ATX-BAS: Impact 10/3/2025

Bastrop city officials and local experts are working together to identify unmapped flood hazards that may pose risks for community members and developers.

The details: A Project Identification Exercise was held June 25 at Bastrop City Hall to discuss protecting the floodplain, reducing runoff and maximizing long-term resilience, as developments continue throughout the area.

“Participants at the workshop shared recurring concerns about limited public understanding of floodplain management, development impacts and local drainage issues,” according to a report spurred by the workshop.

Officials noted that the workshop was necessary to prevent a moratorium on new development permits when a severe rain event happens—an action council members took in 2018-19 when previously undeveloped areas that had never flooded before were inundated with precipitation.

Mina Masonic Lodge in Bastrop is reeling in locals for its annual fall fundraiser. 

The details: A fish fry—consisting of catfish, fries, beans, coleslaw and hush puppies—will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 601 Main St., Bastrop.

“When you participate in our fundraiser, you're investing directly in your community's future,” Christoper Conrad, a junior steward with Mina Masonic Lodge, told Community Impact in an email. “Mina Masonic Lodge proudly enables and supports a wide variety of community programs and initiatives that touch lives across Bastrop and beyond.”

Those programs and initiatives include: 

• Educational programs in local schools 
• Health and wellness initiatives
• Scholarship opportunities for students 
• Food security efforts 
• Recognition programs that celebrate community members