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A Cottonwood Shores man whose family was targeted by a gunman driving along RM 1431 in Burnet County on Thursday night said he disarmed and beat unconscious the man aiming at his wife and son. In an interview with the American-Statesman on Saturday, Johnny Henderson said he and his family are shaken but unhurt after the attack, which ended after an off-duty police officer shot and wounded the gunman and Henderson jumped him. Henderson broke his hand in the ordeal. Henderson said the family has no idea what provoked the attack, which seemed to be tied to road rage. Authorities...

Police in Marble Falls are investigating what appears to be an attempted kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl. Police say the teenager was found unconscious in her neighbor’s yard on the city’s west side around 3:50 a.m. Sunday. When she regained consciousness, the girl told police she snuck out of her home and was kidnapped by two men in a truck. While in the truck, she said she heard the men saying she was “too young” and they decided to let her go, but not before hitting her in the head and rendering her unconscious.

The US 281 bridge in Marble Falls is no longer standing. The scheduled blast over Lake Marble Falls was impressive... the blast triggered a communication meltdown. Cell phones stopped working along with first responder radios. KXAN also confirmed the 911 call centers in Marble Falls, Burnet and Llano were knocked offline and the Burnet County Sheriff's Office dispatchers started fielding all calls.