In light of the COVID-19 outbreak across Texas, and now with a presumptive case in Hays County, Mayor George Haehn has issued a Disaster Proclamation for the City of Buda. “After deliberation, to ensure our City will also have access to Federal and State resources, as Mayor, I issued a Disaster Proc...

From the Buda Fire Department: At 11:27 p.m. on Saturday March 14 Buda Fire Dept. received a 911 Dispatch for the area of 100 Main Street. Reports of heavy smoke and fire coming from the roof of commercial buildings in downtown Buda. Buda Fire Dept arrived on scene 3 minutes later at 11:30 p.m. to f...

UPDATE – 9:46 a.m.  According to a city of Buda press release, authorities remained on scene at Casa Alde in Buda until 4:37 a.m. Sunday. Buda Fire crews completed extensive overhaul operations as the fire in the restaurant burnt through the pier and beam floor. Per the release, portions of the wood...

Hays County has scheduled a press conference for Sunday morning to declare a State of Disaster, along with the city of San Marcos. CDC image. It's unknown if any other jurisdictions will join them or when they might follow suit.

by Sahar Chmais   In the haze of panic shopping, toilet paper, chicken, rice, beans, frozen and canned goods are getting plucked from the shelves moments after they are stocked. President Donald Trump has declared COVID-19 a national emergency and the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic...

UPDATE: As of 11:55 a.m. - The patient has been released from the hospital and will self-quarantine at home until they are fever-free for 48 hours without use of fever-reducing medication. Hays County officials today reported its first presumptive case of COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus. COVID -...

H-E-B announced Saturday that it will begin opening all stores at 8 a.m. and closing at 8 p.m., including Central Market. Here's the whole message: To better serve our customers and increase product availability, all H-E-B stores, Central Market and H-E-B Pharmacies will close tonight at 8 p.m. Begi...

As school districts across Texas are suspending extracurricular activities in wake of the Coronavirus outbreak, the state’s governing body over high school academic, athletic and musical competition is now following suit. On Friday, the University Interscholastic League (UIL) announced it will suspe...

Staff report For families running out of options for Spring Break, the Texas Parks system has a message: Come visit. Texas State Parks are open and running, and note that “outdoor spaces are well suited to increased social distance.” There are, however, a few steps people can take to assure their pa...

Captain Gerald Leo “Jerry” Dunn, 82, passed into eternity on March 2, 2020 at his home in Kyle, Texas.   Jerry was born in Seattle, Washington to George Lee Dunn and Mary Regina Johnson Dunn on November 29, 1937. Jerry graduated from Gloucester Catholic High School in 1956 and Bullis Prep School in ...