Johnson City News

At Pedernales Electric's July 14 special board meeting, held at its Johnson City headquarters, the PEC Board swore in its newly elected members and chose new officers to lead the cooperative.

You might think you are seeing double, but you're not. Competing in the International Finals Youth Rodeo this week are two sets of Texas twins; Sierra and Sheridan Hodge and Devin and Darla Caddell.

During a Special Meeting of the Blanco County Commissioners Court in Johnson City, Blanco City Councilwoman Rebecca Howerton made a special presentation of a framed piece of artwork to the Court.

Thanks for the item on crape myrtles - now, how about mesquite trees? I have a pretty one by the driveway, but it drips sap on my car.

Tennessee Congressman Jim Cooper has been accused of accessing internal documents from a national trade group representing electricity cooperatives.

At the June 5, 2008 meeting of the Board of Directors, Ron Fieseler, General Manager of the Blanco-Pedernales Groundwater Conservation District briefed the Board on declining aquifer levels in District monitor ...

More than 30,000 votes were cast to elect new directors of the once-beleaguered Pedernales Electric Co-Op. Just under 250 membes were in attendance at Saturday's annual membership meeting.

Despite the controversy and upheaval at Pedernales Electric Cooperative during the past year - and a reform movement that heightened interest in how the co-op is run - less than 15 percent of its 223,000-plus ...

Wine and pork - it's a beautiful thing. If you agree, you'll want to hit the Texas Wine Road 290 wine trail on Saturday, where nine Texas Hill Country wineries and the Texas Pork Producers Association are ...

Firefighters are battling a blaze in Blanco County that started this afternoon and has grown to about 600 acres tonight, an official with the Johnson City Volunteer Fire Department said.

A brushfire in Blanco County is 50 percent under control, as of 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

An anticipated settlement in a member-led lawsuit against the Pedernales Electric Cooperative has been delayed by an appeal.

Big parties are being planned at three Hill Country wineries. The Fourth of July is always a time to celebrate.

For most of us, a nice three-bedroom house with a small patch of lawn is just fine.

“There was a bunch of smaller stumps and stuff and you don't want to run your trucks on 'em and pop your tires. Then you get stranded and bun trucks to the ground. So the main problem, the downed brush and them not being cut all the way to the ground”

A handful of brush fires kept volunteer firefighters busy all day Sunday. Officials say the flames were stubborn and fast moving. via KXAN-TV Austin

“Farmers Market Finds"; May 24 at 3 p.m. "Mediterranean Herbs"; and May 31 at 1 p.m. "Easy Bakers.”

You can have your cake and watch glucose, too Chocolate almond cake made with lentils might not sound delicious, but it is guaranteed to be good for you. via The Austin American-Statesman

“You're not in charge, because the old members are still in charge. How are you going to change (the co-op)?”

Almost a year after top management at Pedernales Electric Cooperative Inc. launched a campaign to explain to angry co-op members what a fine job it was doing on their behalf, the new top management launched a ... via Austin American Statesman

Texas ranchers have used their land for many things; cattle, ostrich, goats, bison and exotic game. via Austin American-Statesman

“This was a settlement in the true meaning of the word, where each side had to forgive a little of its position.”

Nearly a year after a contentious lawsuit was filed that forced financial disclosures at Pedernales Electric Cooperative, a judge Monday approved a class-action settlement that ends the legal proceeding. via Austin American-Statesman

“We've got some very enterprising people”

What: Around the town that's officially dubbed itself the Lavender Capital of Texas, farmers go all out for tours on this special weekend, but some welcome visitors at other times. via Houston Chronicle