Officers suspended for tampering with documents after deadly shooting
BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — A lieutenant and sergeant with the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Department were demoted and suspended for tampering with records following a deadly shooting involving one of their...
View ArticleACLU continues push to rid schools of Tasers, pepper spray
BASTROP (KXAN) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and other organizations are hearing from a central Texas community after a school resource officer used a Taser on a high school student...
View ArticleAutopsy report indicates Yvette Smith was shot twice by deputy
A woman who was shot and killed by a Bastrop County Sheriff’s deputy last month, was shot twice, according to an autopsy report. The report indicates Yvette Smith, 47, was shot in the left lower...
View ArticleMan leads police on 4-county chase through Central Texas
BELL COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A man led police on an hour-long chase through four Central Texas counties Friday morning. Department of Public Safety troopers attempted to pull the man over in Bastrop...
View ArticleBastrop recovery team reaches milestone in rebuilding effort after fires
BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — Renae Reed and her husband Harold are now the proud new owners of a two-bedroom, two-bath home in Bastrop County. Their fire was destroyed during the 2011 wildfires. Since then,...
View ArticleRats! Rodent population exploding in Bastrop County
BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — The wildfires that decimated parts of Bastrop County more than two years ago are now fueling an explosive increase in the rat and mouse population. “Some homeowners are being...
View ArticleFire detection cameras could make their way into Austin neighborhoods
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Wildfires in western Travis County in 2011 destroyed dozens of homes and damaged several more. Other large fires that year also destroyed homes in Oak Hill, Spicewood, and Bastrop....
View ArticleSettlement reached in suits following 2011 Bastrop fires
BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — Many of the lawsuits filed against Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative following the 2011 Bastrop Complex fires have been settled, company officials said. “Bluebonnet’s insurance...
View ArticleAs drought worsens in region, Bastrop eyes future water options
BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — People living in Bastrop will get a chance to hear the city’s options Wednesday on how they’ll get water in the future. Regardless of the choice, it will cost taxpayers millions...
View ArticleChase through Bastrop/Travis counties lands two in hospital
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two people are hospitalized after leading deputies on a two-county chase late Tuesday night. At about 11:30 p.m., Bastrop County deputies noticed a car speeding at 90 mph on FM 812,...
View ArticleCrews scour lake bed for missing plane during exercise
BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — As the world continues to watch the search for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, search and rescue crews closer to home are preparing for a similar scenario. But large jets...
View ArticleOne dead in Bastrop County crash
One person is dead following a three vehicle crash east of Bastrop Saturday afternoon. Texas Department of Public Safety officials said a person was … More » Continue reading →
View ArticleTotal lunar eclipse visible tonight in Texas
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Late tonight, Central Texans will have a rare opportunity to check out a total lunar eclipse, and what some call a blood moon. You may be a bit sleep deprived tomorrow, but the view...
View ArticleJewelry burglary suspect’s truck shows several shots fired
ELGIN, Texas (KXAN) — KXAN News got the first look at the truck burglary suspect Robert Trevino was driving the night he was killed during what police say was a jewelry store break-in. Trevino died...
View ArticleBarricaded man prompts SWAT to return to Bastrop County home
BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — SWAT officers in Bastrop County returned to a home Tuesday in an attempt to arrest a man who has barricaded himself on the property. Beau Awtrey, 26, was on the 7-acre...
View ArticleTexas Rangers complete investigation into Cedar Creek High tasing
BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Texas Rangers have finished their investigation into the case where a Cedar Creek High School teen, Noe Rivera, was tased by a Bastrop County Sheriff’s deputy last...
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Guardian EMS merges with Georgetown-based Allegiance Ambulance
GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) – A controversial private EMS provider which lost a recent contract bid to continue providing services in Bastrop County has merged with Allegiance Ambulance out of Georgetown,...
View Article2 dead, 1 injured in Smithville shootings
SMITHVILLE, Texas (KXAN) – Smithville police are investigating a series of shootings Sunday afternoon. Smithville Police Chief Rudy Supak says the suspect shot and killed a man driving a truck. The...
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