Any Project Runway fans out there? This event is pretty much your dream come true.   The annual Trash Makeover Challenge is this Saturday, September 22nd from 6pm to 10pm at the AFS Cinema. Fashion designers from all over the country will be competing to design the best garments made out of at least 90...

Guest Editorial by - Al Braden   Al Braden is a local environmental activist and photographer.    The Bastrop area is ground zero for so many competing players – all wanting to put big straws in the ground – all fighting for the same Simsboro Aquifer water.   Under state law,...