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Tourists staying in local hotels receive free rides because of Visit Granbury, including on the city's iconic green trolley, but here's a little secret: locals can ride for free, too.

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Granbury city officials ask that the public contact State Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, at 512-463-0122 or brian.birdwell@senate.texas.gov to oppose HB 2127, which they say threatens the city's ability to regulate noise, short-term rentals and much more.

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Tolar city officials are asking for the public's input as they prepare to possibly receive grant funds to finance a connectivity project that would help pedestrians and bicyclists get around town. 

Imagine sending out invitations to a party and receiving just one RSVP. That's what it has been like lately when the city and county have sought bids for projects.

Saturday's election will decide a school board seat in Lipan and two issues pertaining to Cresson - a tax reauthorization and a Municipal Utility District.

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Eight months after the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued the city of Granbury a permit for a second wastewater treatment plant and six months after opponents filed a challenge to the permit in federal court, the city is moving forward on the long-delayed, much needed facility.

Residents of Stroud Creek Estates desperately need a solution to the dangerous flooding that occurs at the small subdivision's only entry and exit point every time there is a heavy rain. But county officials have been told that a bridge would cost $2 million.

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The debate over how best to address needs at the aging Law Enforcement Center and Hood County Jail continues, with the Commissioners Court tapping the brakes on a new facility to reconsider whether the current building is really all that bad.

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A months-long battle between two local political factions has finally been settled with the appointment of Bob Lusk to the board of the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.

The project to expand Granbury Regional Airport and its economic impact involved a lot of team effort. TxDOT's Aviation Division recognized that effort last week by naming the airport its "Most Improved Airport of the Year" for 2023.

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A majority of the Hood County Commissioners Court is willing to consider allowing properly trained homeowners to perform maintenance on their own septic systems rather than paying a service provider in accordance with current county regulations, depending on whether the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approves. Some fear possible contamination of the lake if that happens.

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With Granbury being a certified Scenic City, efforts by city officials to ride herd on developers have cost developers a lot of money and increased risks that they might look elsewhere to build. The City Council hopes it has corrected that problem.