Visit Bastrop will no longer be a contractor for the city as of Sept. 30, according to officials.

The destination marketing organization has promoted economic growth in Bastrop by attracting visitors for leisure, conventions and other events since 2018.

When asked, city officials had not provided Community Impact with a statement as of press time regarding why there was a shift away from Visit Bastrop.

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The city will soon roll out Discover Bastrop in its place.

“What does that mean to you? That means the ability to be efficient,” Bastrop City Manager Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino said during her State of the City address in early September. “We’re going to be able to do all those things that the [hotel occupancy tax] fund was intended to do.”

She discussed how HOT funds will

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