| There are a hundred and one wonderful things to say | | | | Lake Bastrop for picnics, camping and fishing. There |
| about Austin, TX. There are lakes and rivers, Zilker | | | | are four 18 hole golf courses and communities within a |
| Park, the hill country, bluebonnets, 6th Street, the | | | | few minutes of town. There are rodeos and festivals, |
| University of Texas (hook 'em horns), the music scene | | | | art shows and golf tournaments, football and soccer |
| and the movie makers all contribute to the wonder of | | | | games. |
| Central Texas. It is easy to see that Austin is | | | | The real estate in and around Bastrop Texas is as |
| surrounded by numerous smaller communities and | | | | varied as you could find anywhere. It is home to |
| towns that are tied to Austin by history and | | | | stands of lush loblolly pine trees (which you will not find |
| co-dependency. They make up a rich and vital part of | | | | anywhere else in the area) as well large oaks and |
| Austin's growth and uniqueness. Heading east on | | | | maples. There are wonderful open fields for cattle |
| highway 71, about 30 miles from Austin, is Bastrop, TX. | | | | grazing or your own horse ranch. There is real estate |
| Bastrop is a lovely town situated on the Colorado | | | | with river frontage on the Colorado River or properties |
| River. Early in Texas history it was almost the capital | | | | with smaller creeks, streams and ponds. You can find |
| of Texas but was beat out by what was then known | | | | new home subdivisions in town or farther out in the |
| as Waterloo and later known as Austin due to land | | | | rural areas to choose a home from or you could buy a |
| prices being cheaper in what is now Austin. It is a town | | | | lot or acreage and build your own home. Whether you |
| with a rich heritage and has managed to keep their | | | | would choose to live in a stately older home in town or |
| historical district and retain the old town charm that is | | | | a horse ranch is more your style, Bastrop has real |
| part of what makes small town life what it is. Bastrop | | | | estate that would suit most any home buyers taste. |
| has maintained numerous older homes and buildings | | | | Bastrop is one of the fastest growing school districts in |
| that have been restored to their former glory. They | | | | Central Texas. Bastrop has one high school, two |
| house the many shops, restaurants and inns as well as | | | | middle schools, two intermediate schools, six |
| peoples homes that are the historical district. Along | | | | elementary schools and an alternative high school. |
| with its history Bastrop is a lively, vibrant and modern | | | | Bastrop school district serves the city of Bastrop, |
| town with a lot to offer. Amidst all the growth and | | | | Cedar Creek, Red Rock, Rockne, Paige and vast rural |
| activity there are numerous new local businesses and | | | | areas of Bastrop County. |
| restaurants, movie theaters, motels, hotels and bed and | | | | Some of these rural areas and smaller towns around |
| breakfast inns as well as superstores such as | | | | the Austin Metro area are growing as fast as the city. |
| Wal-Mart, HEB and Home Depot, to mark both sides | | | | Many of the residents commute to Austin for |
| of the highway along the expansion of highway 71. | | | | employment and shopping, while others find that what |
| Bastrop TX is home to local parks, with trails and | | | | Bastrop has to offer meets their needs. |
| family centers, as well as Bastrop State Park, and | | | | |