BASTROP - Todd McClanahan surveys the fire-blackened tree trunks poking out of a thick carpet of ash, a normally green world turned black and gray. "You should have seen it in color," says McClanahan, ...

The Civilian Conservation Corps put Americans to work back in the Depression era. The fruit of their labor can still be enjoyed today at the cabins of Bastrop State Park. These humble architectural ...

BASTROP, Texas — From a hilltop known as "The Scenic Outlook," Nicholas McClendon scanned thousands of acres of Central Texas until he spotted something familiar: the green crown of a pine tree. "That ...

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I have finally had a moment to sit down and gather my thoughts and provide a brief assessment of what has occurred over the past 9 days. First let me send out my sincerest condolences to those who ...

BASTROP, Texas — Todd McClanahan surveys the fire-blackened tree trunks poking out of a thick carpet of ash, a normally green world turned black and gray. “You should have seen it in color,” says ...