Amanda Cutshall

Editor's note: Click each headline to learn more. Stay in the know with five Bastrop-Cedar Creek updates, including lower home prices, a summer reading challenge benefiting nonprofits, Bastrop ISD STAAR gains, a free caregiver support group and proposed industrial park upgrades. 1. Bastrop-Cedar Creek home sales increase, prices dip in May May housing figures for Bastrop-Cedar Creek showed more homes sold year over year while prices dipped, according to Unlock MLS data.

Editor's note: This story is based on a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Community Impact will continue to follow the project and provide updates. Plans are underway for Smithville's first AutoZone. In a nutshell A May 27 state filing reveals plans for a 7,381-square-foot auto parts store on NW Loop 230. Construction on the $890,000 project is projected to start in January 2027 and finish in June 2027.

Bastrop County's newest emergency services district is one step closer to building a regional station as officials continue their effort to expand emergency medical coverage across the county. The overview Months ahead of schedule, Bastrop County Emergency Services District No. 3 will begin construction in September on a $2.5 million facility at 1811 Jasper St., Bastrop, that will serve as its regional station, according to a June 4 filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.