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In response to a motion filed requesting an execution date for death row inmate Rodney Reed, his family and supporters protested in front of the Bastrop County courthouse every morning
Read moreThe Bastrop County Commissioners Court looked ahead at some needed projects in the next few years by approving the latest iteration of the county’s five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) during Monday's meeting.
Read moreThe family of a child hit last month by an 18-wheeler has served the driver and the transportation company with a lawsuit, asking for at least one million dollars in damages.
Read moreThe McDade High School NASA Satellite Team was invited by NASA to attend the launch of their recently built satellite this week, shortly after the 50th anniversary of the first moon walk during the Apollo 11 mission.
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The City of Smithville was designated as a Purple Heart City last Monday. Smithville now joins Bastrop County and the cities of Bastrop and Elgin in this distinction.
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After the Texas Legislature designated Bastrop County as the “Film Hospitality Capital of Texas,” Texas Representative John Cyrier visited the Bastrop County Commissioners Court to personally present the resolution to
Read moreThe Austin Community College District Board of Trustees approved a $406 million budget for 2019-20. The budget represents a 5.7 percent increase over the 2018-19 budget. New expenses include expanded
Read moreImagine an educational tool that helps students improve literacy, science, math, geography and social studies skills. Sound too good to be true? It’s the newspaper! Beginning in August, the Elgin
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