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Bastrop County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Bastrop County, TX.

Results 1 - 20 of 595 in Bastrop County, TX

  1. Burn violators will be finedRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | The Elgin Courier

    There will be no more warnings There will be no more warnings when people are caught burning while the current burn ban is in effect in Bastrop County.

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    Related Topix: Weather, Elgin, TX, Fire

  2. Elgin sees sales tax revenue fallRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | The Elgin Courier

    ... to $43,861.90 for 2008. For the year, the amount increased by 7.12 percent, from $233,382.59 to $250,013.01. Bastrop County's totals were $476,922.64 for the pay period, compared to $451,771.74 in 2007, a 5.56 percent increase. An increase of 7.89 ...

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    Related Topix: Elgin, TX, Bastrop, TX, Smithville, TX

  3. Texas Lt. Gov. keeps lips sealedRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | KXAN-TV Austin

    ... plants in 1996. Falcon Seaboard Ranches: Includes a cattle ranch in Colorado and a newly acquired property in Bastrop County. Dewhurst sold his prized Snaffle Bit Ranch in Fredericksburg, Texas last year but makes use of a double-wide trailer on ...

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  4. Snapshot of lieutenant governor's holdingsRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | KXXV-TV Waco

    ... plants in 1996. Falcon Seaboard Ranches: Includes a cattle ranch in Colorado and a newly acquired property in Bastrop County. Dewhurst sold his prized Snaffle Bit Ranch in Fredericksburg, Texas last year but makes use of a double-wide trailer on ...

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  5. Texas lieutenant governor mum on wealthRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | KXAN-TV Austin

    ... in 1996. -- Falcon Seaboard Ranches: Includes a cattle ranch in Colorado and a newly acquired property in Bastrop County. Dewhurst sold his prized Snaffle Bit Ranch in Fredericksburg, Texas last year but makes use of a double-wide trailer on some ...

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  6. Highway 71 wreck victim identifiedRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | KXAN-TV Austin

    Bastrop County officials continued to investigate a fatal car accident just west of the Colorado River bridge on State Highway 71.

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  7. Texas first responders finalize plans for public safety communicationsRead the original story

    Monday Aug 18 | Austin Business Journal

    ... gional radio system. The expansion of the Austin/Travis County Regional Radio System to the city of Lockhart, Bastrop County, and Caldwell County is expected to begin in September. txrc.region49.org

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  8. Highway 71 fatality involves 18-wheelerRead the original story

    Tuesday | KXAN-TV Austin

    Bastrop County officials said they continue to investigate a fatal car accident just west of the Colorado River bridge on State Highway 71.

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  9. Rains create big sinkhole on Bastrop road

    Sunday Aug 17 | KVUE.com

    Bastrop County got a lot of rain Saturday night, which was good news for most people.

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  10. AgriLife Extension County Agents Earn Awards

    Friday Aug 15 | AgNews - Texas A&M University

    ... award from the Texas Master Gardeners for his innovative approach to volunteer management. -- Rachel Bauer, Bastrop County. Bauer has provided leadership in agriculture and youth development to citizens in Comal, Bastrop, Hays and Caldwell counties. ...

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  11. Ex-camp director gets $300,000 settlement from the stateRead the original story

    Wednesday Aug 13 | Austin American-Statesman

    The state agreed Wednesday to pay $300,000 to the former director of a now-closed outdoor camp for troubled boys in Bastrop County to settle her lawsuit against several state officials.

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    Related Topix: Smithville, TX

  12. State Settles With Wrongly Accused Child Care ProviderRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 14 | KSAT

    ... absolving her of the claims. Betty Lou Gaines, the former director of the Woodside Trails Therapeutic Camp in Bastrop County, accused former State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn of pressuring the state to shut down the camp to boost her chances ...

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  13. Burn ban extended in Bastrop County

    Thursday Aug 14 | The Elgin Courier

    The Bastrop County Burn Ban is still in effect. With extremely dry weather conditions and no heavy rainfall in the Elgin area this summer, the Bastrop County Commissioners Court has extended the Burn Ban ...

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  14. Ex-director of foster camp gets payment from stateRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 14 | KVUE.com

    ... make a politician look good. Betty Lou Gaines is former director of the Woodside Trails Therapeutic Camp in Bastrop County. She accused former state Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn of pressuring state officials to close the camp after making ...

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  15. The Rains Come To Central Texas... FinallyRead the original story

    Tuesday Aug 12 | Weather Blog

    ... showers spread across the region, especially to the western hill country, southeastern Travis county into Bastrop county. As this stalling cold front moves toward the ESE, light rain and a few thunderstorms will pile up as it slowly moves to the ...

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  16. State settles Bastrop camp lawsuit

    Wednesday Aug 13 | Austin American Statesman

    The state has agreed to pay $300,000 to the former director of a now-closed outdoor camp for troubled kids in Bastrop County to settle her lawsuit against several state officials with the Texas Department of ...

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  17. Rain showers drifting into the area

    Tuesday Aug 12 | Austin American Statesman

    ... in North Austin, Joe Baskin, a meterologist said. He said there had already been "some decent showers" in Bastrop County this morning. A band of showers extending southeast from the Fredericksburg area into western Comal County and from Georgetown ...

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  18. Ex-sheriff - on parole - seeks to open barbecue restaurant

    Thursday Aug 7 | Austin American Statesman

    The former Bastrop County sheriff who served jail time for, among other offenses, using inmate labor and county materials to build barbecue pits for personal profit, plans to open a barbecue joint in Elgin.

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  19. Council takes up crane safety, garbage fee hikesRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 7 | KVUE

    ... council members say they want changes after a number of crane accidents across the country, including one in Bastrop County that ended in the death of a worker. Currently, construction crews must report if they plan to use cranes on a project, but ...

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  20. Austin's City Council to Examine Crane SafetyRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 7 | Local News

    ... and dozens more injured. Those statistics include one crane accident that left a man near Smithville in Bastrop County dead last week . If councilmembers vote to approve, it plans on taking action on the city manager's new recommendations by October ...

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