A 100-acre grass fire near Bastrop State Park that forced the evacuation of nearby residents for several hours on Tuesday was 65% contained, officials said Wednesday. A county official said she had ...

BASTROP - Todd McClanahan surveys the fire-blackened tree trunks poking out of a thick carpet of ash, a normally green world turned black and gray. "You should have seen it in color," says McClanahan, ...

BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A wildfire in Bastrop County has burned around 100 acres as of Wednesday morning. The fire started Tuesday afternoon in the area of Highway 71 and Harmon Road. The ...

Multiple agencies contained a wildfire in the northwest part of Bastrop State Park, said Bastrop City Officials Saturday evening. They said the fire never threatened any structures or people.

BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — An “extremely active” wildfire in Bastrop County started causing mandatory evacuations Sunday, according to county officials. Several residents are still away from their ...

Retired Army Lt. Col. Doris Williams stands in front of Bastrop's Kerr Community Center, once known as the "Black USO" during World War II. It is now home to the Bastrop County African American ...

BASTROP, Texas — From a hilltop known as "The Scenic Outlook," Nicholas McClendon scanned thousands of acres of Central Texas until he spotted something familiar: the green crown of a pine tree. "That ...

All but about 100 acres of the 6,000-acre Bastrop State Park have been blackened by fire, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department says, and they’ve posted this video to show why. With surprising ...