Bastrop County News

The Democratic National Convention is more than a month away, but in Bastrop County, Democrats are giddy, with three delegates from the county planning for the trip to Denver.

Ten months after Luminant took over the Three Oaks Mine from Alcoa, members of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2078 have finally approved a labor contract.

The Bastrop County Sheriff's Office is asking for help locating a missing teen. Fourteen-year-old Jessica Perry was reported missing by her father last Saturday.

A Bastrop-area man and his family say they are devastated after the Bastrop County Animal Shelter accidentally euthanized two of their dogs last week.

A quiet life under the big, open sky called Ben Voight to make his home in Bastrop 30 years ago.

The fight for the religious right is heating up on the presidential campaign trail.

This early Texas dry spell is adding pressures to farmers and ranchers. Even higher corn prices could be on it's way which could have you paying more for that steak dinner.

It's time to stock up on Fourth of July fireworks, but you won't find any on sale yet at fireworks stands.

In a segregated world, their education was separate, though anything but equal. It was better.

A new twist on Central Texas' water supply now looms on the horizon as developers, municipalities and agencies turn their collective gaze toward Caldwell County and the water that could help quench the ...

San Marcos Police were involved in two brief foot chases over the weekend, one of which involved using a Taser to stop the suspect.

Throwing a frisbee outdoors this weekend could get you more exercise than you bargained for.

Meteorologist Susan Vessell forecasts the weather for the CBS 42 Morning News. A few sprinkles were falling very early this morning then a few light showers developed west of I-35 by 6:00 am.

Woman found in lake identified A woman whose body was found early Sunday in Lady Bird Lake has been identified by police as 26-year-old Nazima Habibul, who had been missing since Thursday.

A 100-acre brush fire that happened in Bastrop County near the Lost Pines Resort Sunday is out.

Man arrested in sexual assault An Austin man accused of sexually assaulting a woman at an apartment complex in Central Austin was arrested early Saturday morning, police said.

New age philosophy! False gods! Violence on the walls! Slaves in the cotton fields! Scandalous, I tell you .

Grass fire ignited by burning bulldozer A grass fire consumed at least five acres in southern Bastrop County before firefighters extinguished it Monday afternoon.

Bastrop County has gotten federal approval for a plan to conserve the habitat of the endangered Houston Toad.

Parents want long-term leader for Johnston High A school plagued with low test scores and an uncertain future has a new challenge: Johnston High School's principal is calling it quits.