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BREAKING NEWS
Elgin shows spark, still searching for first win
McDade High cuts football season short
DPS officers arrest thousands of undocumented immigrants
$4B data center underway
Looking out for bridge bats
Big Mama recognized for 40 spotless years
Courier welcomes area reporter
Driver in fatal school bus crash sentenced
Commissioners respond to heightened fire risk
Little is much
Bastrop County Jail Log
Tigers come up short against Hornets
Fairway gathering drives Elgin’s cancer fight
Wildcats crown Campuzano, McCoy Homecoming royalty
Rotten stench stirs community fight
EDC chair backed over lone dissent
Lady Cats fall in straight sets to Panthers
Wildcats tamed by Knights
Bears offense rolls over Cougars 60-11
Missing man found alive, pantless
Police department keeps the coffee coming
A new generation remembers
Developers sent back to drawing board
God’s bottom line
Volunteers halt repeat burn
Tamble to retire, wraps back-and-forth budget
City manager reviews success, previews big plans
Capital Highlights
Open government impacts our lives in big ways
Bastrop County Jail Log
I still remember both
Football player of the week
Bears’ offense mauls Lions, 70-55
Elgin shut out by Montgomery
Sheriff: Man killed by bull he raised
Familiar face to helm City Hall
District ratings climb in stricter state rubric
Century-old cemetery labeled endangered
Tamble to step away from Smithville
Budget, tax rate deadline nears
Abbott signs redistricting bill; lawsuit challenges it
Smithville OKs wastewater study, parks board
County tweaks budget, sheriff plan
Audit stall interrupts $20M bond vote
Austin looks below Bastrop County for water security
Coincidence?
The effect just wouldn’t be the same
Eagles stumble, extend streak in opener
Police put brakes on reckless driving
Wildcats struggle in season opener against Hawks
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Mayors retain office in county races
Smithville softball swept in area round
Bears’ postseason run ends with Eagles in two
EISD elevates two for key positions
TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE FACILITY BREAKS GROUND IN SMITHVILLE
Highway patrol shows off new equine facility
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Mayors retain office in county races
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TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE FACILITY BREAKS GROUND IN SMITHVILLE
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Highway patrol shows off new equine facility
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EISD elevates two for key positions
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BASTROP COUNTY JAIL LOG
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Elgin Lodge, state group support MEEC outreach
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SPORTS
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Bears’ postseason run ends with Eagles in two
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Smithville softball swept in area round
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East View eliminates Bastrop 3-0 in bi-district round
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04/29/2026
Area athletes set for regional meet
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Lady Tigers on to area round after run-rule win
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Area runners move on to regionals
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OPINIONS
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High gas prices eating into Texans’ budgets
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Texas awards first $400M in school vouchers
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Helping neighbors
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Cost for future water needs could reach $174B
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04/22/2026
Patrick warns GOP could lose state House majority
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Islamic schools admitted to voucher program after suit
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OBITUARIES
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Betty Robertson
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Marilyn Jo Wages Rutherford
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David Bland Kyser
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