Over 200 years ago, a wealthy governor-baron of the Spanish territories in the New World granted a patch of land to a Dutch nobleman, the Baron de Bastrop, and the enchanting town of Bastrop, ...

Bastrop City Council is funneling hotel occupancy tax revenue back into the community. The details During a Nov. 18 meeting, Bastrop City Council approved $433,825 to the Bastrop ...

Three candidates are running to replace former Bastrop Mayor Lyle Nelson, who resigned from his term in January amid political tension from the effects of a financial mismanagement investigation. The ...

The Bastrop City Council on Tuesday received an update from the Capital Area Rural Transportation System on the expanded CARTS Now service, which provides on-demand transportation within the city ...

BASTROP, Texas — Bastrop city leaders are poised to approve a new ordinance requiring all pet owners to microchip their dogs and cats. It’s a move officials say will save money, reduce shelter ...

East Ouachita Parish voters approved a $50-million school bond proposition. Mark A. Moore Sr. won the Bastrop mayoral election with 70% of the vote. Henry Flood Doaty won the Bastrop Alderman District ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Voters in Bastrop elected Ishmael Harris to be the city’s next mayor. Unofficial results show Harris won Saturday’s special election with 63% of the vote, defeating former city council ...

Elon Musk's business empire is continuing to grow in Central Texas. The soon-to-be trillionaire moved the headquarters of his social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, to the outskirts of a ...

Fall is my favorite time of year, especially in Louisiana. I know we don’t see the beautiful fall foliage like our northern friends do, but Louisiana in the fall is stunning in its own way. For ...

BASTROP — BASTROP, Texas -- Some say for more than 200 years, flocks of chickens have roamed the Farm Street area of Bastrop. The city has protected them for almost a decade, but now that's coming to ...

The Elon Musk-fueled spate of development coming to Bastrop has political leaders of the Central Texas town wondering if it still needs an economic development corporation. City officials in the ...