampasas counties co-hosting town hall on railway People are just made because they aren’t the ones getting paid to have it on their land If they had the money to start a rock quarry or were being paid to host the train…they wouldn’t have a single problem with it Home » Government » Burnet County » Burnet County grounds spaceport talks Copy pasted from a different social media post he sees miles and miles of the Texas Hill Country is facing a new reality after the proposal of a nearly 27-mile rail line that would run through his property and others in the area Some homes could be within just a few hundred yards of the tracks “We have assembled this ranch over 30 years It would be devastating to us,” Hinckley said is designed to transport rock materials from the Burnet quarries to Lampasas County The company plans to reconstruct 12.5 miles of an old railroad and develop 14.4 miles of new rail line the company submitted a petition to the Surface Transportation Board for permission to proceed with the project the biggest concern is how the project will affect the land that has been home to their families for generations We don’t want their money; we want to be left alone it would also dramatically change Hinckley's daily life "If the railroad goes where they are proposing it would take me an hour to get to my barn Hinckley said the community was left in the dark about this project and it almost reached the point of no return they had all these reasons why they should be approved and we can hurry this up," he said they were trying to hurry this up so we wouldn’t find out about it Texas Materials Group sent the following statement to 25 News: “Texas Materials Group (TMG) recently purchased a railroad right-of-way from the Georgetown Railroad Company that runs through Burnet County Texas Materials Group submitted a proposal to the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) Office of Environmental Analysis to connect the railroad right-of-way to Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Austin Western Railroads The STB then provided notice of the proposed shortline railroad to the local residents and public officials in order to obtain public comment the STB will conduct an extensive environmental review and there will be additional time for public comment TMG is following the STB’s process to establish the shortline railroad and will be engaging with the local community as part of the STB’s approval process the shortline railroad will significantly reduce truck traffic on the local roads by approximately 700-800 trucks per day.” "I can give you a list of 200 people to talk to and they are going to parrot exactly what I’m saying about how unjust and how heavy-handed this is – so un-Texan For those impacted by the proposed rail line, comments and thoughts can be submitted to the Surface Transportation Board Home » Government » Burnet County » Bryan Wilson new Burnet County judge That is quite different from someone who announced his candidacy even before the application process began So for those now playing “what if” I ask this: if that feature is so important to you now why was it not when I was the sole applicant clearly stating from the beginning that I would not run would this appointment constitute an unfair advantage to an incumbent People are curious why Chief Deputy Trevino received the treatment of having an “unfair advantage.” Home » Government » Election News » Burnet elections: Mayor Cincinnati Parks is about to break ground on a dog park in Burnet Woods that the city department billed as "universally accessible." Despite fundraising for two years on that promise Cincinnati Parks now admits the nearly half-million-dollar dog park will not be accessible So what happened to the "universally accessible" dog park that Executive Director Jason Barron touted to the Cincinnati City Council Finance Committee on March 6 Council members praised the accessibility of this proposed dog park and one declared that it was the accessibility factor that sealed her vote to fund the project the Cincinnati Parks Foundation in early 2024 sent out fundraising letters for the dog park claiming "universal accessibility" and "intentional" accessibility More: 'Frivolous want': Battle over Burnet Woods dog park now in fourth year At the July 2024 Cincinnati Board of Park Commissioners meeting Barron admitted that the dog park would not There would be no striped handicap parking And part of the facility would not be hardscaped or level and Does it not seem odd that it took the Parks so long to discover that they could not provide safe parking for an accessible dog park It seems that no attention was paid to whether the site with its 12-degree slope and other difficulties could reasonably accommodate an accessible facility It is a basic premise of accessible design that parking is where accessibility begins If people cannot safely disembark their vehicle it doesn’t matter if the facility itself is accessible More: Burnet Woods dog park: Board suggests rocks instead of turf If the Parks truly cared about accessibility they could build a dog park at another site that would be perfectly flat and able to accommodate handicap parking − and save the enormous cost of dealing with the complex hydrology and sloping topography of the current site There are even other sites in Burnet Woods that would not present the challenges of this one I do not presume to speak for people with disabilities but the Parks’ decision to go ahead and construct this no-longer-accessible project largely funded by exploiting the issue of disability that they can use people with disabilities to raise money and then not provide the accommodation that was promised They are betting that there is not sufficient political or economic clout to force them to fulfill the promise they made to people with disabilities and to the larger community that supports accessibility Home » Government » Texas Parks and Wildlife » New state park taking shape between Burnet and Lampasas counties Home » Government » Burnet County » Burnet County commissioners postpone judge appointment after tie vote They should use ranked choice voting where the one person no one wants wins Is there a statute that allows the commissioners to call a special election If there is no statute providing for a County Judge special electio They are not allowed to call a special election but they can decide on the process to make an appointment in the meantime they need to appoint somebody to fill the role The voters can decide but not until the next scheduled election for the position Right now it is solely on the commissioners to make the choice Seeing as they were split on the vote maybe they should try a luck of the draw method for the two choices Put 4 slips of paper for each candidate in a hat If the vote is still a split put the slips back in the hat and try again When you get at least a 3 to 1 pull for which ever candidate that is the winner Home » Government » Election