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

More Texans are seeing discouraging signs when it comes to their economic outlook, according to a new poll. The poll from the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas shows growing skepticism ...

No. 4 Lake Travis clobbered Akins 48-0, and Vandegrift thumped Westwood 43-0 in high school football action Friday in Central ...

After nearly three decades of investigation, law enforcement officials have identified the now-deceased suspect who they ...

Bastrop City Council will consider a $949,216 construction contract with Bull-G Construction for a sanitary sewer pipe bursting project along Hwy. 71 during a special meeting on Nov. 4.

Election officials made the decision to change voting systems after an Executive Order by President Trump this past Spring.

Bastrop High went on lockdown Oct. 29 following false reports of a student having a gun on campus, and students were sent home early Oct. 30 following a bomb threat.

This morning, October 30, 2025, Bastrop High School released students in caution due to a phone call bomb threat made towards ...

Pflugerville and Bastrop will match up on Friday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. CT. Don't miss out on any of the action with NFHS Network ...

Parents and organizations have donated over 6,000 Ten Commandment posters to Central Texas public schools since a law ...

The City of Bastrop is exploring a potential election item on a future ballot that would leave the future of the Bastrop ...

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.