Recent government news includes the ongoing dissolution process of the Hunters Crossing Public Improvement District and a rejected construction proposal for improvements to the Bastrop County Courthouse and Jail Complex.  

Bastrop County rejects $9.8M bid for courthouse work

Bastrop County rejected an approximately $9.8 million construction proposal for projects to the Bastrop County Courthouse and Jail Complex during a Dec. 22 meeting.

Dissolution of Hunters Crossing PID underway in Bastrop

During a Dec. 9 meeting, Bastrop City Council approved a master transfer agreement that will transfer lots—which contain property such as trails, green space, sports fields, a pool, a basketball court, other play areas, drainage pathways and detention ponds—from the Hunters Crossing Local Government Corp. to the city of Bastrop.

Bastrop officials plan new development code system

Bastrop city officials continue to signal that the Bastrop Building Block, or B3, Code will soon be replaced with the Bastrop Development Code—a framework that is expected to better guide future growth by ensuring regulations are “clearer, simpler and more predictable to administer.”

ATI Physical Therapy, a provider focused on treating joint and muscle conditions, is slated to open in the Burleson Crossing East development in Bastrop in spring 2026.

The details: The 2,500-square-foot location—scheduled to begin construction on March 20 and be completed by May 22—will cost approximately $360,000 to build out. 

The project involves constructing a new interior wall to divide the space, making interior changes, upgrading lighting and electrical systems, adding or improving plumbing and air conditioning, and finishing the space to ensure it’s ready for use.

• Burleson Crossing East, 663 W. Hwy. 71, Bastrop

Hundreds of Texas private schools have been approved to participate in the state’s new education savings account program, per a map released by the state comptroller in early January.

The overview: As of press time, 775 private schools and prekindergarten providers had been approved to accept education savings accounts, or ESAs. There are over 1,300 accredited private schools in the state, according to the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission. 

Of the approved schools, there are:

• 233 schools in the Houston area
• 195 schools in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
• 94 schools in the San Antonio area
• 70 schools in the Austin area