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Check out 5 of the latest development stories in Bastrop County

 
Recent development news in Bastrop County includes the opening of the largest medical cannabis facility in Texas and a planned 400-acre mixed-use development. Read about these projects and more below.

Feasibility studies OK’d for hotel, convention center, hospital: Bastrop City Council approved $102,000 in contracts Dec. 9 for feasibility studies that will gauge the viability of proposed projects as part of Bastrop West.

Texas' largest medical cannabis facility opens in Bastrop: Bastrop is now home to the largest medical cannabis facility in Texas. Texas Original, which relocated its headquarters to Bastrop, expanded from a 7,700-square-foot spot to a 75,000-square-foot facility—nearly 10 times its previous space—where the cannabis is sungrown, according to a news release.

Retail center heads to Bastrop’s Adelton community: Developers have announced plans for a retail center in Adelton, marking a major step toward delivering the first shops and services for the mixed-use, master-planned community in Bastrop. Construction will begin in mid-2027.

 
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Seafood, wine and smoothies: Check out 15 Bastrop-area business updates

From seafood to a new wine bar and more, here are the latest business updates in the Bastrop-Cedar Creek area.

Now open: Dockside BTX
Owners Josh Nguyen and John Gross offer a curated menu at the former Cedar’s Mediterranean Grill spot, featuring seafood boils and fried foods, and plan to expand it in the coming weeks.

  • 904 College St., Bastrop

Coming soon: The Birdsong Bar and Patio
Owners Brittany and Kyle Stinson are opening a come-as-you-are hub that will feature pool tables, arcade games, a book and game nook, and patio games.
  • 1200 N.E. Loop 230, Smithville

In the news: Bastrop Chamber of Commerce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce awarded the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce a five-star accreditation, placing the Bastrop chamber in the top 2% of chambers of commerce nationwide.
  • 927 Main St., Bastrop

Closings: Garcia’s Mexican Food Restaurant
The eatery offered breakfast, lunch and dinner plates alongside a full bar featuring margaritas, cocktails and beers.
  • 747 State Hwy 71, Ste. B-600
 

YOUR WEEKEND TO-DO LIST

Check out these weekend events across the metro area.

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Austin  |  Dec. 25, 11-a.m.-7 p.m.

Christmas All-Day Brunch

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Georgetown  |  Dec. 27, 6-8:30 p.m.

A Night of Yin, Sound and Reflection

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Austin  |  Through Dec. 28

Rockin’ Around the Rooftops Holiday Bar Crawl

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Lakeway  |  Through Jan. 1, nightly from 6 p.m. to midnight

Trail of Lights

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Austin  |  Through Jan. 3, 5:45-7:45 p.m. (entry times)

Luminations

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Bastrop  |  Through Jan. 5, dusk-10 p.m.

Bastrop Christmas Tree Lighting and River of Lights

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In Your Community
We Are Blood, local YMCAs host annual Winter Blood Drive Challenge Dec. 22-31

We Are Blood is teaming up the Greater Austin YMCA and YMCA of Central Texas to host the fifth annual Winter Blood Drive Challenge.

What's happening: The end-of-year challenge, taking place from Dec. 22 through Dec. 31, aims to combat a decline in blood donations during the holidays due to travel, school and office closures, and weather. Despite a usual drop in donations this time of year, demand throughout the 10-county region served by We Are Blood often increases, according to a news release.

The details: Multiple YMCA locations across the Austin area will participate in the blood drive challenge. The location with the highest number of donations will win the challenge, taking home a trophy and earning bragging rights for a year.

Donors who participate will receive a We Are Blood sweatshirt and do not have to be YMCA members.

 

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