Average employer unemployment insurance rates decrease
AUSTIN – The
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has announced the average Unemployment
Insurance (UI) tax rate for all employers will be
1.82 percent for Calendar Year (CY) 2013, down from 1.96 percent in CY 2012. Read more... |
Cornyn, Abbott on law to protect children against sexual predators
AUSTIN—U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Friday joined Texas
Attorney General Greg Abbott to highlight a new federal law to enhance federal,
state, and local efforts to fight child pornography, sexual predators and human
trafficking. The bipartisan Child Protection Act of 2012, sponsored by
Sen. Cornyn and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., in the Senate and U.S.
Reps. Lamar Smith, R-TX, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-FL, in the House, was
signed into law Friday by President Obama at a White House signing ceremony. Read more... |
Burn ban on as rainfall not enough
Burnet County got some rain Monday afternoon and
evening, mostly in the southern part of the county, but it was not enough to
alleviate the dry conditions that have prevailed most of the fall.
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Riddell wins council term
Pat Riddell will return to the Burnet City Council after
rolling to an easy victory Tuesday in a special election to fill an unexpired
term.
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Farney visits Burnet County to get acquainted
Dr. Marsha Farney is making a big effort to convince Burnet
County citizens they will be near and dear to her heart when she becomes their
state representative next year. Read more... |
Upgrades needed if there's to be YMCA deal
The Burnet City Council in recent months has increasingly
begun to pin its hopes for stemming the flow of red ink involved in the
operation of Galloway-Hammond Recreation Center, on a hoped-for alliance with
the YMCA of Greater Williamson County. Read more... |
Mayor encourages voter turnout
Burnet Mayor Gary Wideman urged residents to get to the
polls on Nov. 6 and vote for one of the four city council candidates that were
present at a Chamber of Commerce sponsored luncheon Tuesday afternoon. Read more... |
Permits off, county holding its own
Building and septic permits for single-family homes in Burnet County
continue to decline, but county officials can find a silver lining. Read more... |
Burnet tax rate holds
The Burnet City Council has adopted a Fiscal Year 2013
budget that contains a surplus of revenues over expenses of $1.2 million. Read more... |
Election process questioned in Bertram council meeting
Community members had an opportunity to voice
their opinions regarding the process of electing city officials during an open
session at the Bertram council meeting last Tuesday night. Read more... |
