Bastrop County

Fire operations continue to contain the fire which has burned more than 700 acres. Those that were evacuated have been allowed to return home.

According to a National Low Income Housing Coalition report, the Austin-Round Rock area is the most expensive area in all of Texas.

The incident happened at the university's Stengl "Lost Pines" Biological Station in Smithville.

Due to economic impacts, more veterans are needing financial assistance and organizations throughout Texas are stepping in to help.

The construction projects were approved as part of a $183 million bond vote last year.

Back to school is just around the corner, and Del Valle is the first district in the area to kick off classes, on Tuesday, August 9.

Travis County authorities are investigating after a 20-year-old shot and killed his stepfather in Elgin.

Roy Franks is accused of inappropriately touching two children while they were enrolled at Cedar Creek High School.

Hundreds gathered Saturday for one of the longest running festivals in Texas, the 73rd Annual McDade Watermelon Festival.

It will include lots of fun activities like the Sweatin’ Melons 5K, watermelon eating contest, watermelon seed spitting contest, a car show, live music, mule-drawn carriage rides, and more.

The sheriff's office said there was indication that Davis has been active in the Bastrop community, working with youth sports events, specifically as a youth basketball trainer.

Travis County Fire Rescue and the Austin Fire Department responded to the fire at SH 71 and the county line.

The celebration kicks off at 8 a.m. July 2 with the Run, White & Blue 5K through the streets of Bastrop, with the festival following at noon in Fisherman's Park.

According to the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management, the fire started near Gotier Trace and South Old Potato Road around 2 p.m. Monday. Around 15-20 homes were evacuated for a couple of hours as a precaution.

Air temperatures are expected between 102 and 107 and the peak heat index is expected between 105 and 110.

The three men, wearing masks, spent a little more than 30 minutes on the property gathering dogs. They can be seen tossing the animals over a fence.

A heat advisory is in effect for Monday, June 6 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. due to high temperatures.

Multiple Central Texas counties are under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 11 p.m. tonight.

The list of teachers included in the state task force includes a middle school teacher in Bastrop and an elementary school teacher in Round Rock.