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Bastrop County has several improvements planned for the Bastrop County Courthouse and Jail Complex. (Joel Valley/Community Impact)
Bastrop | Cedar Creek

Bastrop County rejects lone $9.8M bid, reopens courthouse work

By Joel Valley

Bastrop County rejected an approximately $9.8 million construction proposal for projects to the Bastrop County Courthouse and Jail Complex during a Dec. 22 meeting. 

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