News » Burnet County to pick new PEC director Only Scott Powell seems to have a related technical background but also declining hydroelectric generation from LCRA Most of what LCRA generates now goes to manage its dams Adding new ones is enormously expensive now due to EIRs will Burnet county vote for the candidate with the most signs up Or will Burnet choose the candidate who has an actual background in energy Then there is PEC’s exorbitant executive salary model but nobody ever asked any of us if PEC execs should become millionaires only Scott Powell has brought up the extreme PEC executive compensation as a campaign issue which fuels resentment among PEC customers I hope she will address it before the election starts people in Burnet got a chance to speak directly to state officials about concerns about plans to build a rock-crushing quarry in the area were state representatives who organized the meeting between the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the public the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the company behind a proposed permanent rock-crushing facility in Burnet County answered questions about its potential air quality impacts Why next to Longhorn Caverns?" Nan Manning "Why right next to summer camps?" Tuesday's meeting was held at the request of state Senator Pete Flores and State Representatives Brad Buckley and Ellen Troxclair "I just want to make sure that the voice of Burnet County is heard loud and clear," Troxclair said "It's critical that we are protecting our air Mike Lewis has lived in Burnet for more than 30 years Like hundreds of others who attended Tuesday's meeting you can taste it when you breathe," Lewis said "I just want to avoid that if we can avoid it." Construction of the facility is proposed on land right next to Camp Longhorn a summer camp for children which Manning says her family has operated for 85 years RELATED| Burnet community weighs in ahead of rock crushing quarry town hall Tuesday "20% of our kids already have respiratory issues that come to camp and it's documented by our medical staff," Manning said "So you're looking at some major harmful health issues for these kiddos." There's also concern about the aforementioned state parks undiscovered channels coming off of the caverns that this could be right on top of," Lewis said Representative Troxclair says she's all for property rights but not at the expense of her constituents "Where you have kids in open-air tents when you have the massive trucks and the traffic that this is going to bring absolutely we have to make sure that these facilities go in appropriate locations and this is simply not one of them," Troxclair said While the meeting was designed to gather public feedback no final decisions about Asphalt Inc.'s application to build the rock-crushing quarry have been made by TCEQ "We're not going away," Manning said make it to where that it's not going to happen because this is not the place for it." that she is re-introducing a bill that would require strict air quality monitoring of quarries like these around the state Home » News » News By Town » Burnet » Save Burnet installs air monitors near quarry sites to track pollution risk I’m confused why this wasn’t a past nor current priority coming from our county judge and commissioners Seems like something the county should be on top of Good job on putting the air-quality map info online Make sure you do your monitoring during cedar season so you get the results you want Important quote from the article: “they can’t differentiate between particle types” If it sounds like a duck it acts like a duck…quack ► Return to Portraits of Acadia series Download the NPS app to navigate the parks on the go Home » News » Business » NEW BIZ: Retro and refreshed 16 during Burnet’s 2025 Jackson Street Jams music series so do the bands performing outdoor shows for free live music series in Marble Falls and Burnet Music on Main starts its spring 2025 season Feb The series features a variety of acts performing Wednesdays and Sundays through May 31 at Old Oak Square The music takes a break during the hot summer months before picking up again in the fall View the 2025 spring schedule at LiveMusicOnMain.com In downtown Burnet, Jackson Street Jams features a free Saturday evening show most months from March through September on the historic courthouse square and late shopping at several downtown businesses with the opening act; the headliner hits the stage at 8:30 p.m Jackson Street Jams is hosted by the Burnet Community Coalition and supports local businesses. Click the link for series details and a seating and parking map editor@thepicayune.com and website in this browser for the next time I comment Please enter an answer in digits:eleven − five = There are so many great events happeningRead More FiestaJam 2025 is May 1-3 at JohnsonRead More The Highland Lakes blooms with festivals inRead More Sweet Berry Farm opens for the 2025Read More a Digital Content Producer with 25 News KXXV and 15 ABC KRHD Texas (KXXV) — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has completed the second phase of a major land acquisition project for the development of a new state park in Central Texas The department finalized the purchase of 1,100 acres spanning Lampasas and Burnet Counties bringing the total area of the future park to more than 3,000 acres located across the Colorado River from Colorado Bend State Park The land was purchased using a combination of sporting goods sales tax revenue and a one-time legislative appropriation with support from the voter-approved Centennial Parks Conservation Fund—a $1 billion initiative approved in 2023 to enhance and expand state parkland across Texas “This marks a major milestone with the addition of 1,100 acres to our growing portfolio of public lands,” Jeff Hildebrand chairman of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission “Together with the earlier 2,020-acre purchase this new state park will offer exciting recreation opportunities for all Texans.” The acquisition supports TPWD’s broader effort to expand access to public lands statewide Recent projects include the addition of 3,703 acres to Enchanted Rock State Natural Area and the acquisition of 500 acres for Lake Colorado City State Park TPWD Executive Director David Yoskowitz credited the department’s team and Texas voters for making the expansion possible “These land purchases are a testament to the commitment of Texans to conserve our state’s natural beauty for future generations,” he said and post oak woodlands will provide new opportunities for recreation and conservation “We are thrilled about this addition and the experiences it will bring to generations of park-goers,” Franklin said Home » News » Health » Burnet County Health Authority warns of potential measles outbreak Good luck to the rest of you ‘freedom fighters.’ © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. 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