Bastrop city officials say Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 3 will soon become obsolete, as the facility needs retrofitting to meet the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s new phosphorus level ...

Incumbent Ishmael Harris is seeking reelection and will face challenger Joseph Stanfield. The winner will begin serving the city of Bastrop in January 2027.

The Bastrop City Council rejected the creation of a county-funded strategic development plan to establish a Bastrop County ...

Three candidates are running to replace former Bastrop Mayor Lyle Nelson, who resigned from his term in January amid political tension from the effects of a financial mismanagement investigation. The ...

BASTROP, Texas — The mayor of Bastrop is facing some repercussions after his alleged involvement into an investigation regarding citywide public funds. On Monday, Mayor Lyle Nelson attended a city ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — John Kirkland has found himself in the middle of a battle over his city’s water supply. As Mayor ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A ballot petition to decriminalize marijuana possession within the city of Bastrop looks poised to make the November ballot. On July 23, the city of Bastrop's secretary finalized the ...

The Bastrop City Council has filed an ethics complaint against Mayor Lyle Nelson, saying he interfered in an investigation of a city contractor with whom he had a romantic relationship, according to ...

BASTROP — BASTROP, Texas -- Some say for more than 200 years, flocks of chickens have roamed the Farm Street area of Bastrop. The city has protected them for almost a decade, but now that's coming to ...

The Bastrop City Council amended the code of ordinances on Tuesday to change the makeup of the city’s Parks & Recreation Board to include representation for community organizations and Bastrop County.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bastrop County residents Jason and Amanda Sand talk to Brandon Niese, at right, an engineer for Austin Water, during an open house ...