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Bastrop teacher resigns after arrest

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BASTROP — A teacher at Bastrop Independent School District has resigned after he was arrested in December.According to a report by KXAN, James Austin Byrd, 42, who taught at Cedar Creek High School, was arrested and charged with online solicitation of a minor.A social media post by the North Richland Hills Police Department said the suspect was arrested after he contacted who he thought was a 15-year-old girl via Whisper, a chat platform. The investigation led to the suspect agreeing to meet with the girl in North Richland Hills, which is about three and a half hours from Bastrop.The suspect was ...

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