Wizards raise funds for veterans Oct. 11, 2023 - By Brittany Kelley “Imagine a wizard buying a rusty old car and telling his wife all he wanted to do with it was take it apart to see how it worked, while really he was enchanting it to make it fly.” – Molly Weasley, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of S...

No. 1 - Car accident in Buda leaves 1 dead Aug. 17, 2023 - Staff Report A woman died and two individuals were injured after they were involved in a two-vehicle collision on FM 1626 in Buda. At approximately 7:13 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16, the Buda Police Department was dispatched to a major acciden...

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BUDA — Brenda Kise, lovingly known as Nana, was not only the designated baker of the Johnson High School Rosettes, an award-winning varsity performance and competitive dance team, but someone the dancers could count on and run to when they needed a strong hug or advice, according to dance director B...

BUDA — Buda resident Madison Arsenault used to watch her mother spend hours baking cookies for the holiday season knowing that in the future, she would, too. Arsenault knew from a young age that she wanted to own a business of her own — a food one, at that. While her peers watched “SpongeBob SquareP...

BUDA — At its Dec. 11 meeting, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees approved an item that denied the ability for the district to hire chaplains as school counselors. This decision comes after the 88th Legislature passed Senate Bill 763, which allows “a school district or open-enrollment charter school [t...

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BUDA — The city of Buda conducts its annual wastewater (sewer) rate averaging every year from November through February. During this timeframe, residents have an opportunity to make changes that can have a positive effect on future bills. Residents who take measures to reduce water consumption and f...

Children gather with Liza Wolf- Schacter to sing The Dreidel Song at the third annual Buda Menorah Lighting. The event was held on Thursday, Dec. 7 — the first day of Hanukkah — in the greenbelt in downtown Buda. In addition to sing-alongs, attendees listened to Rabbi Cantor Marie Betcher and joined...

BUDA – Following approval of revised development agreement for The Colony at Cole Springs and an ordinance to establish Tax Increment Refinance Zone (TIRZ) Number 2 for The Colony at its Nov. 8 meeting, the Buda City Council met to discuss the proposed financing plan at a special meeting on Tuesday,...