/tags/bastrop-county Bastrop County en-US Copyright Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:34:03 GMT /texas-news/2025-02-12/elon-musks-head-is-in-dc-the-heart-of-his-business-empire-is-in-texas-and-its-growing 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. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:34:03 GMT /texas-news/2025-02-12/elon-musks-head-is-in-dc-the-heart-of-his-business-empire-is-in-texas-and-its-growing Lauren McGaughy /texas-news/2024-03-25/hays-cisd-school-cancels-classes-monday-following-fatal-bus-crash One adult and one child died after a Hays CISD school bus carrying pre-K students crashed in Bastrop County Friday afternoon. Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:22:25 GMT /texas-news/2024-03-25/hays-cisd-school-cancels-classes-monday-following-fatal-bus-crash Maya Fawaz /criminal-justice/2022-09-30/bastrop-county-grand-jury-doesnt-indict-employee-at-heart-of-sex-abuse-allegations Despite a scandal that rocked Texas causing state legislative hearings, no charges will be filed against the alleged perpetrator. Fri, 30 Sep 2022 14:30:01 GMT /criminal-justice/2022-09-30/bastrop-county-grand-jury-doesnt-indict-employee-at-heart-of-sex-abuse-allegations Paul Flahive /news/2019-11-15/texas-court-stops-rodney-reeds-execution-to-further-review-claims-of-innocence Texas' highest criminal court Friday afternoon halted Rodney Reed's execution and sent his case back to the trial court to further review his claims of… Fri, 15 Nov 2019 20:11:21 GMT /news/2019-11-15/texas-court-stops-rodney-reeds-execution-to-further-review-claims-of-innocence Jolie McCullough | The Texas Tribune /news/2019-11-12/ted-cruz-calls-efforts-to-halt-rodney-reeds-execution-remarkable-bipartisan-coalition Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has joined the fast-growing calls from Texas lawmakers and A-list celebrities to take a closer look at the death sentence of… Tue, 12 Nov 2019 15:00:23 GMT /news/2019-11-12/ted-cruz-calls-efforts-to-halt-rodney-reeds-execution-remarkable-bipartisan-coalition Chase Karacostas / The Texas Tribune /2015-10-16/bastrop-county-families-that-lost-everything-in-2011-fire-face-a-similar-tragedy On top of the hill overlooking the Hidden Pine Valley, an area just west of Smithville, are the charred remains of pine trees destroyed by the 2011... Fri, 16 Oct 2015 14:06:50 GMT /2015-10-16/bastrop-county-families-that-lost-everything-in-2011-fire-face-a-similar-tragedy Ryan Poppe /2015-10-15/thursday-update-hidden-pines-fire-25-contained-has-covered-4-383-acres Our Friday coverage of the Hidden Pines fire is here. A wildfire that started Tuesday in Bastrop County continues to spread, thanks in part to high,... Thu, 15 Oct 2015 11:54:18 GMT /2015-10-15/thursday-update-hidden-pines-fire-25-contained-has-covered-4-383-acres Emilie Mutert, KUT Staff