This past October was an unprecedented month for Bastrop County, as it marked the driest October in 130 years. This extreme ...

BASTROP COUNTY, Texas - The Bastrop County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting incident on a highway. The incident ...

Frontier Bank of Texas recently expanded into Smithville with the opening of its newest Bastrop County financial institution.

Elon Musk's new Montessori school, Ad Astra, is approved in Bastrop County, focusing on STEM for kids aged 3-9.

Elon Musk has secured a permit to officially open his new Montessori school in Bastrop County. The permit was issued last ...

BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A wildfire in Bastrop County that started over the weekend was fully contained Thursday, according to officials. County officials first posted about the fire ...

As Elon Musk continues to move his companies to land east of Austin, none of them have boomed in Bastrop County more than SpaceX. In September 2023, it opened a 512,000-square-foot facility and is ...

Officials have evacuated at least 60 households in Bastrop County due to a growing wildfire. The fire began east of downtown Bastrop just before 2 p.m. Sunday and quickly spread to 50 acres ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A 400-acre wildfire in Bastrop County that started on Sunday has now been fully contained. Many people were forced to leave their homes after the Hudson Fire started around noon ...