Author: Mark L. Torrey

    Justin Bezner Elected County Chair

    Justin Bezner Elected County Chair

    October 12, 2025 by Mark L. Torrey in

    Please join us in welcoming Justin Bezner as our new Chairman of the Bastrop County Republican Party.  We are pleased to announce that the County Executive Committee unanimously elected Justin at a Special Meeting on October 11th, 2025.  

    Our outgoing Chairman and Justin have worked closely together over the past year to plan for a seamless transition.  Justin’s vision is to continue the mission and ensure Bastrop County remains a Republican Stronghold.  

    With over two decades of leadership experience as an accomplished executive and community leader, Justin brings both business acumen and a dedication to public service to this role.  We are excited to work alongside Justin’s pragmatic leadership and commitment to unity to continue advancing conservative values, promoting civic engagement, and fostering responsible governance across Bastrop County.   

     After moving to Bastrop County from the Houston Medical Center in the early 2,000’s,  Justin knew this community was his home.  He is married to Jennifer Bezner, the Executive Director of the Pregnancy Resource Center, and together they’ve raised two daughters, both proud Aggies and Republicans!  

    October Calendar of Events

    October 2, 2025 by Mark L. Torrey in

    October 4, 3:30 PM – BCC Member Social, Speaker Chip Roy.  Details, RSVP

    October 10, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, Leadership Institute, Winning Campaigns Texas 2025 School, Breakfast and Lunch included. Pre-register HERE
    📍Southside Market & BBQ, 534 State Hwy 71,  Bastrop, Tx 78602
    🕣 – 🕟 Hours: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

    October 10, 5:00 PM, Friends of the NRA, Fundraiser Event with Silent and Live Auctions, Details and Registration
    📍Watterson Hall, 1179 Watterson Rd, Red Rock, TX 78662 Map
    🕔 Doors open 5:00 PM 

    October 18, 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM – LPRW & BCGOP Club, Pizza and Politics, Speaker: TeDora Madonna Brown. Register and more detail here … 
    📍Film Ally Bastrop, 1600 Chestnut, Bastrop Tx 78602
    🕒 – 🕕 Hours: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

    October 19, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Bastrop County Young Republicans, Fall Social at Boring Bodega with Pumpkin Decorating and Carving.  
    📍The Boring Bodega, 865 FM1209 Bastrop TX, 78602
    🕑 –  Hours: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

    October 27, 6:00 PM – BCRP October Informational Meeting – Speaker Robert Sweeney, Details,
    📍 BCRP Office – 443 Highway 71, Bastrop
     🕕 Doors open at 6:00 PM  

    October Monthly Informational Meeting

    October Monthly Informational Meeting

    October 1, 2025 by Mark L. Torrey in

    Robert (Rob) Sweeney is seasoned engineer, entrepreneur, and executive with 40 years of experience building opportunities, companies, and major projects. Along the way he has built businesses in the engineering, consulting, and technical services sectors focused on energy and infrastructure projects for commercial and governmental clients, as a founder, owner, and CEO. Earlier in his career, Mr. Sweeney was with Southern Technical Services and EBASCO Services where he managed projects and services for US and international clients. He is currently the Co—Founder and Head of Energy & Infrastructure at nXSolutions, involved in advisory and development of clean energy and infrastructure projects in the U.S. and abroad.

    In the area of nuclear energy, Mr. Sweeney has been involved in almost every aspect of nuclear power plant development, design, project management, construction, operations, and back-end fuel cycle management. He held leading management roles in securing U.S. NRC licenses for ~6,200 MWe of nuclear designs, including directing the regulatory affairs office in Washington, DC that secured the South Texas Project’s nuclear operating licenses. Mr. Sweeney is a member of two International Trade Administration (ITA) Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Working Groups (Europe, Southeast Asia) and recently served on the U.S. Secretary of Commerce’s Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee for three terms (2018-2024). In other associated capacities, Mr. Sweeney sits on Nuclear Energy Institute’s Construction Best Practices Task Force and the New Nuclear Deployment Working Group, as well as a delegate representative to the Board of the Utilities Service Alliance (USA) – a nuclear utility group representing 9 utilities, operating 43 reactors.

    Mr. Sweeney also brings years of expertise working in and around Washington DC with proven know-how on national energy policies, regulatory and legislative matters, trade and international affairs. He studied engineering at UMass|Dartmouth and economics at Georgetown University. He and his family reside in the Washington, DC area.

    April 2025 Calendar of Events

    April 15, 2025 by Mark L. Torrey in

    April 1 – Bastrop Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum for City Council Places 1 & 5. Taking place at the Bastrop Convention Center, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. For more information, please visit bastropchamber.com

    April 3 – Last day to register to vote for the May 3 Elections. Please visit bastropvotes.org for more information on registering. 

    April 3 – BCGOP Club Movie Night. Featuring “What is a Woman” by Matt Walsh. Taking place at the GOP Club House, 6pm – Dinner, 6:30pm – Movie. Sign up here.

