Testing in historic Bastrop jail finds asbestos on office equipment

BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — Testing in the old Bastrop County jail has found asbestos in dust on office equipment but no airborne asbestos fibers, according to a statement from the County Judge and records obtained by KXAN.
On Tuesday, Feb. 13, employees in the historic jail building, used for county offices, were told to leave the building after plaster containing a “small percentage of asbestos” was loosened and displaced, causing a health and safety concern, according to a state