Bastrop /tags/bastrop Bastrop en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:09:51 GMT Texas gives Elon Musk’s SpaceX $17.3M to expand site near Austin /business/2025-03-13/texas-grant-spacex-starlink-elon-musk-semiconductor-austin-bastrop Starlink, a division of Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX that provides satellite internet service across the world, received the second largest grant in a new state fund meant to support the semiconductor business in Texas. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:09:51 GMT /business/2025-03-13/texas-grant-spacex-starlink-elon-musk-semiconductor-austin-bastrop Lauren McGaughy Elon Musk’s head is in DC. The heart of his business empire is in Texas � and it’s growing. /austin/2025-02-12/elon-musk-doge-texas-business-x-spacex-boring-snailbrook-grow-expand 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 10:00:00 GMT /austin/2025-02-12/elon-musk-doge-texas-business-x-spacex-boring-snailbrook-grow-expand Lauren McGaughy For Juneteenth, Bastrop residents sew their history into quilts /education/2024-06-18/for-juneteenth-bastrop-residents-sew-their-history-into-quilts A new exhibit at the Bastrop County African American Cultural Center tells the stories of families descended from local freedom colonies, which were founded by formerly enslaved people after emancipation. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:01:00 GMT /education/2024-06-18/for-juneteenth-bastrop-residents-sew-their-history-into-quilts Olivia Aldridge Reading is the reward: Bastrop ISD sees benefits after installing book vending machines in schools /education/2024-01-09/reading-is-the-reward-bastrop-isd-sees-benefits-after-installing-book-vending-machines-in-schools Bluebonnet Elementary used a grant from the Bastrop Education Foundation to buy a book vending machine. Educators say it has helped students get excited about reading. Tue, 09 Jan 2024 11:01:00 GMT /education/2024-01-09/reading-is-the-reward-bastrop-isd-sees-benefits-after-installing-book-vending-machines-in-schools Becky Fogel Powder Keg Pine Fire in Bastrop is still burning, but mostly contained /energy-environment/2023-08-02/powder-keg-pine-fire-in-bastrop-is-50-contained-but-still-burning The fire had grown to 100 acres as of Wednesday. The National Weather Service issued a red flag alert, however, warning low humidity and high winds could cause fires to spread quickly. Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:17:37 GMT /energy-environment/2023-08-02/powder-keg-pine-fire-in-bastrop-is-50-contained-but-still-burning Haya Panjwani Wildfire near Bastrop State Park forced evacuations Tuesday /energy-environment/2023-08-01/wildfire-near-bastrop-state-park-forces-nearby-evacuations Video posted to Twitter shows black smoke billowing next to Parabellum Research, a small arms manufacturer. Tue, 01 Aug 2023 20:01:25 GMT /energy-environment/2023-08-01/wildfire-near-bastrop-state-park-forces-nearby-evacuations Andy Jechow Rodney Reed pleads before U.S. Supreme Court for DNA testing that might establish his innocence /crime-justice/2022-10-11/rodney-reed-pleads-before-u-s-supreme-court-for-dna-testing-that-might-establish-his-innocence The nation’s high court heard arguments Tuesday on whether Reed can seek DNA testing of crucial evidence in the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites in Bastrop County. Tue, 11 Oct 2022 23:17:44 GMT /crime-justice/2022-10-11/rodney-reed-pleads-before-u-s-supreme-court-for-dna-testing-that-might-establish-his-innocence Roxanna Asgarian Bastrop's Land-Use Revisions Aim To Cater To New Development, While Maintaining Authenticity /energy-environment/2019-04-10/bastrops-land-use-revisions-aim-to-cater-to-new-development-while-maintaining-authenticity Bastrop residents and city staff got their first look at ideas to help mitigate the city's flooding problems at the Transportation and Drainage Rodeo on� Thu, 11 Apr 2019 00:14:49 GMT /energy-environment/2019-04-10/bastrops-land-use-revisions-aim-to-cater-to-new-development-while-maintaining-authenticity DaLyah Jones How An Unpaid Bill For Fencing Led To The Eviction Of An Unwitting Bastrop Man /texas/2018-12-12/how-an-unpaid-bill-for-fencing-led-to-the-eviction-of-an-unwitting-bastrop-man From Texas Standard:Frank Vickers of Bastrop was on the couch watching “Jeopardy!� when there was a knock on the door. Before he could get up, a Bastrop� Wed, 12 Dec 2018 20:47:04 GMT /texas/2018-12-12/how-an-unpaid-bill-for-fencing-led-to-the-eviction-of-an-unwitting-bastrop-man Joy Diaz Bastrop Extends Its Moratorium On Development For 6 More Months /texas/2018-11-16/bastrop-extends-its-moratorium-on-development-for-6-more-months The Bastrop City Council voted last night to extend a moratorium on development through May 21, 2019. City leaders voted to put a 90-day pause on new� Fri, 16 Nov 2018 16:36:36 GMT /texas/2018-11-16/bastrop-extends-its-moratorium-on-development-for-6-more-months Syeda Carrillo