Elgin sawmill converted to casket company
A special order spun the sawmill business in a new direction, leading to the creation of the Star of Texas Casket Company.
Deadly crash in Bastrop County
Bastrop County officials say a deadly crash has shut down roads in the area.
Man wanted for January assault in northeast Cedar Creek
Jonathan Andrew Long is wanted for assault causing bodily injury after the Bastrop County Sheriff's Office says he assaulted a man on January 26.
Two suspects in Del Valle store robbery, assault captured, identified, says BCSO
The Bastrop County Sheriff's Office says two suspects of a robbery and assault in Del Valle in February have been identified and captured.
Woman arrested for hitting disabled vet with aluminum bat, pulling gun on him
The victim said his girlfriend of fourteen years had been hitting him on and off with the bat since Tuesday, February 4.
Rodney Reed’s request for new judge denied
Reed's lawyers were trying to get Bastrop County Judge Carson Campbell to preside over the case and review any new evidence, instead of Brazos County Judge JD Langley who is assigned to the case.
US Marshals Task Force apprehends man who stabbed father multiple times
Multiple task forces helped apprehend a fugitive who was wanted for violently stabbing his own father in the abdomen.
Bastrop County Sheriff's Office warns residents about scam involving man posing as sheriff's deputy
The man approached a woman in the Elgin area and identified himself as a Bastrop County Sheriff's Deputy, telling her crimes had been committed using her information.
Bastrop County fire serves as warning to growing fire threat
Bastrop County ESD 2 Fire Chief Josh Gill said investigators determined the wildfire started with the burning of a brush pile that got out of control.
Rodney Reed celebrates 52nd birthday one month after execution stay
is execution was stayed indefinitely by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and is being sent back to the Bastrop County court where he was originally convicted of the crime in 1998. There, a judge will examine claims raised by Reed's legal team including the claim that he may be innocent.
Bastrop County SO asking public's help in identifying man who robbed Elgin convenience store at gunpoint
BCSO reported the robbery on Facebook, saying the man was recorded on video surveillance robbing the Elgin Travel Center at gunpoint on E. US 290 around 6 a.m. Dec. 8.
Rodney Reed case to be featured on 'The Dr. Oz Show'
Rodney Reed's execution has been postponed indefinitely after an outpouring of support including from some big names in Hollywood. Reed's brother, Rodrick, will be on the syndicated talk show "The Dr. Oz Show" to talk about the next steps in the case.
Two Bastrop ISD schools closed due to pipeline break
Bastrop Independent School District says that classes at Cedar Creek High School and Bluebonnet Elementary School have been canceled due to a pipeline break.
Days after new judge is assigned, Rodney Reed's lawyers file motion to withdraw him, assign new judge
Rodney Reed's attorneys have filed a motion to withdraw a judge recently assigned to his case in Bastrop County.
Kim Kardashian visits Rodney Reed in Texas prison
Kim Kardashian West is in Texas visiting death row inmate Rodney Reed.
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stays Rodney Reed's execution
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has issued a stay in the execution of Rodney Reed.
Texas parole board recommends delaying execution of Rodney Reed
The parole board on Friday unanimously recommended a 120-day reprieve for Rodney Reed.
A week from execution, Rodney Reed’s supporters gather in Bastrop
On Tuesday, a hearing that Rodney Reed's attorneys would use to try to void his execution was postponed, but it didn't stop a rally outside the Bastrop County District Attorney’s office Wednesday.
Appeals court cancels hearing in Rodney Reed case
Tuesday's decision delays answers as to whether Reed's execution for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites might be delayed or commuted.
Rally for Rodney Reed held in Bastrop County
Reed and his supporters believe Stites’ former fiance and ex-cop Jimmy Fennell is the real killer.