Hospital on Buda’s horizon? Public official leaks news of possible employer

With a slip of the tongue earlier this month, one Hays County leader could have inadvertently announced the name of a major employer that could fill a 35-acre area rezoned for hospital use in the Sunfield Municipal Utility District.

The snafu took place when Mark Jones, Hays County Pct. 2 commissioner, along with Victor Vargas, TxDOT area engineer, were updating council on various road projects in northeastern Hays County. Projects include several items along Interstate 35.

When describing improvements on FM 2001 from I-35 to Highway 21, Jones said the plan is to “start on both ends of I-35 and at 21, so we should be well ahead of Scott and White when they get ready to come.”