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What’s being built in Bastrop County

Data centers, annexations, and retail pads — the ongoing story neighbors search for. Each card links the desk note and the public source.

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Data center · Cedar Creek · Under review

Pacifico / BlackChamber data-center campus and gas plant

A proposed data-center campus near Cedar Creek tied to a Pacifico gas plant permit. City Council asked TCEQ for a public meeting; Anthropic has been named in public records as a planned tenant. A second reading of city data-center rules is on the calendar.

Updated November 10, 2026. Source: KXAN · Bastropia note

Retail · Bastrop · Plans filed

Burlington at Burleson Crossing East

Burlington filed state plans for a roughly 22,500-square-foot store at Burleson Crossing East on SH 71, with construction aimed through 2027.

Updated October 26, 2026. Source: Community Impact · Bastropia note

Retail · Bastrop · Plans filed

Buffalo Wild Wings at Sendero

Buffalo Wild Wings filed for a build-out at the Sendero mixed-use site on SH 71.

Updated October 5, 2026. Source: Community Impact · Bastropia note

Retail · Bastrop · Underway

Burleson Crossing East Phase 2

The next phase of the Burleson Crossing East retail pad continues along SH 71 west of downtown.

Updated October 1, 2026. Source: Community Impact · Bastropia note

Retail · Bastrop · Announced

Taco Casa on Chestnut

Taco Casa is lined up for a Chestnut Street location in Bastrop.

Updated September 15, 2026. Source: Community Impact · Bastropia note

Annexation · Bastrop · Annexed

Bastrop West hospital annexation

City Council annexed about 222 acres east of FM 20 for the Bastrop West mixed-use plan, including a hospital campus, hotel, housing, and related uses.

Updated November 5, 2025. Source: Austin American-Statesman · Bastropia note

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