BASTROP COUNTY, Texas — As historic wildfires torch California, people in Bastrop are still recovering from a fire that made history there. It was the most destructive fire in Texas, killing two ...

A former Bastrop County fire chief was among the three UPS crew members killed Tuesday when a cargo plane crashed and exploded shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, ...

Wanna help with the victims of the Bastrop fire and get a sneak peek at Rick Linklater‘s latest film? You’re in luck: Bernie will screen at the Paramount this Sunday, with star Jack Black in ...

Firefighters are working to contain a 15-acre wildfire near Cedar Creek in Bastrop County, officials said. At 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management said that they ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Jan. 19, accusing Asplundh Tree Expert Company of neglect in connection to the 2011 Bastrop Complex Fire. The claim is that the company, contracted by ...

Bastrop County Judge Gregory Klaus issued a disaster declaration and an emergency order prohibiting outdoor burning on Jan. 16.

The Elgin Courier - serves Elgin, Texas, and wider Bastrop County. Founded by Miles Hill, the paper has been published weekly ...