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Western tradition expands for first time

Bastrop County’s cowboy heritage will share the spotlight with western legends next year when the Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering makes its first-ever stop outside Alpine.

The four-day event, scheduled for Feb. 18-21, will ride in with western music, poetry and stories for more than 30 ticketed shows at venues across Bastrop. Organizers said the expansion is both a cultural win for the county and a chance to highlight the region’s deep cowboy roots.