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We strike water!
Oct 24th
Jimmy’s Well Service of Bastrop, Texas brought their water drilling rig to our land at 1191 Shiloh Road, Cedar Creek, TX 78612 and drilled a 380′ water well that came in at an awesome flow of 60 gallons per minute (gpm). Normally wells come in around 15-30 gpm so this was an exceptional result.
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KVET’s Bucky and Bob Show comes to Baxters on Main 2
Dec 16th
This is the full 40 minute video of Bob Cole and Bucky Godbolt from KVET appearing at Baxters on Main in Bastrop, Texas on Friday, August 1, 2008. Ronnie Macdonald, Bastrop County Judge, and Terry Orr, Bastrop Mayor, stepped up to the mic on this early morning Austin radio talk show. Click on the link below to play.
KVET’s Bucky and Bob Show comes to Baxters on Main
Oct 1st
Bob Cole and Bucky Godbolt brought the KVET traveling show to Bastrop, TX on August 1, 2008. We’re going to run a 5 part series on this event starting with their interview with Bastrop County Judge Ronnie Macdonald. Much more to come in the coming days.
Bastrop Chamber Candidate meet up
Aug 3rd
High Definition Video of the candidates meetup
Audio Podcast of the Candidates meetup
Bastrop Chamber of Commerce Political Forum
Tue, Feb 26 2008 in Bastrop, 4:00 pm to 6:45 pm
Sponsored by the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee. At First National Bank, 489 Hwy 71 W. Voters were able to come meet and hear from candidates for local, state-wide and federal offices.
BastropBuilder.com has contacted Cable Channel 10 in Bastrop and Bastrop Access TV has agreed to carry this video and the video from the Democratic meetup in Elgin from Sunday February 24. Check back on this website for dates and times.
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Chamber Candidate Forum audio [73:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadBastrop Democrat candidates speak in Elgin
Feb 27th
Bastrop’s Democatic candidates spoke at an outside event at Elgin’s main downtown park on Sunday, Feb. 24.
Democratic Links
Feb 27th
Democratic Links
Request a Voter Registration Application
Solicite una Aplicacion de Registro del Votante en Espanol
Candidates
Woodie Jones for Chief Justice of the Third Court of Appeals
Larry Joe Doherty for Congress
Dan Grant for Congress
Judge Susan Criss for Texas Supreme Court
Ernie Bogart for District Judge
Chris Duggan for District Judge
Dock Jackson for County Commissioner Pct. 1
Elected Officials
US Representative Lloyd Doggett
State Representative Robby Cook
Justice Diane Henson
Justice Jan Patterson
Political Organizations
Bastrop County Democratic Party
HouseDemocrats.gov
Texas Democratic Party
Woman’s National Democratic Club
Texas Democratic Women
Texas Coalition of Black Democrats
Young Democrats of America
Texas Young Democrats
Progressive Democrats of America
Progressive Populist Caucus of the Texas Democratic Party
MoveOn.org
The Misleader
People for the American Way
Government Organizations
Texas Legislature
Federal Election Commission
Lost Pines Groundwater District
U.S. House
U.S. Senate
Media
Air America
Democratic Talk Radio
Resources
United States Constitution
Texas Constitution
Envision Central Texas
Crawford Peace House
TransTexas Corridor Watch
The Bastrop Democrats roadmap to the election
Feb 25th
Texas Independence Birthday Party!!!
Sunday, March 2 will be the date of the Bastrop Democrats first large fundraising event for the party in 2008 at Baxters on Main in Bastrop. Tickets are $35 per person. Click here to see and print a flyer that will fill in the details for you. Sign up you, your family, your company, your neighbors and your friends to celebrate the candidates, the voters and the public servants. Congressman Lloyd Doggett will be the special guest. Bastrop Democrats are seeking your sponsorship so that they can provide year ’round support for their growing base of Democratic voters in Bastrop County.
BastropBuilder will be videotaping the event and you can see it here, on BATV (Bastrop Access TV), Austin Access TV, and on this blog. BastropBuilder will see you there!!
March 4, 2008
Texas Presidential Primary
7am – 7pm
Precinct Voting Polls
Bastrop County
Click here to see list of voting locations
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County Precinct Caucuses
7:15 pm at your
Precinct Voting Poll in
Bastrop County. Click here to see a list of Precinct Caucus Locations. They are the same as the precinct voting locations. Cast your vote again for the presidential candidate of your choice, by electing delegates pledged to him/her and likely needed to win the nomination.
Turn out may be large with long lines to vote after the polls close. The caucuses will start as soon as the last voter casts his/her ballot. Be there to support your candidate and offer your resolutions to be considered for inclusion in the party platform. See you there!
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After the caucus, come to Baxters Restaurant downtown where all Democrats are welcomed to meet for an after-election gathering to watch results at the Bastrop Advertiser (just behind the Baxter’s patio) and celebrate the election winners. Baxter’s has graciously agreed to provide grilled burgers and a bar at reasonable rates for hungry election workers. Join us to watch the returns and enjoy the company.
