Bastrop County

Jerry Hernandez has pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges following a crash that killed a preschool student and another driver last year.

Starlink, a division of Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX that provides satellite internet service across the world, received the second largest grant in a new state fund meant to support the semiconductor business in Texas.

Elon Musk’s Texas footprint could rapidly grow this year, as he moves X’s HQ and expands his SpaceX Starlink facility’s size in rural Central Texas.

The Hudson Fire, located between Bastrop State Park and Buescher State Park, is 50% contained as of Monday afternoon.

The Bastrop Museum and Visitor Center is collecting tattoo stories from current and former residents until June 9.

The teacher was seriously injured in the crash and is seeking more than $1 million in damages.

The Eanes ISD school board called a $131.4 million bond election to help maintain and improve district facilities. The last time the district had a bond on the ballot was 2019 and voters overwhelmingly approved it.

The shooting happened just after midnight in the Elgin H-E-B parking lot the cheerleaders use when carpooling to practice. One of them, described as an all-star cheer icon, was critically injured.

State records show Iesha Greene was fired in 2020 from a state juvenile facility for having inappropriate relationships with children. The Refuge said it was aware of her previous work there, but it never requested her publicly available personnel records.

Several tornadoes ripped through Central Texas on Monday, leaving some residents with damaged homes and businesses.