A changing of the guard will occur in Buda this November as a longtime city leader is forgoing an attempt at a third term in office. Wiley Hopkins, who was first elected to the Buda City Council dais in November 2013, did not submit a candidate filing prior to Monday’s deadline for the Nov. 3 electi...

A fine arts-focused activity center could be coming to downtown Buda after elected leaders gave the green light for a group’s proposal to reuse its old city hall facility. By a 6-0 Aug. 6 vote, the Buda City Council approved a proposal from Inspired Minds Art Center, a Buda-area group, in collaborat...

Silver and gold will be replaced with reflective orange in Buda this holiday season. Interference caused by impending construction on Main Street forced Buda city leaders Tuesday to pull the plug on Budafest celebration for 2019. That move was made via a 4-1 decision from the Buda City Council with ...

In roughly a year, anticipated work should be complete on improvements to Main Street between Cabela’s Drive and Railroad Street, according to Buda officials. In the interim, officials urge patience from residents as construction, which officially began Monday, will cause headaches in the short term...

Buda files court case after odor law violations Alleged violations of Buda’s recently enacted smell ordinance by an area composting company is pushing officials to consider taking the case to court. However, owners of GrubTubs, the business at the center of the issue, feel the city took action befor...

On July 18 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Buda will host an open house on upcoming improvements to Main Street between Cabela's Drive and Railroad Street. The meeting will be held at the new city municipal complex at 405 East Loop Street. According to city officials, construction on the project will begin M...

Changes to bylaws governing operations of the Buda Economic Development Corporation (EDC) will give city leaders additional control, even as officials maintain the two entities are independent. But worries continue to mount over the motives behind the changes, which former EDC board of director memb...

Through the use of existing parkland, Buda city leaders hope to give proposed wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) upgrades room to grow. By a 7-0 vote June 24, the Buda City Council approved a resolution allowing the use of roughly eight combined acres of parkland ranging from City Park, Stagecoach Pa...

   Buda city leaders June 18 gave the green light to changes within its water conservation ordinance. Those changes, approved by a 7-0 vote, will go into effect immediately. Blake Neffendorf, Buda Water Resources coordinator, said in a statement the city made changes to Stage 2 restrictions after a ...

As a Texas Workforce Commission complaint looms, Buda elected officials June 4 passed an agreement aimed at bolstering the city’s defenses. By a 5-0 vote, the Buda City Council approved a Joint Defense and Allied Litigant agreement involving the city and the Buda Economic Development Corporation (ED...