Unlike some Texas towns overly eager to reinvent themselves, Smithville, located some 45 minutes east of Austin off Texas 71, ...

Explore a variety of outdoor parks in Bastrop County offering a splash pad, playgrounds, sports courts, nature trails, picnic ...

The Bastrop City Council discussed a code amendment that would create a permitting process to cut down trees on private ...

In addition to $22 microchipping, officials will offer free rabies shots and other low-cost pet wellness services.

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Elon Musk’s influence is vast in Texas, the state both he and his companies call home. He’s funding schools and wading into ...

Ducks Unlimited, a nonprofit national organization that manages wetlands and habitat conservations, is working with Texas Parks and Wildlife ... Components of a Bastrop County home’s rain ...

AND IN PICKENS COUNTY, THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR A MISSING WOMAN WHO WAS CAMPING AT TABLE ROCK STATE PARK. PEOPLE FROM THE ... the area and was later found in Texas by the Bastrop County Sheriff's ...

We’re on the cusp of another spring turkey season in Texas. Depending on where you hunt, the show may have already begun. Texas is a massive state with multiple spring turkey hunting zones — North, ...

It is going to be a good season, but we need rain,” said Jason Hardin, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wild turkey ... and all or parts of 10 counties along the I-35 corridor, Bastrop, Caldwell, ...