Check out the top five stories from Bastrop ISD in 2025. 

1. Bastrop ISD receives D in newly released 2022-23 TEA accountability ratings

2. Bastrop ISD passes balanced budget, teacher, staff compensation increases for 2025-26

3. Adelton construction completed; work on other campuses underway in Bastrop ISD

4. Bastrop ISD to start 2025-26 school year earlier: what you need to know

5. Family-owned child care facility operated by first responders opens in Bastrop

Construction of Wildlife Rescue of Central Texas’ first facility is steadily progressing.

The details: The facility is located on 2 acres of land, which was donated through the Lost Pines Animal Alliance, according to Wildlife Rescue of Central Texas officials.

“The property will house a building for wildlife care, and outdoor enclosures to accommodate wild animals preparing for release back into the wild,” officials said in a statement posted to the Wildlife Rescue of Central Texas website.

The outlook: Wildlife Rescue of Central Texas, established in 2024, installed its rehabilitation building, a prefabricated shell, in November, and is now actively completing work on the parking lot, a detention pond, fencing the property and constructing prerelease outdoor enclosures. 

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This November, Texas voters approved 17 constitutional amendments, also known as state propositions. Here’s what’s next for some of those propositions and what they mean for Texans.

The overview: Texas voters authorized the state to spend $1 billion annually on water supply funding, totaling $20 billion over a two-decade period, through Proposition 4. Funding will flow into the Texas Water Fund, a state account created in 2023 to help finance water projects.

However, state law requires that the money does not begin moving into the water fund until September 2027, and it will not be available for grants until 2029. Until then, state agencies, water utilities and local organizations will need to plan for funding, adjust rules and processes to align with recent state laws and update Texas’ water and flood plans, according to the Texas Water Foundation.

More details: Texas homeowners were set to see expanded property tax breaks on their 2025 tax bills under Propositions 11 and 13. Four other property tax exemptions approved by voters will take effect Jan. 1.