Household Hazardous Waste, Electronic Recycling & Paper Shredding event

Start clearing your clutter now for the City’s free semiannual Household Hazardous Waste, Electronic Recycling, & Paper Shredding event slated for Saturday, April 27. The collection is 9 - 11 a.m., the Municipal Service Center, 725 S.E. John...

Easter hops into Burleson April 13

Be adventurous and dive in for Easter eggs, race against your peers for prize eggs at Hidden Creek Sports Complex, or enjoy a leisurely stroll through fields dotted with eggs at the City’s Russell Farm. Whatever you choose, make sure your calend...

City of Burleson Announces Bryan Langley as new City Manager

Bryan Langley was unanimously appointed as the City of Burleson’s next city manager at the regularly scheduled March 4, 2019, City Council meeting.

“I am excited to welcome Bryan to the City of Burleson,” said Mayor Ken Shette...

Burleson Fire announces department honors

Firefighter of the Year

Firefighter Rob Moore took home the Firefighter of the Year honor. Moore has been with the department for 10 years, and he is known for serving in his role as a fighter with “integrity, honor, duty and trust,” st...

Burleson Fire Department and Drowning Prevention Coalition offering free swim lessons

Children from four to 10-years-old can get four free drowning prevention lessons thanks to the Burleson Fire Department and the Burleson Drowning Prevention Coalition.

In an effort to end childhood drownings within the Burleson community the Coalition laun...

Burleson Police announce department honors

The Burleson Police Department honored some of their own during their annual awards banquet this month. 

Officer of the Year

The 2018 Officer of the Year is Andrew Prieskorn, a six-year-veteran, assigned to the Operations Support Bureau. He respond...

Old Town Station Phase 2 breaks ground

Today, February 15, Mayor Shetter and Councilmembers Rick Green, Ronnie Johnson, Todd K. Hulsey and Katherine Reading along with representatives from Dow Holdings broke ground on Old Town Station Phase 2, a 15,254 square foot building, located near the in...

Join CERT, the community disaster response team

Find out how you can be part of a disaster response team. The Burleson Fire Marshal’s office is hosting a 5-day CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training in April. All classes, except possibly the final class, will be hosted at Fire Stat...

City's utility bills get a redesign

City of Burleson residents will see a different utility bill design when they open their statements for the month of February. All of the same information that was found on previous bills will be on the newly designed bill but will be much more user-frien...

Be Healthy Burleson launches program to help new parents

The Burleson Babies program was started to give the city’s newest residents and their families a healthy start.

“Burleson is about community, in every sense of the word and this program is another product of that statement,” s...

Register now for the annual Be Healthy Burleson 5K/10K/Fun Walk

Registration is opened for the 8th Annual Be Healthy Burleson 5K/10K/Fun Walk scheduled for Saturday, April 13 in Old Town Burleson.

A discounted price will be offered to participants if they register before March 1. The entry fee for the 5K race is $20 be...

Mayor’s Youth Council looking for leaders

Do you want to be a link between the youth of Burleson and the Burleson City Council? If you are between 13 and 19 years old as of June 1, 2019, you can be nominated to serve on the Burleson Mayor’s Youth Council (MYC).

The goal of the MYC is to ...

2019 State of the City

Mayor Ken Shetter, along with assistance from Burleson city councilmembers, presented the 'State of the City' at the Burleson Area Greater Chamber of Commerce's Winter Quarterly Meeting, Thur. Jan. 17.

 Mayor Shetter highlighted the ways Burleson ...