The Bastrop Chamber of Commerce presents the 2nd Annual Bastrop County Health Fair, to be held on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 10 a.m.

At Monday’s La Grange City Council meeting, City Manager Jack Thompson floated the idea of a new special property tax to pay for maintenance of the City Cemetery. Thompson brought up the idea during a preliminary discussion about next year’s City budget.

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State Senator Lois W. Kolkhorst will serve on the new Senate Special Committee on Hurricane and Tropical Storm Preparedness, Recovery, and Electricity. On Wednesday, July 17, 2024, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick appointed Kolkhorst to this role, when he announced this committee to examine current practices and provide recommendations in preparing for and recovering from hurricanes and tropical storms. The committee will place a particular focus on electric utility companies and steps that can be taken to ensure Texans have a more resilient electric distribution system. “I stand ready and grateful to serve on the newly-created Senate Special Committee on Hurricane and Tropical Storm Preparedness, Recovery, and Electricity as announced today by Lt. Governor Dan Patrick,” said Senator Kolkhorst. “Texans, especially those impacted by Hurricane Beryl, deserve answers and solutions so our state and the for-profit infrastructure companies are better prepared and fully equipped to take on the next hurricane. This is a serious challenge, especially given the failures we just witnessed by some of these for-profit infrastructure companies during Beryl. As a Gulf Coast state, it is not a question of if – but a question of when – the next storm hits us.”

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Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of June 9-15. Criminal Trespass On June 10, Officer MD Krenek responded to the 25 block of N.