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While Elon Musk is publicly making a big deal about moving to Texas and cozying up to the governor, behind the scenes his tunnel-building venture, Boring Co, is wrangling with local authorities in the state over a host of seemingly mundane permitting issues.

Tahitian Village sits about half a mile away from the Colorado River. When it rains, culverts in the area pour water into the neighborhood.

Bastrop County grew by more than 23,100 residents in 10 years, to a total of 95,822, representing a 31% hike in population, according to the Census.

Commissioners: Bastrop County Confederate monuments to stay in place on the courthouse grounds until a relocation and funding plan is finalized.

The Commissioners Court’s decision to unanimously approve the development agreement comes two weeks after the court created the Double Eagle Ranch PID.

Egypt was added for this year’s competition. “We’re grateful for Camp Swift to host this (event) and for the county to support it,” said Bastrop County Judge Paul Pape. “(It’s) becoming quite an international event.” In the past, the Best Warrior Competition has included a road march, an obstacle course, the use of combat arms, a land navigation exercise, activities to demonstrate proficiency in various warrior tasks, writing an essay and appearing before a board that reviews pers...

International Best Warrior military competition set for Bastrops Camp Swift Cameron Drummond, Austin American-Statesman © SARAH ACOSTA/AMERICAN-STATESMAN Texas Army National Guardsmen Michael Key competed in the 2014 Best Warrior Competition at Camp Swift in Bastrop. The 2021 edition of the Best Warrior Competition will take place at Camp Swift this week. An international military competition featuring armed forces members from Chile, the Czech Republic, Egypt and Texas will ...

The Bastrop County Commissioners Court on Monday approved a new location to house a pair of Confederate monuments that sit on the courthouses grounds after a months-long process to find the obelisk and headstone a new home. The Commissioners Court approved the relocation by a 3-2 vote, with commissioners Donna Snowden and Mark Meuth dissenting. The monuments — an obelisk erected in 1910 by a local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and a granite headstone erected in 1964 b...