The Elgin Courier - serves Elgin, Texas, and wider Bastrop County. Founded by Miles Hill, the paper has been published weekly ...

The Elgin Courier - serves Elgin, Texas, and wider Bastrop County. Founded by Miles Hill, the paper has been published weekly ...

What began as a simple holiday tradition for two new Elgin residents has turned into an international Christmas collection. The home of Nancy and Charles Gilbert is filled with an assortment of 240 ...

Every brick in Elgin has a story to tell. Step back with the Courier and revisit the moments, memories and people ...

This column represents the thoughts and opinions of Dr. Ron Braley. This is NOT the opinion of the Courier. Recently, I reposted an “untold” Christmas story — a behind-the-scenes look at God’s peace ...

That 1700s Scots poem set to familiar music is often used to mark the end of something. In our culture, usually another year “for (the sake of) old times.” “Auld Lang Syne” became a U.S. tradition ...

ELGIN — Local FFA exhibitors will bring out their best for the Bastrop County Jr. Livestock Show, Jan. 10-11, at VFW Post 6115, 118 Old Sayers Road in Elgin. Doors open Friday at 4 p.m., 8 a.m.

Editor ’s note: The Courier periodically is running “In the Public Eye,” a series shining a spotlight on local elected leaders and community advocates. BASTROP — Dec. 1 marked a milestone for Bastrop ...

Drivers will no longer be required to get annual safety inspections beginning Jan. 1, the Texas Standard repor ted. However, drivers in the state’s 17 most populous counties will still be required to ...

A Bastrop County native and decorated veteran may soon be honored with a lasting tribute in his hometown. U.S. Rep. Michael Mc-Caul defended a bill on the House Floor Dec. 17 to rename the Bastrop ...