Bringing Bastrop West Into City Limits
City Council meeting · Tuesday, October 13 at 6:30 PM
The decision
Should Bastrop move forward with adding about 222 acres known as Bastrop West to the city?
Who notices: The request concerns land owned by Palms Properties, LLC, east of FM 20 and south of Highway 71, and nearby residents.
Plain-language summary based on official city records. Written with AI assistance.
Your potential impact
Before · In your neighborhood
The land is outside city limits but within Bastrop’s surrounding area of limited authority.
After · What could change
The annexation request would advance to a second reading on October 27, 2026.
The trade-offs
Potential benefits
Nearby residents within Bastrop city limits
Nearby city residents could bring concerns about this land’s future use to their own council as the city takes on broader authority there.
Possible tradeoff, inferred from the proposal. Not a reported position of this group.
Possible concerns
Owners seeking to develop the annexed land
Broader city oversight could add requirements for owners seeking to build on or change the property.
Possible tradeoff, inferred from the proposal. Not a reported position of this group.
Over the years
Current and future owners of the annexed land
Owners of the annexed property could face ongoing city property taxes, changing the yearly cost of holding the land.
Possible longer-term effect, inferred from the proposal. Not a guaranteed outcome.
Email your rep
Bastrop City Council decides
- To
- Ishmael Harris · Mayoriharris@cityofbastrop.org
- CC
- Perry Lowe · Council member · Place 1 (citywide)plowe@cityofbastrop.org
- CC
- Cynthia Meyer · Council member · Place 2 (citywide)cmeyer@cityofbastrop.org
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- Kevin Plunkett · Council member · Place 3 (citywide)kplunkett@cityofbastrop.org
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- Kerry Fossler · Council member · Place 4 (citywide)kfossler@cityofbastrop.org
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- John Kirkland · Council member · Place 5 (citywide)jkirkland@cityofbastrop.org
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Where things stand
Listed council meeting: October 13, 2026
A final vote result isn't available on this page yet. That doesn't mean a vote hasn't happened. The official record in Sources & transparency below has the City's latest status and meeting details.
Sources & transparency
Plain-language summary based on Bastrop's official city records, written with AI assistance. Not yet checked by a person.
2026-19
Read the official record
Conduct a public hearing, consider and act on the first reading of Ordinance No. 2026-19, on a request for Voluntary Annexation for +/-221.825 acres of land out of the Mozea Rouseau Survey, Abstract No. 56, described in instrument to Palms Properties, LLC recorded in Document No. 202401151 of the Official Public Records of Bastrop County, Texas, located in Bastrop County, Texas within the City of Bastrop Statutory Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, located east of Farm to Market 20, and south of State Highway 71, more commonly known as “Bastrop West”; as attached in Exhibit A; and move to include on the October 27, 2026, Consent Agenda for a second reading.