🌱 How 1 million toad eggs could reshape Bastrop’s recovering ecosystem
Bastrop, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Bastrop! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How 1 million toad eggs could reshape Bastrop’s recovering ecosystem
- How a Bastrop resident helps oversee this free-speech court fight
- How a Bastrop County roadside killing was tied to a suspected serial attacker
Also on today's calendar: Handgun 1 @ Crosshairs Texas and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 90 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Sunshine and warm, temps: high: 91, low: 71.
- Friday: Cloudy and breezy, with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 1 million toad eggs released at Bastrop State Park to help native species make a comeback (kut.org) — More than 1 million Houston toad eggs were recently released at Bastrop State Park as part of a major effort to restore this endangered species after the devastating 2011 Bastrop County wildfire. Biologists are testing multiple release sites in Bastrop and nearby counties and inviting interested landowners, including those in Bastrop County, to partner in rebuilding suitable habitat. 
• Judge Temporarily Reinstates Terminated Texas State Professor (texasscorecard.com) — A federal judge has temporarily ordered Texas State University to reinstate a philosophy professor fired over controversial remarks about the October 7 attacks in Israel, pending a full decision. The case could shape how Texas universities handle faculty speech, and Bastrop resident Stephen Lee currently chairs the Texas State University System board overseeing the institution.
• Suspected Texas killer is an illegal from Mexico accused in rash of 'extreme violence' against women (foxnews.com) — A 2018 killing in Bastrop County has been linked by investigators to a suspected serial attacker now jailed in Travis County, raising concerns about additional victims across Texas. Authorities say DNA and ballistic evidence connect that case with a 2024 Austin homicide and two later shootings. Anyone with information is urged to contact Austin police or Capital Area Crime Stoppers.
📸 Around Bastrop
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★ Featured events ★
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Wildlife Explorer →
McKinney Roughs Nature Park, 1884 State Hwy 71 West, Cedar Creek
1:30 pm
Friday May 15
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Other local events
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Interpretive Center Open - Bastrop State Park
Bastrop State Park BastropStatePark Map&Directions
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Library Program: Teen Thursday (13-17): Salsa & Scavenger Hunt
Bastrop Public Library 1100 Church Street, Bastrop, TX 78602
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Interpretive Center Open - Bastrop State Park
Bastrop State Park BastropStatePark Map&Directions
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Interpretive Center Open - Bastrop State Park
Bastrop State Park BastropStatePark Map&Directions
8:30 am -
Handgun 1 @ Crosshairs Texas →
Crosshairs Texas, 1102 College St, Bastrop
9:00 am -
Learn to Fish with an Angler Instructor!
Bastrop State Park BuescherStatePark Map&Directions
9:00 am -
Library Partner Program: Lost Pines Master Naturalists
Bastrop Public Library 1100 Church Street, Bastrop, TX 78602
9:00 am
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
Saturday May 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Reading Ranger
Bastrop State Park BuescherStatePark Map&Directions
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Community Organization: Bastrop County Beekeepers Association
Bastrop Public Library 1100 Church Street, Bastrop, TX 78602
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Interpretive Center Open - Bastrop State Park
Bastrop State Park BastropStatePark Map&Directions
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Library Program: Teen Thursday (13-17): Salsa & Scavenger Hunt
Bastrop Public Library 1100 Church Street, Bastrop, TX 78602
4:45 pm
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Our small dog (old schnauzer) go out if the fenced back yard.
9:30 ish. On Monday May 11. (In the Colony Estates). Please watch for her for us. Chuck. 512-718-4654 (Nextdoor The Colony) - This is Jesse James.
The feral kitten who showed up 3 years ago and wouldn’t let me touch him. He’s obviously quite comfy now but nearly died in oct with fungal pneumonia… (Nextdoor East Tahitian Village)
- Acosta, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandising Specialist in Bastrop. Apply here.
- Space Exploration Technologies Corporation posted a job opening for Production Supervisor (Starlink) in Bastrop. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bastrop here.
🗞 Nearby News
Giddings
- Magnolia Oil & Gas : May Investor Presentation about Latest Presentation (may 2026 investor presentation) (marketscreener.com)
- Trump administration 'fine-tuning' actions to ease US beef shortages, White House says (kentucky.com)
- The Texas Bankers Foundation announces the 2026 50-Year Banker honorees (texasbankers.com)
Lockhart
- Tony Kamel To Deliver 'Live from the Bunker' Next Month (antimusic.com)
- D Magazine's Food Editor Returns to Crown Block (dmagazine.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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