Bastrop officials will weigh $552,000 in proposed Old Iron Bridge changes April 14, including safer walking surfaces and a stair connection to the riverwalk.

Maxxinistas in Central Texas will soon have a new outpost to go shopping in this year. T.J. Maxx is building a new $1.5 ...

Everyone has heard of a pub crawl, but what about an indie bookstore crawl? The Austin Texas Book Trail returns April 4-5 for a third year with a self-guided weekend across more than 30 independent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Firefighters work in the forest at the site of the Spring Pine Fire near Bastrop State Park on Monday, March 23. 2026 in Bastrop, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A mandatory evacuation was issued for cabins in Bastrop State Park and the Pines at Bastrop RV Park after a wildfire began Sunday night, but it was lifted early Monday morning, ...

Dirt is flying again in Bastrop County, where Elon Musk’s empire keeps stretching along the Colorado River. Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, better known as SpaceX, is in the midst of ...

Bastrop's annual Mardi Gras Ball and Festival has been canceled because of the predicted frigid weather conditions expected over the weekend, organizers announced. The event was to kick off Friday ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A former Bastrop correctional officer pleaded guilty to bribery Tuesday, according to the Department of Justice. The DOJ said 49-year-old Waldemar Perez was accused of helping ...

BASTROP COUNTY, Texas — Construction is underway across Bastrop County to bring high-speed internet to thousands of rural families who have struggled with slow or unreliable connections. Bastrop ...

BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) – Fall is in the air in Central Texas. Or, for a growing chorus of residents living around a Bastrop-area animal byproduct rendering facility, it’s more rancid death. Grievances ...

Once a quaint spot in the Lost Pines region of Central Texas, Bastrop has transformed in recent years from a sleepy stop off Interstate 21 into a bustling pseudo-suburb of Austin. It's now one of the ...