Welcome to the Hill Country Economic Development Council serving Burnet & Llano Counties including the communities of Marble Falls, Burnet, Kingsland, Llano, Granite Shoals, Horseshoe Bay, Meadowlakes, Spicewood, Bertram, Highland Haven, Buchanan Dam, Sunrise Beach, Cottonwood Shores, Blue Lake, Deer Haven, Oakridge, Tow and all areas in between.

TxDOT Releases Feasibility Study - In 2005 the Texas Department of Transportation hired Turner, Collie & Braden to conduct a feasibility study of the proposed Wirtz Dam Road Bridge.  The results of that study indicated that the cost benefit to taxpayers was insufficient for TxDOT to construct this new thoroughfare.  Alternative funding will need to be arranged by Burnet County if this much needed alternative for regional mobility is going to be achieved.  To view the complete Report from TC&B, click here.

"A Blueprint for Workforce Housing", an affordable housing study being conducted by the Hill Country EDC, the Building Industry Assocation of the Highland Lakes and Texas A&M's Mays School of Business has completed its second phase .  In 2005, a second group of MBA candidates made substantial improvments in our computer model effecting a more accurate and much more user friendly tool for projecting housing needs in our region.  For more information visit our website dedicated to this study: BIA-EDC HOUSING STUDY

Various Recent Reports and Studies

HCEDC Brochure
Detailing the structure of our organization and all of the projects currently underway is Now Available.
Downloadable, Color PDF Document.

TOURISM:

Tourism Committee gearing up for Trade Show exhibitions around Texas in 2006.  For more info, visit the Tourism Committee pages.

The Hill Country EDC, through a generous grant from Lamar Outdoor Advertising has placed (33) 14' x 48'  billboards around Texas, Oklahoma and Louisianna promoting tourism in the Highland Lakes region.  To see the design, selected locations and more information: click here  >>

LakesAndHills.com is our tourism website.   With over 100 pages of up-to-date information about activities, attractions, and accommodatons, the website has seen steady growth in visitation since the installation of the billboards.

Tourism Assessments of Llano County and Burnet County have been performed by the Texas Department of Economic Development and Perdernales Electric Coop.  Copies of these reports are available in Microsoft Word format.  To download:

LLANO COUNTY TOURISM ASSESSMENT - 2000

BURNET COUNTY TOURISM ASSESSMENT - 2002

List of HISTORIC SITES in Burnet & Llano counties, including photos and links to the Texas Historic Commission database of historical markers and other key facts about these sites.

LAKES AND HILLS MARKETING COALITION
We are pleased to participate in the Lakes and Hills Marketing Coalition, a group of responsible, professional tourism related businesses within the Burnet & Llano counties region.  We recommend these companies and encourage you to patronize them if you visit the Lakes and Hills. CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF COALITION MEMBERS.

GAP ANALYSIS:

Surveys to determine gaps in our economy will be distributed beginning this summer.  Residential surveys will be sent home with students this fall through the area school districts.  Business surveys will be inserted in area Chamber newsletters and delivered to service organizations throughout the region.  For more information on the surveys:

Take the Survey On-line now, click here.

Executive Committee:

Serving Burnet and Llano Counties
in the Texas Hill Country

We Support our Troops!

Committees:

Tourism Committee
Marketing Committee
Finance Committee
Gap Analysis Committee
Technology Committee
Education Committee
Real Estate Committee

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DEMOGRAPHICS: DEMOGRAPHICS.

1990-2000
POPULATION GROWTH
Burnet 50.6%
Llano 49.5%

5-YEAR POPULATION
GROWTH PROJECTION
Region 22.7%

(Based on 2000 US Census)

Population by  County, City and individual
Census Population Area.

Population Estimates for 2000 - 2010

General Demographic Profiles
by County, City and CPA

MOBILITY:

A proposal to build a bridge over the Colorado River just below Wirtz Dam in order to connect Hwy 1431 on the north with RR 2147 on the south. Have a look at the proposal

Texas Department of Transportation Information:

Project Time Line - How a project evolves at TxDOT.

2004-2006 Rural Transportation Improvement Program Proposed Projecet (3/17/2003) - Excel Format

Traffic Counts for Burnet County - Excel Format

Traffic Counts for Llano County - Excel Format