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Community Briefing: Families, dogs to gather for anniversary of rescue; Bee Cave council to consider sports complex
Statesman.com Local News
May 22NORTH AUSTIN Families, dogs to gather for anniversary of rescue One year ago today, the Austin Humane Society rescued 147 dogs from a Bastrop home in what Humane Society officials called one of the worst cases of animal hoarding in Central Texas. »
Community Briefing: Austin school board to discuss tax rate increase tonight; Bastrop school district sets budget for next school year
Statesman.com Local News
May 20Austin Texas A&M chancellor to speak at ACC benefit The Center for Public Policy and Political Studies at Austin Community College will host its annual lunchtime fundraiser Friday, featuring a speech from former Texas Comptroller and current Texas A&M... »
Artwork with materials from Bastrop fires part of charity exhibit
Statesman.com Local News
Apr 27Austin artist Brian Phillips knew that the piece of wood from a fence reclaimed from the Bastrop County fires could become something beautiful. »
Bastrop Co. officials call off manhunt for burglary suspects
Kvue
Apr 27Authorities in Bastrop have called of a search for three burglary suspects, one who is possibly armed. »
Bastrop school board hopefuls cite academic struggles
Statesman.com Local News
Apr 22The races for two seats on the Bastrop school board pit an incumbent against a school guidance counselor for the Place 1 seat while two candidates vie for the Place 2 seat being vacated by the current board president, Ty McDonald, whose husband is runn... »
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Westbound Texas 71 reopened at Old Austin Highway in Bastrop
The Blotter
May 202:50 p.m. update: Officials say the wreck has been cleared and westbound lanes of Texas 71 have been reopened. All westbound lanes of Texas 71 in Bastrop, at Old Austin Highway are blocked after a wreck involving an 18-wheeler. The 18-wheeler appears t... »
Bastrop County woman hit by stray bullet
The Blotter
May 20A woman was shot by a stray bullet while changing her child’s diaper in her Bastrop County home Saturday morning, police said. The woman, 29-year-old Kimberly Jones, was airlifted about 20 miles northwest from her home in Dale to University Medical Cen... »
Texas Recruiting 2013: The Latest On Daeshon Hall, Antwuan Davis, More
Burnt Orange Nation
Apr 19Is Daeshon Hall's Texas commitment in jeopardy? Back in March, Lancaster defensive end and Texas commit Daeshon Hall took a visit to Baylor with his high school teammates for the Baylor Pro Day, telling the services that it was an innocent trip and tha... »
March fundraising reports for Congressional candidates
Off The Kuff
Apr 19Here’s a roundup of campaign finance reports for Congressional races and candidates of interest. I’ve been collecting links to the reports for contested Democratic races on my 2012 primary pages. Area races Nick Lampson had a typically strong fundraisi... »
Longhorns land 7 on ESPN top 150 recruits for 2013
Bevo Beat
Apr 17The Longhorns’ 2013 football recruiting class, which currently ranks third nationally, has placed seven of its members on the ESPN 150 of top prospects for 2013, including two of the top 10. That’s tied with Florida for the second-highest total, behind... »