Core Priorities
Concrete focus areas for Bastrop County's future, backed by action and accountability.
Roads and Infrastructure
The Challenge
Bastrop County is growing rapidly. Roads designed for rural traffic now carry heavy suburban and construction loads. Maintaining and upgrading this infrastructure is a public safety imperative.
The Approach
Transitioning from reactive patchwork to proactive lifecycle management. Mill and overlay techniques applied at the right time prevent the need for massively expensive total road reconstruction.
Responsible Growth Management
The Challenge
Growth is coming whether we plan for it or not. The central question is whether we manage it deliberately to serve existing residents, or stand by and let it happen to us.
The Approach
Subdivision approvals contingent on the developer — not the county taxpayer — paying for required road improvements, drainage infrastructure, and utilities.
Fiscal Accountability
The Challenge
Every dollar of county spending is a dollar removed from a taxpayer's pocket. In an era of heavy inflation and rising costs, property tax increases cannot be the default.
The Approach
Private-sector business rigor applied to the county budget. Every department must be tight, fully transparent, justified, and tied to measurable outcomes.
Water Security
The Challenge
Water is the absolute foundation of everything. You cannot sustain communities, support agriculture, or foster economic development without rigorous, long-term water planning.
The Approach
Leveraging deep expertise from the Aqua Water Supply Corporation board to protect Bastrop County's aquifers and ensure water strategies are built on reality, not optimism.
Community Preservation
The Challenge
Growth threatens to homogenize Central Texas. Bastrop County's distinct character — its rural identity, close-knit communities, and agricultural heritage — is under intense pressure.
The Approach
Making decisions that respect property rights while actively preserving the open spaces and community institutions that defined Bastrop County long before the current population boom.