Bastrop News

Wildfire Films, a new movie production company based in Austin, announced Tuesday that it is planning to start work early next year on a feature film about legendary Hispanic civil rights leader Gustavo "Gus" ...

Firefighters spray out flames at a grass fire at Highway 290 and Highway 21 in Bastrop.

On Wednesday, Nov. 26, at 12:43 a.m. Bastrop County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the Shell Convenience Store on Hwy 71 West near the Travis County Line to a report of an armed robbery.

Just after midnight on November 26, two black males robbed the All Star Convenience Store located in Bastrop at Chestnut and Pecan Sts.

A new partnership in Bastrop County includes Elgin, Bastrop, Smithville and the Hyatt Regency Resort.

Man dies in motorcycle wreck A 25-year-old Round Rock man died in a motorcycle wreck Wednesday on Louis Henna Boulevard in Round Rock.

From the City of Bastrop: Just after midnight on November 26, two black males robbed the All Star Convenience Store located in Bastrop at Chestnut and Pecan Streets.

Meagan Renee Oviedo, a 19-year-old Taylor resident, was killed Sunday night when the vehicle she was riding in struck a tree near Bastrop.

Envision Central Texas directors re-elected Jim Walker, AICP, to serve as ECT chairman in 2009.

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Bastrop police are on the scene of a double shooting involving a husband and wife.

A 4-year-old child has died after a crash in Bastrop late Wednesday afternoon. The wreck happened around 4 p.m. on Highway 71 and FM 20 in the westbound lane.

The Highway 71 bridge over the Colorado River in Bastrop. Nov. 13: Jeffery L. White Bastrop police have identified the man whose body was found in the Colorado River last week.

A Carrollton Republican has added his name to the list of candidates challenging House Speaker Tom Craddick for his leadership post.

The Internal Revenue Service is looking for Texas taxpayers who are missing more than 30,700 economic stimulus checks totaling more than $19 million and more than 9,000 regular refund checks totaling more than ...

A Bastrop judge has sentenced a Central Texas priest to probation for driving drunk and crashing into a Smithville restaurant.

A Catholic priest who drove his truck into a crowded Smithville restaurant in 2007 has been convicted of drunk driving, but he escaped jail time.

A Halloween night operation in Bastrop designed to make sure sex offenders are in compliance with the law uncovered a startling stash of high powered weapons and more than a thousand rounds of ammo.

A quick reminder: On Nov. 4, the Texas Democratic Party didn't take the state Legislature.

Among the weapons seized were were two assault style semi-automatic rifles and a .50 caliber rifle.