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A vehicle was hit by a train after hitting a tree and stopping on the railroad tracks last week.
Read moreElgin ISD will require masks for all students and staff members starting on the first day of school, citing student health and the goal of safe in-person learning.
Read moreThe number of homes in Bastrop County has grown by a quarter, and the population is nearing 100,000, according to the data from the 2020 census released last week.
Read moreEarlier this month, the Bastrop County Commissioners Court received a draft budget for the upcoming fiscal year and began discussing the budget and tax rate.
Read moreThe number of active COVID-19 cases in Bastrop County last week was more than five times higher than it was a month ago, and the share of patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Central Texas has risen from about two percent to nearly 12%.
Read moreTwo people not wearing seatbelts were killed in a car accident at U.S. Highway 290 and South Highway 95 last month after one pickup truck rear-ended another at a high speed.
Read moreThanks to the explosive growth of housing in and near Elgin, the city is experiencing a number of firsts this budget season, including the first proposed budget to total more than $20 million.
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