Countywide · October 31, 2026
Early voting is over. Election Day is Tuesday
Polls are open 7 am to 7 pm on November 3. A voter can use any Election Day location in the county.
Election night
Results
Polls are open 7 am – 7 pm on Tuesday, November 3. The elections office has not reported votes.
Friday night
Scoreboard
- Bastrop 51–0 Elgin
- Cedar Creek 0–63 Anderson
- Elgin 0–51 Bastrop
- Smithville 43–6 Luling
Commissioners Court
What the court decided
The October 26 agenda is posted. The minutes are not, so the three decisions are not written yet.
Bastrop · November 1, 2026
Commissioners Court meets November 9
The fiscal year 2026–2027 order puts the next regular term on Monday, November 9, at the Pecan Street annex.
Elgin Courier · Elgin · October 31, 2026
Elgin suffers 51-0 attack by Bears
The Elgin Wildcat varsity football team fell 51-0 to the Bastrop Bears on the road on Friday, Oct. 30.
Around the county
All newsKXAN · October 29, 2026
How dangerous are construction zones?
Elgin Courier · Elgin · October 30, 2026
Stabbing reported at Elgin High School, suspect in custody
Community Impact · Bastrop · October 29, 2026
4 spooky-season movies hit Bastrop screens Oct. 30-31
Community Impact · October 29, 2026
CARTS to offer free Election Day rides
Headlines and links from Community Impact , KXAN and Elgin Courier . Stories open on their sites. Bastropia does not write or edit them.
This weekend
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Community · Bastrop
Bastrop Veterans Celebration and Classic Car Show
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Services and contactsBastrop County Commissioners Court · November 1, 2026
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Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management · October 31, 2026
Outdoor burning status
Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management · October 20, 2026
Emergency alerts need a signup
Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management · October 15, 2026
What a legal burn still has to follow
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