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The Llano is running. Summer is on. Here's your Hill Country guide.
The rivers are above normal, Llano's 90th Rodeo starts tonight, and 23 events to carry you through August.
Julius Dulalia
June 04, 2026
The Townie
Know the backroads. Use the front door.
"The Llano is running well above normal for early June. It rained overnight. The Hill Country is wet heading into summer — and after a hard stretch of dry years and last summer's flooding, water that shows up at the right time carries real weight here."
This week's Townie is a River Town edition — what the Llano, the South Llano, and the San Saba mean to the communities built around them. Not just as places to cool off, but as infrastructure, identity, and origin story. The full letter is inside.
River Town: What the Water Means to Us
The Llano is at 256% of normal near Mason. What that means — and what last July's floods remind us — for the communities that built themselves around these rivers.
River Season Is On + Insurance and Disaster Prep
Fredericksburg is gridlocked. Visitors are Googling "less crowded Hill Country." Are you ready? And the coverage conversation that last July should have started.
23 Verified Events: June 5 – August 29
Llano's 90th Rodeo starts tonight. Cowboys & Cajuns in Junction on Saturday. Menard's River Rat Fest on June 13. Brady's 100th July Jubilee. Mason Roundup Rodeo. Four separate 4th of July celebrations. And more through late August.
Keeping a House Cool Without Breaking the Bank
Hazel Mae has a three-point plan. Fern says shade is infrastructure and a live oak on the south side is a 20-year investment. Both are right.
Rhea Is Still Waiting at Second Chance Mason
Sweet, nose-led, learning her leash manners, ready for her forever family. Call 325-347-6929 or email [email protected].
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