The Elgin Courier - serves Elgin, Texas, and wider Bastrop County. Founded by Miles Hill, the paper has been published weekly since 1890 ... Read More

The Elgin resident claimed a $1 million jackpot from the Texas Lottery. The winner clinched the jackpot after playing the 500X scratch ticket game they purchased at the H-E-B at 1080 Highway 290 ... Read More

Elgin, TX (December 28, 2024) - A vehicle collision with injuries occurred Saturday afternoon on the eastbound lanes of E US 290 Hwy near Bluebonnet Park in Elgin. The accident, reported in the ... Read More

A person is dead after an apparent road rage incident in Elgin Tuesday night.According to the Elgin Police Department, it happened on US Highway 290 near County ... Read More

ELGIN, Texas - A man was arrested following a fatal shooting on E US Hwy 290, police say. At 7:08 p.m. on July 16, 2024, Elgin Police Department officers responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a ... Read More

Nestled in the heart of Texas, Elgin offers a unique blend of small-town ambiance ... provides you with easy access to major highways like Hwy 95 and Hwy 290, and excellent schools that encompass the ... Read More

ELGIN, Texas (KXAN) - A driver died in a major crash that shut down Highway 290 in Bastrop County at FM 696 Tuesday morning. The highway has reopened. Joseph Osborne, 24, of McDade, was ... Read More