Nearly 1,500 Bastrop County voters cast their ballots last week during the first week of early voting. The Democratic and Republican primary runoff elections, as well as a special election for Texas Senate District 14 to replace resigning Senator Kirk Watson, were postponed to July 14 by Texas Governor Greg Abbott due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Early voting in Bastrop County was available Monday through Thursday last week. According to the Bastrop County Elections Department, a total of 371 people voted during the first day of early voting on Monday: 187 in the Democratic primary runoff and special election, 11 in the ...