Bastrop News

Goodwill Industries of Central Texas is expanding its retail presence in Round Rock and Bastrop with two new locations.

A Bastrop County jury sentenced former Elgin police officer Orval Roger Miller, 48, on three third-degree felony counts of child pornography possession.

Before telling you about the sunny, cooler days ahead, I'd like to thank the I Know What's Funny and It's Not This Weather Blog Club, Bill Engvall Chapter, for allowing me to do today's forecast from their nicely appointed meeting hall in the president's mom's basement.

Our local men and women continue to step forward to serve their country, and in many cases, the world.

The Fort Hood tragedy put the military's PTSD problem in the spotlight. The platoon sergeant they called 'Bad Voodoo' on why the mental-health stigma won't go away.

Grenprint is meant to help those communities balance conservation goals with the infrastructure needs of the rapidly urbanizing region.

Austin-made doc "Zombie Girl: The Movie" - a heartening and hilarious and damn cool chronicle of 12-year-old Austinite Emily Hagins ' successful attempt to shoot her own feature-length horror film - will make its boob-tube debut on Dish TV's Documentary Channel on Friday.

Enrollment at Austin Community College, already at a record high, needs to increase even more to meet local work force needs and to help position the region for a bright economic future, according to a report by the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce.

Performers know from fear. At some point in their careers it may be the first time they step into the spotlight, or, for a hapless few, it may be every time they step into the spotlight these artists have to confront that peculiar situation of being before a roomful of people and having to do something, speak lines or play music or dance, without ...

Among the parents who spoke to the board Tuesday night about the lack of a PTA in the Del Valle district were Liliana Orozco, left, whose daughter is a pre-kindergartner, and Monica Rivera, right, whose child is in kindergarten.

Ten San Marcos High School choir students recently auditioned for the Texas Music Educators Association's district choir.

Sixteen years ago, Matt Zimmerman was making calls for St. Margaret's Episcopal Church.

By throwing a soft ball at the digital whiteboard, students choose questions on past- and present-tense verbs in Nancy Oliver's English-as-a-second-language class at Canyon Vista Middle School in the Round Rock district.

One of the fiercest battles of the eight-year war in Afghanistan has claimed the lives of eight U.S soldiers.

Junior Kellyn Galbraith participates in a firey experiment at the Chemistry show held Sept.

Hailing from the Ozarks, Addie Broyles expanded her cooking skills on the West Coast and Spain before settling in Austin, mainly for the aguas frescas at the taco stand down the street from her house where she, husband Ian and son Julian are now attempting to grow their own food in the backyard.

Jan McGill got help from others this summer after her 87 schnauzers were seized.

The history of Mexican-American education in Texas will be the topic of a symposium Tuesday, Sept.

Unless you are up-to-date on the latest list of endangered species, you might be surprised to know there is a species on the list with Houston in its name.

The Aug. 24 deadline has been extended to Oct. 1. The extension applies to shots required for students entering kindergarten and seventh grade.