/tags/lockhart Lockhart en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 16 May 2025 09:56:00 GMT /energy-environment/2025-05-16/data-center-megasite-is-coming-to-lockhart-as-similar-facilities-strain-texas-water-energy-supply Data centers, which operate 24/7 and provide computing power for cloud operations and AI, require cooling units, fans and tons of water to operate. Fri, 16 May 2025 09:56:00 GMT /energy-environment/2025-05-16/data-center-megasite-is-coming-to-lockhart-as-similar-facilities-strain-texas-water-energy-supply Lina Fisher /politics/2025-01-24/lockhart-texas-marijuana-pot-city-council-election Residents are pushing back after city officials expressed concern the ballot measure would bring lawsuits from Attorney General Ken Paxton. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:28:23 GMT /politics/2025-01-24/lockhart-texas-marijuana-pot-city-council-election Katy McAfee /education/2024-07-19/connie-s-amaya-backpack-distribution-lockhart-tx-giveaway-students Connie S. Amaya said she saw a need and began distributing the backpacks six years ago. Her annual giveaway is Saturday. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 10:01:00 GMT /education/2024-07-19/connie-s-amaya-backpack-distribution-lockhart-tx-giveaway-students Corinne Piorkowski /education/2024-07-10/coleman-unit-lockhart-womens-prison-graduation About 70 women at the Coleman Unit in Lockhart graduated with a high school diploma this summer through a program run by the Goodwill Excel Center. Many said it reshaped how they saw themselves and their futures. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:01:00 GMT /education/2024-07-10/coleman-unit-lockhart-womens-prison-graduation Becky Fogel /education/2022-12-12/lockhart-isd-is-growing-faster-than-expected-will-state-funding-keep-up The district expected student enrollment to grow by 2.5% this year, but that figure has doubled. School officials are concerned that more students won’t lead to more state money though, because Texas funds schools based on attendance � not enrollment. Mon, 12 Dec 2022 11:01:00 GMT /education/2022-12-12/lockhart-isd-is-growing-faster-than-expected-will-state-funding-keep-up Becky Fogel /education/2022-11-04/lockhart-isd-schools-are-bursting-at-the-seams-a-71-million-bond-could-help-with-overcrowding Lockhart ISD plans to build a new elementary school and expand its high school if voters approve the 2022 bond. The entire district is at 97% capacity from pre-K through 12th grade. Fri, 04 Nov 2022 10:01:00 GMT /education/2022-11-04/lockhart-isd-schools-are-bursting-at-the-seams-a-71-million-bond-could-help-with-overcrowding Becky Fogel /education/2022-09-06/lockhart-isd-is-helping-employees-pay-for-gas The Central Texas school district first announced the Drive.Pair.Share initiative in June when gas prices hit record highs in the state. The goal of the program is to ease the financial pressures teachers and other employees are facing. Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:16:58 GMT /education/2022-09-06/lockhart-isd-is-helping-employees-pay-for-gas Becky Fogel /texasstandard/2022-05-11/lockhart-texas-iron-ox-indoor-farming-facility Iron Ox’s indoor facility in Lockhart removes some of the variables that make traditional agriculture challenging. Wed, 11 May 2022 21:56:51 GMT /texasstandard/2022-05-11/lockhart-texas-iron-ox-indoor-farming-facility Michael Marks /transportation/2017-10-17/federal-investigators-fault-pilot-for-hot-air-balloon-crash-that-killed-16 Federal regulators are calling for stricter requirements to fly hot air balloons after a crash near Lockhart last year that killed all 16 people� Tue, 17 Oct 2017 18:37:16 GMT /transportation/2017-10-17/federal-investigators-fault-pilot-for-hot-air-balloon-crash-that-killed-16 Joseph Leahy /austin/2016-07-30/county-sheriff-hot-air-balloon-crashes-in-central-texas-no-apparent-survivors The hot air balloon was carrying at least 16 people. The county sheriff said "it does not appear there were any survivors of the crash." Investigators are trying to determine the victim's identities. Sat, 30 Jul 2016 17:26:00 GMT /austin/2016-07-30/county-sheriff-hot-air-balloon-crashes-in-central-texas-no-apparent-survivors Merrit Kennedy