O nce a quaint spot in the Lost Pines region of Central Texas, Bastrop has transformed in recent years from a sleepy stop off ...

Investigators have identified Emory Earl McVay as the suspect in several Bastrop County rape cases between 1997 and 2005.

Texas DPS says DNA and genealogy testing identified Emory Earl McVay as the suspect in three Bastrop County sexual assaults ...

A Central Texas food pantry says they're “closely monitoring” the ongoing government shutdown. The USDA recently confirmed no ...

Recent development news in Bastrop County includes an expansion of the SpaceX facility and a new solar farm being built across 900 acres. Read about these projects and more below.

Texas DPS identifies deceased Emory Earl McVay as suspect in historical Bastrop County sexual assaults using DNA testing.

BASTROP COUNTY, Texas — When Pastor Roland Nava got out of prison in 2007, he had nowhere to go. "I was homeless in Houston for three-and-a-half years," Nava said. "The whole change happened inside ...

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The city of Austin is starting a three-year study to see whether it is safe to store water it in the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer in Bastrop County.

BASTROP, Texas – A wildfire burning in Bastrop State Park has prompted evacuations of nearby residents Tuesday afternoon. Texas A&M Forest Service said in a Tweet that it has responded to a request ...

BASTROP COUNTY, Texas - A boy and a man were killed after a major crash involving a Hays CISD school bus, a concrete truck and another vehicle in Bastrop County on Friday, March 22. According to ...