Bastrop News

FOR USE IN WEEKEND EDITIONS FEB. 11-12 - In this Feb. 2, 2012 photo, Donald Brown, a Biology doctoral student at Texas State University, records weather data during a search for Houston toads at a pond near Bastrop, Texas.

The City of Bastrop distributed 2,000 native trees to members of the community affected by the September wildfires.

The finding means District Judge Sid Harle found probable cause to believe that Anderson violated state law in his prosecution of Morton.

Bastrop County estimates it lost 1.5 million trees that weekend. Saturday the city of Bastrop is providing free trees to residents.

Houston-area cyclists who've ridden the Pedal Thru the Pines in past years can be forgiven for wondering if there are any pines left.

The new agencies are: Iron Property Insurance Agency of Houston; Parks Agency of Big Spring, Texas; Huckleberry Insurance Agency of West Monroe, La; and Keegan Insurance of Bastrop, Texas.

Five months after the Labor Day fires, one might think most of the victims have the basics covered.

GVEC installed the 3M Aluminum Conductor Composite Reinforced power line because it allows utilities to increase capacity on transmission lines - in some cases up to 100 percent - without having to drastically increase the power line's existing structure or rights of way.

A Central Texas city has announced plans to give away about 2,000 trees to help reforest the community devastated by 2011 wildfires.

Kitty Cat was rescued by firefighters from September's wildfires in Bastrop. Sheryl Bucsanyi, who lost her home and some animals, adopted Kitty Cat.

Thousands of Boy Scouts from across Texas paraded up Congress Ave. in their annual gathering Saturday morning.

Community Briefing: 38 DWI arrests made in Austin as part of New Year's no-refusal weekend; man receives life sentence for fifth DWI conviction Community Briefing: 38 DWI arrests made in Austin as part of New Year's no-refusal weekend; man receives life sentence for fifth DWI conviction Austin police arrested 38 people on suspicion of drunken ... (more)

As Texas ranchers struggle to restore approximately 6,200 miles of fences lost to historic wildfires, Texas Agriculture Com-missioner Todd Staples led an effort in Bastrop County to help a local rancher rebuild Jan.

Ron and Barbara Simpson's house in Bastrop flooded during heavy rains last week, destroying the carpet.

It wasn't a leap of faith that killed the neighbor's cat -- it was a Texas pastor who threw the cat off a bridge , police say.

Community Briefing: Occupy Austin asks city to power-wash at City Hall less often; Bastrop teacher accused of improper relationship with student A member of Gov.

Community Briefing: Occupy Austin asks city to power-wash at City Hall less often; Bastrop teacher accused of improper relationship with student Community Briefing: Occupy Austin asks city to power-wash at City Hall less often; Bastrop teacher accused of improper relationship with student The State Board of Education members created a lot of ... (more)

Community Briefing: Occupy Austin asks city to power-wash at City Hall less often; Bastrop teacher accused of improper relationship with student Community Briefing: Occupy Austin asks city to power-wash at City Hall less often; Bastrop teacher accused of improper relationship with student The Travis County commissioners might vote today on a ... (more)

Chief Acevedo with the Austin Police Department told YNN that APD detectives used a false DNA document while questioning Mark Alan Norwood about the 1988 murder of Debra Baker in North Austin.

Austin Business Journal Editor Colin Pope said the housing and urban development department of the federal government is sending the large chunk of change to to help restore the community after last year's devastating Labor Day wildfires.