Bastrop Interfaith

01/19/2024

We have one more hard freeze happening tonight. Here's an overnight shelter in Elgin if you need to get out of the cold.

01/13/2024

If you are in Bastrop, here's a place to go to get out of the cold.

01/13/2024

If you are looking for shelter in Elgin during this cold weather arriving on Sunday, here are a few options.

01/13/2024

Urgent need: Volunteers needed for winter weather shelters

Elgin Open Door Missions and Mt Moriah Missionary Baptist Church seek volunteers to help staff warming centers. If you can volunteer for a shift specified below, please reach out to the contact for the location where you want to volunteer. Volunteers that can cover partial shifts are also welcome.

Elgin Open Door Missions
(108 Depot Street)
Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday evenings/nights
Shifts: 5pm-9pm, 9pm-7am
Contact: Sister Irene (737) 881-9541

Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist
(701 S Main Street)
Monday and Tuesday
Shifts: 7am-12pm , 12pm-5pm
Contact: Jaynna Sims (512) 798-3707

07/10/2023

The meeting in Bastrop is tomorrow at 5pm at the American Legion building. You can register for the link in the original post. If you plan to come, let us know and we'd love to follow up and talk more about it.

Voice Your Digital Opportunity Priorities at Upcoming Regional Meetings

The Texas Broadband Development Office (BDO) is hosting regional public meetings over the next several weeks to hear directly from local communities about their priorities. These conversations will help shape opportunities for Texans to access, afford, and use the internet in ways that increase education, health, economic opportunity, and quality of life for communities. The meetings are open to all.

Libraries: These are a great opportunity for you to share your perspective on connectivity challenges and to encourage the communities your serve to attend, as well.

Read more: www.tsl.texas.gov/ld/librarydevelopments/2023/06/29/bdo-regional-mtgs/

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

04/20/2023

Is there no (affordable) high-speed internet in your area? Texas is trying to create an accurate map of where there is a need for high-speed internet, especially in rural areas. Fill out the following survey to help them identify where there are needs.

04/20/2023

Help new moms keep their Medicaid coverage for 12 months instead of 2. See the information below.

Urgent: The Texas House will vote on HB 12 today. This bill will extend Medicaid coverage to new moms for 12 months after giving birth. Call you representatives in the Texas Legislature now to support HB12.

11/10/2022

Bastrop Interfaith and Friends of the Land killed a chapter 313 in Elgin ISD. Elgin ISD became another district on the growing list of districts doing right by our school children in Texas. Leaders and neighbors testified at Elgin school board meetings for months to educate the school board about the harms of Ch 313 and the environmental impacts of clearcutting 2000 acres of forest, asking for a "no" vote on the Ch 313 application. The school board listened and decided unanimously to not consider Solar Proponent's Chapter 313 application any further, after hearing a presentation from the company and public testimony.

11/09/2022

Sunday, October 23rd, Bastrop Interfaith held one of the largest candidate forums in Bastrop County. At the Candidate Accountability Session All the County Judge candidates ( (Dock Jackson(D), Gregory Klaus(R), and Ronnie McDonald(I)) and the State Representative candidate for District 17 present (Madeline Eden(D)) committed to work with Bastrop Interfaith on their agenda of issues. Leaders conducted GOTV efforts.

11/08/2022

Bastrop Interfaith Commends Elgin ISD Board for Rejecting Chapter 313 Deal.