Tuesday, November 10, 2026

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Guide

New to Bastrop County

Utilities, trash day, tax dates, and which commissioner covers your road — the desk notes neighbors ask for first.

First week

Checklist

  • Register for Warn Central Texas so closings and weather hit your phone.
  • Find your commissioner on the county precinct map before you need a road fix.
  • Start Bluebonnet or city electric, and Aqua or city water, before the movers arrive.
  • Open the trash map for your city — or arrange rural hauling if you are outside city limits.
  • Bookmark the burn-ban page; it can flip the same day.
  • Join the Bastropia Facebook group for neighbor tips the desk has not filed yet.

Representation

Who your commissioner is

County roads, precinct budgets, and a lot of land-use fights run through Commissioners Court. Find your precinct on the county map.

Dock Jackson

County Judge-elect. Won the Nov. 3, 2026 race. Takes office with the new term in January 2027. Confirm the current office line on the county page until then.

(512) 581-7100 County site

Power and water

Utilities

Most of the county is Bluebonnet Electric and Aqua Water. Inside city limits, start with that city’s utility desk.

Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative

Electric service for much of the county

Website

Aqua Water Supply

Customer service and the 24-hour leak line.

Lobby 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, closed 12 to 1. The counter is at 415 Old Austin Highway.

(512) 303-3943 Website

City utility and water notices

City water questions go to that city hall

Website

Pickup day

Trash and recycling

The pickup day follows the route. Cedar Creek, McDade, and Paige are outside these three city routes.

Bastrop trash and recycling

Texas Disposal Systems posts the route map and the pickup dates. Questions go to the utility lobby.

Utility lobby and drive-thru, Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4 pm. Stand in line at 600 Spring Street.

(512) 332-8830 Schedule

Elgin trash and recycling

The day depends on the route. The city posts the 2026 trash and recycling calendar.

(512) 281-5724 Schedule

Smithville trash and recycling

Texas Disposal Systems map and schedule. Bulk pickup is TDS at (844) 873-7734. City questions stay at the utilities line.

(512) 237-3282 Schedule

Calendar

Tax dates

Bastrop County follows the usual Texas property-tax calendar. The Tax Assessor-Collector bills; the appraisal district handles value and exemptions.

January 31

Taxes for the prior year are due. Pay by this date to avoid penalty and interest under the Texas Tax Code.

February 1

Unpaid taxes become delinquent. Penalty and interest start accruing.

April 30

Homestead and other exemption applications for the current tax year are due at the appraisal district (confirm the year’s form).

May–July

Appraisal notices and protest windows run on the appraisal district’s calendar. Watch mail from CAD.

Neighbors

Still stuck?

The Bastropia Facebook group (98 members) is faster for “who hauls trash on my road” questions. Official emergencies stay on 911 and the phone list.

County development tracker Send a tip or photo Burn ban

Checked 2026-11-10. Office hours and routes change. The linked city, county, and utility pages are the authority.