Watermelon Festival

Hurricane Beryl Indirectly Effects County

Making Their Mark The tattoo showcase is scheduled to run through Oct. 26 at the Bastrop Museum and Visitor Center, 904 Main St. Annual memberships are available for $25. Capital Gain the profit from the sale or auction of property or investment.

Capitalization Rate used to indicate the rate of return that is expected to be generated on a property

Capitalization the conversion of assets or income into capital

Caveat Emptor Latin for “Let the buyer or buyers beware”. The concept is that the buyer is responsible for checking the quality of a product before a purchase is made

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Bastrop Meets Blue

Downtown Improvements on Track

Veterans Get a Good Look Over Elgin

Independence Day

Zoning OKed for City's Biggest Commercial Site

Buffer Zone: a space of land between two use districts such as a park, playground, or a highway. The point of a buffer zone is to ease the transition from zone to zone.

Bundle Rights: When a person purchases property, he or she is given the rights to the property; these rights can be split up and given to different parties.

Buydown: a financing process in which the borrower obtains a lower interest rate for a few years during the loan term by paying more upfront. By paying a bigger lump sum upfront, buy down allows the borrower to pay a lower interest rate for some years.

Buyer's Hoe Sale Contingency: This contingency allows the buyer to cancel the contract if they are unable to sell their current home in a specified amount of time.

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What the riders want.

Emergency airlift agreement signed.

Prepping pets for the Fourth. Chip details can be edited at my24pet.com

Vegan Panhandlers

EMS upgrade is a must

Grand display, cheap fireworks: VFW to put on a spectacle Donations for VFW Post No. 6115 and this year’s celebrations can be made at https:// vfw6115.org/donate/

Once upon a time in Western Days

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Record-high projections surround Texas.

More Texas hurricane preparation tips can be found at https://gov. texas.gov/hurricane.

Bastrop could be the next Texas town to decriminalize low-level marijuana offenses.

Bilateral Contract: the most typical form of contract and simply refers to an agreement between at least two people or groups. Most business and personal contracts fall into this category.

Bill of Sale : the paperwork given to pass title to an individual property.

Blanket Mortgage: is a single loan that allows borrowers to buy multiple real estate properties under one mortgage. Instead of having multiple mortgages for multiple properties, this type of mortgage allows borrowers to buy multiple properties with a single mortgage

Blind Ad: or advertisement is one in which the advertiser does not disclose their name or license status in the advertisement. Not disclosing license status is illegal in most states, so it’s crucial agents understand the ins and outs of blind advertising

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Museum seeks tattoo sales. Anyone interested in participating is asked to

Courtesy photo submit a photo of their tattoo along with a brief description and sentimental details. Submissions can be emailed to heather@bchs1832.org or dropped off in person at the museum, 904 Main St. For more information call the Bastrop Museum and Visitor Center at 512-303-0904.

Thomas Memorial Park Playground receives a big upgrade.

Days away from Western Days. More information and event registration can be found at https://www.elgintxchamber. com/western- days-2024/. Real Estate Terms

Attorney-in-fact: Someone authorized to act on behalf of another person, typically in business or for some sort of business transaction.

Balloon loan: a loan that begins with fixed, regular payments for a specific term and ends with a final payment of the remaining balance. A balloon does not fully amortize over the term.

Avulsion: Avulsion is the immediate action of adding or tearing away land by violent acts from natural causes. An example of avulsion is a dam breaking or a hurricane.

Tips for backyard pests.

Main Streer makes it big. For more information, email volunteer coordinator Donna Ambrogio at dpambrog@ gmail.com Can a seller terminate a contract?

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Wastewater treatment plant online, partially. School board OKs staff pay raises.

Shelter solution.

The hub is always looking for more volunteers at the 929 Old McDade Road campus, playing and caring for the rotating cast of furry friends.

More information is available at https://www. austinpetsalive.org