Catch up on four stories impacting Bastrop County residents, including a planned South End mural to the historical Black neighborhood, EdgeConneX expansion plans in Cedar Creek—where the company says its second data center would be one of the largest in the country—Emergency Services District No. 3 updates and a development code overhaul.
1. Mural planned for Bastrop’s South End District
A mural is planned for a Texas Department of Transportation overpass along Hwy. 71 near Bastrop’s South End District. The Bastrop Cultural Arts Committee has opened a call for artists, and city officials expect the work to take about three to four months once started.
2. EdgeConneX plans second Bastrop County data center campus
Talks for a second EdgeConneX data center campus in Cedar Creek as construction continues on its first Cedar Creek project. Company officials said the second campus is planned on nearly 180 acres off FM 535, adding to a development local leaders have described as a major long-term tax base generator.
