After two months of postponing its decision, the Bastrop City Council denied a zoning change request on Tuesday, ending the widely unpopular plans to build a mixed-use development called Bastrop Gateway on the hill behind Buc-ee’s. Place Designers, the Gateway’s developer, applied to rezone the 31 acres between Texas 71 and Texas 21 this year. […]
Incumbent Jimmy Crouch is trailing challenger Kerry Fossler for the Place 4 seat on the Bastrop City Council following early voting results Saturday. Fossler had 333 votes, or 56.4%, to Crouch’s 258 votes. Council Member Cynthia Sanders Meyer is running unopposed for a second term in the Place 2 seat. . In the race for […]
A man drowned at a downtown Bastrop park, which sits on the bank of the Colorado River, on Friday, trying to save his son, police said in a statement. By the time police were called, Law enforcement responded to the scene at about 4 p.m., and were able to successfully rescue the man’s son. Despite […]
At least two people, including a child, died Friday afternoon after a Hays school district bus with 44 pre-K students and 11 adults rolled over in western Bastrop County off Texas 21. The Tom Green Elementary School students were returning from a field trip to a Bastrop County zoo, according to a statement from the […]
The Bastrop City Council unanimously approved a measure on Tuesday allowing the city to hire engineers and surveyors to complete engineering projects already past their due dates. City Manager Sylvia Carrillo said she hopes to hire professional service providers for city projects eligible for funding under the American Rescue Plan grant and Community Development Block […]