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Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry works to fight food insecurity through food assistance, educational programs, menu planning and more. (Amanda Cutshall/Community Impact)

Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry to fill the gap as SNAP shifts

By Joel Valley

The Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry is racing to meet a surge in demand from residents who need a helping hand, as policy shifts ripple through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, and a prolonged government shutdown tightens household budgets.

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Austin Water staff members discuss Austin’s planned Aquifer Storage and Recovery project with Bastrop-area residents during an open house at the Community Center in Mayfest Park on Sept. 3. (Joel Valley/Community Impact)
Bastrop commissioners discuss Aquifer Storage and Recovery ...
A firefighter responds to a 400-acre wildfire in Bastrop County in November 2024. (Courtesy Nicholas Teague/Bastrop-Travis Counties Emergency Services District No. 1)
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Adrian Shelley, director of the Texas Office at Public Citizen, calls for enhanced enforcement measures during a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality meeting Oct. 8. (Courtesy TCEQ)
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Visit Bastrop is no longer a contractor for the city as of Sept. 30. (Courtesy city of Bastrop)
Bastrop launches Discover Bastrop
Bastrop residents walk across the Old Iron Bridge following a rehabilitation kickoff event July 26. (Joel Valley/Community Impact)
Bastrop officials authorize $20 million in bond funding
Bastrop City Council meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday of the month. (Joel Valley/Community Impact)
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The Goodman Corporation discussed two potential roundabout designs as part of the Blakey Lane extension project with Bastrop City Council during an Oct. 21 meeting. (Joel Valley/Community Impact)
Roundabout discussions continue for Blakey Lane extension
Bastrop City Council will consider a zoning change for the Crossings at 95 development during a Dec. 9 meeting. (Joel Valley/Community Impact)
Zoning change for Crossings at 95 development in Bastrop delayed
Bastrop County voters approved the creation of Emergency Services District No. 3 last November to boost emergency medical services by adding ambulances, cutting response times and raising the standard of care. (Courtesy Acadian Ambulance)
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Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas near Austin has brought billions of dollars to the Central Texas region. (Courtesy Matthew Brooks)
New deal secures long-term future of Formula 1 event in Austin
Bastrop City Council will discuss several park upgrades, inlcuding those for Mayfest Park, during a regular meeting Oct. 21. (Community Impact staff)
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the front of a convention center building with flowers in the foreground
$117,510 in roof repairs to pave way for a Bastrop recreation center