After over a month of listening to arguments by citizens on either side of the issue, the Bastrop County Commissioners Court voted to begin the process of moving the Confederate monuments from the county courthouse lawn.
After a group of protesters gathered around one of the monuments on June 22, and the court hosted a special public hearing on July 7 regarding the monuments, County Judge Paul Pape introduced a proposed resolution during the July 13 meeting that would begin the process of moving the monuments.
The resolution, as well as the creation of a committee to oversee the moving of the ...