ATX-BAS: Impact 10/14/2025

Bastrop City Council will consider an approximately $1.7 million construction contract with Texas Materials Group for the rehabilitation of Childers Drive, Farm Street, Linden Street and Water Street during a special meeting Oct. 14. 

The details: Texas Materials Group was the lowest bidder, as five other bids were received, including: 

• Blacksmith Ventures, $2.7 million 
• Alpha Paving Industries, $2.4 million 
• Lonestar Paving, $2.3 million 
• LCR Total Transport, $2.2 million 
• Bennet Paving, $2.2 million 

Mutt’s Last Stand in Smithville is offering a new space for area residents to cheer on their favorite sports team, enjoy live music and more. 

The details: Nicole and Dave Stanley opened the icehouse in early August and highlighted the public reception their latest venture has received to date. 

Notable quote: “We’re here all day every day, and it’s been pretty great,” Nicole Stanley told Community Impact. “This is a no-frills type of place. We just want everybody to come and do whatever they do that makes them happy—whether that’s drinking beer or getting up and playing their guitar for an impromptu set.”  

• 205 N.E. Loop 230, Smithville

A pro bono clinic in Southwest Austin is teaching children and youth with neuromotor disabilities how to walk and regain movement while training the next generation of physical therapists.

Since 2016, the Pro Bono Neuroplasticity Clinic at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences' Austin campus has provided free physical therapy to under- or uninsured families of children with cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, and other central nervous system conditions.

The pediatric clinic provides hands-on experience for physical therapy students while offering high-demand care for a growing number of families in the Austin area, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences staff said.

The overview: A handful of children and teenage patients visit the clinic multiple times a week to receive physical therapy services provided by students and faculty. The clinic helps patients foster independence by learning how to walk and improving their motor skills, said Sheila Brose, a physical therapy faculty lab instructor.

The impact: The clinic is an important resource for families who couldn’t otherwise afford physical therapy services, Brose said.