Bastrop County

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.

A letter to the governor says Texas Rangers found no evidence. A federal judge asked the day before if Rangers were instructed to investigate or disprove.

In January, a prescribed burn at the park got out of control, conjuring memories of the Bastrop County Complex fire in 2011. Now, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says it agrees with all recommendations issued by an independent panel reviewing the incident.

Officials say the fire, which began Jan. 18, was likely caused by a prescribed burn in Bastrop State Park. The fire burned 812 acres, drawing in emergency workers from around the state and requiring some Bastrop residents to evacuate.

All evacuees of the Rolling Pines Fire were able to return home by 6 p.m. Wednesday, County Judge Paul Pape said.

Multiple neighborhood streets have been evacuated in Bastrop County as emergency officials try to stop the Rolling Pines Fire from spreading.

The shortage is like if H-E-B ran out of milk, bread and toilet paper (if you could imagine). And while firecrackers are not nearly as essential as groceries, they are subject to the same supply-chain disruptions that have plagued other businesses.