March 29, 2008
Bastrop County Democratic Convention
Aqua Water Conf. Rm
Bastrop, TX
June 5 – 7, 2008
Texas State Democratic Convention
Austin, TX
August 25 – 28, 2008
Democratic National
Convention
Denver, CO
November 4, 2008
U. S. Presidential Election
7am – 7pm
Precinct Voting Polls
Bastrop County
Interview – Skip Wobus running for Bastrop County Sheriff
Feb 23rd
Skip Wobus is running for Bastrop County Sheriff on the Democratic ticket. He has 23 years in law enforcement and 20 years in the Bastrop County Sheriffs office. Skip aims to keep pace with Bastrop’s rapid growth and proliferating subdivisions with expensive housing. On Saturday, Feb. 16th Rose Carter will be throwing a “meet and greet” campaign party for Skip at 1325 Hwy 304.
Skip discusses growth, manpower changes, burglary and theft, and terrorism issues in this wide ranging interview.
Click here for Skip’s interview:
Interview with Democrat Sheriff candidate Wayne Smith
Feb 23rd
Wayne Smith, running on the Democratic ticket for Bastrop County Sheriff, talks to Bastrop Builder about the issues facing Bastrop County in crime and law enforcement. Wayne is a Viet Nam vet with a strong business background. He worked as a Special Agent for the US Embassy in Thailand and served locally as a Justice of the Peace.
Wayne would increase drug enforcement in Bastrop County, would improve morale in the Sheriffs Department, and promote better rapport between the public and the Sheriffs Department.
Click here for the Wayne Smith podcast interview:
The Bastrop Community Calendar
Oct 11th
10/14/2006
Pine Street Market Days
Details: Antiques – Handcraft – Pottery – Woodcraft – Plants – Carnival & Depression Glass. Takes place on Pine Street Between Main and Water Street. Market Days have booths set up on both sides of Pine Street between Main and Water Street. The street is blocked off for vehicle traffic.
For more information:
Phone: 512-303-623310/16/2006
Volunteer Meeting for Holiday Musical
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Details: Even if you don’t want to be on stage, but would like to participate in this years HOLIDAY MUSICAL, there are many volunteer positions available. The production will be very large and is growing every day. We need team players. All levels of talent and dedication are needed, from people who have as little as one evening to commit, to those who would like to be in charge of an aspect of the productions. If you’d like to volunteer, please arrive at the Bastrop Opera House at 711 Springs street 5:30 p.m. or contact Engela at 303-5516.
For more information:
Contact Person: Engela Edwards Phone: 303-5516 E-Mail: info@easytheatre.com
Web Site: easytheatre.com/boh-info.html10/16/2006
Adult Auditions for Holiday Musical
Time: 8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Details: AUDITIONS for the Holiday Musical, Bastrop Opera House, 711 Spring Street. Monday, October 16, ADULTS – 8:00 until 10:00 p.m. Arrive 15 minutes early. Rehearsals start Tuesday, October 17 at 7 p.m. Some roles are already cast. We need actors, singers, dancers, comedians, puppet masters, magicians, musicians, choirs, and more. You don’t need to be able to do it all. We’re looking for primary characters, supporting characters, and specialty acts. This is a large cast show. If you’d like to be a soloist or novelty act, please bring 1 minute of a prepared piece. The musical is about the townspeople of Bastrop staging a Christmas Pageant in the 1890s, complete with carols, nativity, and Santa. The show is a rollicking frolicking Holiday-Musical-Comedy from the creators of Marvelous Matriculation Musical and Dancin’ Café, john daniels, jr. & Engela Edwards. This is a production of the Bastrop Opera House Spring Street Players, and is not a dinner theatre production. Show dates are Fridays and Saturdays – December 1-16, 2006.
For more information:
Contact Person: Engela Edwards Phone: 303-5516 E-Mail: info@easytheatre.com
Web Site: easytheatre.com/boh-info.html
The Bastrop Community Calendar of upcoming events at the Bastrop Texas Network.
Bastrop Builder Blog heats up
Oct 7th
With the Longhorns down 10–7 in the Red River Shootout at half time, I’m busy creating a blog. What the heck, it’s better than watching commercials.
If you need a builder, architect or engineer give us a call (512.581.9617) and we’ll help you choose from the counties best builders, designers, and engineers.
The Bastrop Builder Blog is written by Paul Terry Walhus, award winning Urban Planner, Architect, and Web Developer. Paul is a resident of Bastrop County and is developing a 15 acre tract on Shiloh road with two large homes (3,200 sf and 4,400 sf), currently it has no address pending the completion of an all weather driveway.
Coming soon! Your complete guide to developing a subdivision in Bastrop County. This is a guide based on experience and will tell the tale of a real subdivision development project.
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