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Services

Government and emergency contacts

The numbers and offices neighbors ask for, plus short summaries of public notices. Official pages are linked on every item that has one.

Emergency

Call 911

Police, fire, and medical emergencies. Do not post an emergency in the Facebook group or email this desk.

Call 911

Notices

What the public record says

Emergency and law enforcement

Call 911 if you need help now. The numbers below are offices, not a substitute for 911.

Emergency

Police, fire, and ambulance

911

Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management

Preparedness, burn bans, and disaster coordination

1501 Business Park Drive, Bastrop, TX 78602

(512) 581-4022 Website

Warn Central Texas

Free county alerts by phone, text, or email. Cell phones must be registered.

Website

Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office

Non-emergency sheriff’s office

200 Jackson Street, Bastrop, TX 78602

(512) 549-5100 Website

Bastrop Police Department

City of Bastrop non-emergency

104 Grady Tuck Lane, Bastrop, TX 78602

(512) 332-8600 Website

Smithville Police Department

City of Smithville non-emergency

105 NW 4th Street, Smithville, TX 78957

(512) 237-3228 Website

County offices

Bastrop County government is centered at the courthouse on Pecan Street.

County Clerk

Records and filings

803 Pine Street, Bastrop, TX 78602

(512) 332-7234

District Clerk

District court records

804 Pecan Street, Bastrop, TX 78602

(512) 332-7244

District Attorney

County attorney’s office for criminal cases

804 Pecan Street, Bastrop, TX 78602

(512) 581-7125

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1

Bastrop

803 Pecan Street, Bastrop, TX 78602

(512) 581-4258

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2

Smithville

1624 NE Loop 230, Smithville, TX 78957

(512) 581-7112

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3

Cedar Creek

5785 FM 535, Cedar Creek, TX 78612

(512) 332-7288

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4

Elgin

1125 Dildy Drive, Elgin, TX 78621

(512) 581-7162

Cities

Three cities sit inside the county. Cedar Creek, McDade, Paige, and the smaller communities are unincorporated.

City of Elgin

North side of the county

Website

City of Smithville

East side of the county, on the Colorado River

Website

Municipal courts

City citations are handled by the municipal court in that city.

Bastrop Municipal Court

City of Bastrop

104 Grady Tuck Lane, Bastrop, TX 78602

(512) 332-8650

Elgin Municipal Court

City of Elgin

310 N Main Street, Elgin, TX 78621

(512) 281-0318

Smithville Municipal Court

City of Smithville

317 Main Street, Smithville, TX 78957

(512) 237-3282

Fire and outdoor burning

Emergency services districts and volunteer departments cover most of the county. Call 911 for a fire.

Outdoor burning status

The county page is the source for a burn ban

Website

Texas A&M Forest Service burn bans

Statewide ban map. The county order still controls inside Bastrop County.

Website

Schools

School closings and sports are published by each district.

Bastrop ISD

Bastrop and Cedar Creek

Website

Smithville ISD

Smithville

Website

Roads and utilities

Closures and outages move faster than a calendar. Use the official maps.

DriveTexas

Road closures and conditions

Website

Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative

Electric service for much of the county

Website

City utility and water notices

Use the city site for Bastrop, Elgin, or Smithville

Website

These are published office numbers and links, gathered for convenience. Hours change. If an emergency is happening, call 911 instead of an office line.