    April 9 – Bastrop Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum for Bastrop ISD School Board Trustee, Place 5 Candidates and City of Bastrop Mayor Candidates. Taking place at the Bastrop Convention Center, 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. For more information, please visit bastropchamber.com

    April 10 – Smithville Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum for City Council Candidates. Taking place at the Smithville Recreation Center, 6:00pm to 8:00 pm. For more information, please visit smithvilletx.org

    April 12 – LPRW travels to Trump Burger MAGA in Flatonia. Meet at the LPRW Club House at 10:45 before heading to Flatonia. Ice Cream Social at the Club House upon return. Sign up here 

    April 13 – GOP Club “Kid’s Corner” 2pm – 3pm at the GOP Glub House. They will be reading a series from Brave Books. Open to all children ages 4 – 12. Pre-register here.

    April 17 – LPRW Monthly Informational Meeting with guest speakers Tom Glass and Chris Dillon. Taking place at the LPRW Club House, Networking starts at 6pm, program begins at 6:30pm.

    April 18– Good Friday

    April 20– Easter Sunday

    April 21 – BCC Monthly Informational Meeting with guest speaker Cindi Castilla. Taking place at The Community Garden (1067 W. Highway 71, Bastrop). Networking starts at 6pm, program begins 6:30pm. See here for more information. 

    April 22 –  Early voting begins for the May 3 Elections and lasts until April 29. For more information on dates, times, and locations – plus much more elections information, please visit bastropvotes.org

    April 28 –  BCRP Monthly Informational Meeting with guest speaker Brandon Waltens, Senior Editor for Texas Scorecard. Held at the BCRP Office (443 Highway 71, Bastrop). Doors open at 6pm. program begins at 6:30pm. See here for more information.

    3rd Annual Golf Classic

    January 10, 2025 by Mark L. Torrey in /

    Are you on the RED WINNING STREAK too?

    Show us what you got!

    Registration for BCRP’s

    3rd Annual Golf Classic

    is now

    OPEN

    .

    REGISTRATIONS

    INDIVIDUAL AND FOURSOME TEAMS
    * Individual Player $85
    * Foursome Team $340

    SPONSORSHIPS

    * Ace Sponsor $1000
    Recognized as Ace Sponsor on BCRP Website for 3 months and on event banner, 1-Hole Sponsor | 1-Foursome Team | 2 General Admission to Boots and BBQ (September 2025)

    * Eagle Sponsor $750
    Recognized as Eagle Sponsor on BCRP Website for 3 months and on event banner, 1-Hole Sponsor | 1-Foursome Team

    * Birdie Sponsor $500
    Recognized as Birdie Sponsor on BCRP Website for 3 months and on event banner, 1-Hole Sponsor

    * Meal Sponsor $250
    Recognized as Meal Sponsor on BCRP Website for 3 months and on event banner

    * Hole Sponsor $150
    Recognized as Hole Sponsor on BCRP Website for 3 months and on event banner

    * General Donor
    Specify the amount of your Generous Donation

    REGISTRATION DONATION QUESTIONS

    Contact Kim Casper by phone: (512)799-4994, or by email.

    Register/Donate ONLINE today or pickup a flyer/application at the BCRP office.

    Our Office is located at:
    443 Highway 71 West
    Bastrop Texas 78602

    Office hours are:
    Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 AM to 2 PM, and
    Thursday from 2 PM to 6 PM.

    A Message from Curtis Courtney, County Chair

    October 20, 2024 by Mark L. Torrey in

    IF YOU DON’T VOTE, WE DON’T WIN!

    This election might come down to 10,000 votes, maybe 1,000 votes, or perhaps even just 1 vote – which could be YOUR vote.

    Turnout will determine the outcome of this election. Bastrop County Republican Party is encouraging EVERYONE who can – GET OUT AND VOTE and VOTE EARLY! Let’s send the message right now that we are TAKING BACK TEXAS and AMERICA!

    Early voting starts TOMORROW (Monday), October 21st, at 8:00 a.m. There will be four (4) locations for early voting and fifteen (15) locations on election day, November 5th.

    When you go vote, be sure to cast your vote down the ballot. Every candidate needs your vote. VOTE. VOTE EARLY. VOTE REPUBLICAN.

    Curtis Courtney, County Chair Bastrop County Republican Party

    BCRP and LPRW have put together a comprehensive GOP VOTER GUIDE. This one-stop guide will help you make an informed vote. The guide is complete with a tear-off “sample ballot” that you can take inside the voter booth.

    For the English version of the 2024 Voter Guide, click HERE. 

    For the Spanish version, click HERE .

    Leadership Institute GOTV Tour

    August 30, 2024 by Mark L. Torrey in / / / / /

    If you have concerns for Election Integrity, Motivating your neighbors, Participating in the Election process, or just want to learn more, The Leadership Institute is looking for you to sign up to their Get Out The Vote training seminar. Please review the graphic below to see what will be presented. Click HERE for more information, or HERE to pre register. The seminar is is well worth the investment.

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