Elgin is located in Bastrop County, the 6th fastest growing county in Texas. Joe Newman, Economic Development Director economic@ci.elgin.tx.us 512.281.5724
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United Press - Online News
"Elgin Business Hits International Market" 12-08
"The Sausage Link" 9-12-08 "Tracking Cap Metro's Eastward Proposal" 9-12-08 "Elgin Rail Beta Test" 8-29-08 "Cap Metro Prospective Partners" 7-4-08 "Working on the Railroad" 2-21-08
"Austin Community College buys 98 acres in Elgin" 5-18-10 "Elgin Officials Outline Need for Commuter Rail" 1-7-08 "Elgin TOD Moves One Step Closer to Realization" 8-31-07 "Elgin Could Introduce Big City Life...Development" 7-27-07 "Elgin Lays Groundwork for Commuter Rail" 12-8-06 "California Manufacturing Firm Relocates to Elgin" 8-4-06
"Metro Rail is Coming" 10-6-08 "Large Mixed Use Development Planned" 7-17-06
"Aqua lawsuits could hurt Elgin Growth" 12-13-11 "Walmart coming to Elgin" 12-7-11 "Joe Newman Hired as Economic Development Director" 4-12-11 "ACC classes to be held in Elgin Center in January" 12-15-10 "Support Moves Forward for ACC" 1-19-10 "CNU Annual Conference Features City of Elgin" 4-16-08
THE DAILY TEXANonline
"Elgin: 'Sausage Capital of Texas' ..." 8- 2003
Sausage Fest
"Southside Market & Barbecue and Meyer's Elgin Smokehouse" 2-26-08
"Best Little Pig-gig in Texas" 10-21-08
"Summer Road Trips; Texas BBQ Trail" May 2010
"Margo Sawyer - A Life by Design" 10-2008