Bastrop County News

In the shadows of charred pines, sits a little yellow house and perched on the front porch, wildfire victim Vivian Primeaux.

The Texas General Land Office is in the process of figuring out how to distribute $31 million in federal money going to help the people of Central Texas affected by last summer's wildfires-about 80 percent of which will go towards victims in Bastrop County.

Michael Zamora/Caller-Times U.S. Rep Blake Farenthold waves campaign signs to passing motorists Tuesday outside a polling place on South Staples Street in Corpus Christi.

In the race to fill former County Judge Ronnie McDonald's unexpired term, Ed Rivers defeated Joe Ternus by a 2 to 1 margin in the Democratic primary.

Statesman.com reporters and editors will use this short-run blog to file updates as we track returns and trends.

It's a relatively unknown field of hopefuls trying to unseat incumbent Republican Blake Farenthold in the newly configured U.S. House District 27, an area that stretches from Bastrop County south to Nueces County.

Judy Thurston, 58, stands in front of what remains of her two-story Bastrop home.

The Bastrop County Complex fire ravaged the area's local ecology, but now, acre by acre, volunteers are working to restore what they can.

The head of Bastrop County's Emergency Management team was honored in Washington Tuesday for his efforts after last year's wildfires.

One year after what is considered to be one of the largest animal hoarding cases in Central Texas, the dogs were reunited Tuesday.

One year ago this week, one of the worst cases of animal hoarding in Central Texas was discovered.

All lanes of Texas 71 in Bastrop, at Old Austin Highway are blocked after a wreck involving an 18-wheeler. The 18-wheeler appears to be flipped over in a photo posted by the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management on its Facebook page.

A woman was shot by a stray bullet while changing her child's diaper in her Bastrop County home Saturday morning, police said.

Hinojosa said raising rates while the Coastal Bend is without all four allotted representatives on the windstorm insurance board is taxation without representation.

A public hearing will be held May 30 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Bastrop County Commissioners' Court to discuss how to spend $20 million designated to rebuild homes destroyed last fall in the Bastrop area wildfires.

It's a relatively unknown field of hopefuls trying to unseat incumbent Republican Blake Farenthold in the newly configured U.S. House District 27, an area that stretches from Bastrop County south to Nueces County.

Although parts of Texas are now officially out of drought, more than 80 percent of the state is still in some category of drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1042 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... BASTROP COUNTY... CALDWELL COUNTY... NORTHERN GUADALUPE COUNTY... HAYS COUNTY... LEE COUNTY... TRAVIS COUNTY... WILLIAMSON COUNTY... * ... (more)

Heavy storms rolling through Central Texas are expected to bring inches of rain and possible flash flooding throughout the night.

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