90 Plus Years Old?

Call or email Elsie Williams with the following information or fill out the form before March 1, 2022. These individuals will be recognized during the sesquicentennial and will be included in interviews with the Elgin Oral Histories group. Elsie Williams:...

Bastrop County Freedom Colonies Exhibit Opening This Weekend

Bastrop County Freedom Colonies exhibit will open at the Depot Museum on Saturday, January 22, from 12 to 4 pm. See their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/elgin.depot, for more information and updates. This exhibit will be available throug...

COVID19 Testing sites & Vaccination Clinic

Drive thru COVID-19 testing is available seven days a week from 7am - 5pm at Walmart, 1320 West Hwy 290 testing site open at ACC Elgin Campus - 1501 US 290 For ACC - Enter at 2nd driveway, one way traffic only to drive thru testing center, exit County Lin...

Winter Weather Advisory

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch beginning early Thursday morning through 6 a.m. Friday. Temperatures are forecast to drop below freezing, with chances of a winter mix and ice. Take steps to protect your pets, plants and pipes,...

Emergency Shelter Closed

Bastrop County ordered the Emergency Shelter at the Elgin Recreation center to Close as of 4pm Wednesday January 19, 2022. All evacuees are on their way home. Update provided by Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management here

For further updates &...

Emergency Shelter Rolling Pines Fire update9am 1-19-22

Bastrop County Office of Emergency management January 19, 2022 9am 

The Elgin Recreation Center continues to operate as an Emergency Shelter.   Donations of supplies and volunteers ARE NOT NEEDED at this time.   Thank you. &n...

City Council Issues Proclamation for Elgin's Sesquicentennial

Bastrop County Approved for Texas Sec of State Countywide Polling Program

Bastrop County Elections Department applied, and has been approved for, the Texas Secretary of State's Countywide Polling Place Program. Tuesday, March 1, 2022, during the Primary Election qualified voters in Bastrop County will no longer be rest...

City Council and Mayor-at-Large Applications Being Accepted

City Council and Mayor-At-Large seats are open for a general election. The first day to file an application for a place on the ballot is Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Applications will be accepted until  5:00 PM on Friday, February 18, 2022. Appli...

How and Where to Register to Vote

Wondering how and where you can register to vote? Here are a few ways: 

?The Elgin Public Library has voter registration cards. 

?To register to vote in Bastrop County: http://ow.ly/nxMc50Hvy1V

?To register to vote in Travis County: http://...

Sign Up for Emergency Alerts

You can sign up for Emergency Alerts with the City of Elgin, Bastrop, and Travis Counties here: https://www.elgintx.com/1065/NewsEmergency-Updates 

Prepare for an emergency with these tips: http://www.elgintx.com/297/Emergency-Pr...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Proclamation

Elgin City Council recognized Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with a proclamation here City of Elgin Offices are closed on Monday January 17, 2022. 

Bastrop County Health Fest - POSTPONED

Bastrop County Health Fest will be POSTPONED from Tuesday, January 25th from 4pm-8pm to Saturday, April 2nd from 11AM - 4PM at the Smithville Rec Center, 106 Gazley St, Smithville. This is a FREE public event offering health and wellness vendors, food, wo...

Daily Drive Thru COVID Testing at Wal-Mart

Drive thru COVID-19 testing is available seven days a week from 7am - 5pm at Walmart, 1320 West Hwy 290. COVID-19 vaccines are also available. Check www.covacops.org for local vaccination events as well as local pharmacies for vaccination availab...

City Council plans to fund capital improvement projects

The City Council voted on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, to proceed with issuing $12.5 M in Certificates of Obligation 2021A program to fund capital improvements projects essential to our growing community.  Find out about the projects included in ...