Elgin PD names suspect in June 30 murder

ELGIN — Officials have charged a 33-year-old man with first-degree murder in the death of a woman whose body was discovered during a welfare check last month.

According to the Elgin Police Department, Christopher Vargas is being held without bond on unrelated charges in the Hays County Jail in San Marcos.

He awaits extradition to the Bastrop County Jail in Bastrop in connection with the homicide case, officers said.