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Elgin Main Street Program Earns National Accreditation for 2024
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Elgin Public Works Staff Bolster City Operations with New CDL Certifications
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'It's unfair and I've tried everything' | Central Texas CNA details months-long issues trying to renew licenses with no success
BASTROP COUNTY, Texas — Certified nursing assistants, or CNAs, in Central Texas are having trouble renewing their licenses – and some are worried it will affect their jobs. Bastrop County resident Sarah Wilson said she’s always known that she’s wanted to help people. “I used to...
$175K grant establishes traumatic brain injury research in Bastrop County
Community leaders recognized the launch of traumatic brain injury research in Bastrop County at the Festival de la Cultura event on April 27. (Courtesy Lost Pines Toyota) Bastrop’s Lost Pines Toyota is one of three dealerships across the country to receive funding for children’s traumatic brain injury, or TBI, research. The $175,000 Toyota Way Forward Fund grant was awarded to Bastrop’s Lost Pines dealership in March.
Fossler, Meyer sworn in to Bastrop City Council
The Bastrop City Council certified the election results for the city’s latest elections, welcoming Kerry Fossler and Cynthia Meyer as its newest members. Meyer ran unopposed for a second term for the Place 2 seat, while Fossler beat former Council Member Jimmy Crouch by 64 votes in the race in Place 4. The...
5 live performances, events around Bastrop in May
A handmade, botanical-themed mural composed of numerous 2-by-2-foot fiber squares submitted from around the country will be on display through the end of June in Smithville. (Courtesy Smithville Yarn Bombers) From live music to local art, many events are taking place in Bastrop over the next month. Read the following...
'It's like, blown up' | Woman claims dogs are being dumped at an alarming rate near Del Valle
DEL VALLE, Texas — On the border of Bastrop and Travis counties, a woman claims her neighborhood is dealing with a massive increase in stray dogs. Neighbors think people who no longer want the dogs are abandoning them. They're dogs like Sunny, a blonde husky with bright blue eyes. Elizabeth Cunningham said she has no idea where Sunny came from.
Bastrop’s new $32.6M wastewater treatment plant is now online
At capacity, the Bastrop Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 3 can process 10 million gallons of water a day. (Courtesy city of Bastrop) Despite delays, Bastrop Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 3 came online in mid-May. While the completion of the plant increases the city’s wastewater treatment capacity by 2 million gallons a day, expansions to the plant are already expected to accommodate increased need.
Bastrop City Council approves Valverde North rezoning
When completed, 352 residential lots will be constructed on the 87 acres belonging to the Valverde development. (Jane Turchi/Community Impact) Following a public hearing on the rezoning of a 6-acre section of the Valverde development along FM 969 near Hwy. 71 called Valverde North, Bastrop City Council approved a more urban zoning for the area.
Explore Elgin's Roots: Historic Exhibition at the Public Library This May
Did you know Elgin has a family tree? Discover the history of the region dating back to 1820, featuring pioneers like Mary Christian Burleson, Thomas Christian, J. Burleson, Elizabeth Sandifer, and others. This exhibition, curated during the Sesquicentennial in 2022, is currently showcased at the library throughout May, coinciding with Historic Preservation Month. Elgin Public Library, 404 N. Main Street.Visit here for more details.
875-home master-planned community on tap for Elgin area, northeast of Austin
A master-planned development is in the works for the Elgin area northeast of Austin that would bring 875 homes and a 15-acre sports complex to a growing part of the Central Texas region. Qualico Communities anticipates breaking ground this fall on the subdivision, called Triada. The community will be developed...
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