Updating language in Buda’s existing hotel occupancy tax (HOT) ordinance will now pave the way for the city to expand how it uses those funds. The measure, approved by a 7-0 Buda City Council vote Aug. 28, was done in coordination with changes in state law, which took place during the 2017 Texas Leg...

An undocumented Buda resident still in Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody officially had her first day in court earlier this month.  For the family of Janelie Rodriguez, 25, the fight to have her released from federal custody continues, as the worries about her condition grow. Chito ...

Emergency officials have confirmed a bat found Aug. 29 at Carpenter Hill Elementary near Buda tested positive for rabies, according to a Hays County Sheriff's Office press release. Authorities responded to the campus for a call of a dead bat located under a basketball hoop near the eastern parking l...

In the year since a ban on operating a phone while driving went statewide, only 47 total citations have been issued by Kyle and Buda Police combined since mid-August. Passed during the 85th Texas Legislative Session and made effective Sept. 1, 2017, the law prohibits motorists from reading, writing ...

A lack of options is forcing Buda to re-bid its City Park renovation, which in turn could push the start date of construction on the bond project further back. With a 7-0 vote to reject bids that were previously submitted, the Buda City Council hopes giving developers a full month to craft a proposa...

A longtime law enforcement officer has been tabbed to helm a recently created Hays CISD position dedicated to campus security. Phillip Taylor, who has worked in a variety of positions at the Hays County Sheriff's Office (HCSO), and is also the Mayor of Mountain City, was named as Hays CISD's first D...

Two A's and one C are the grades three Hays County school districts received as part of the Texas Education Agency's (TEA) A-F academic accountability rating system, which was unveiled Wednesday. While Dripping Springs and Wimberley both earned top marks, struggles in several areas led Hays CISD to ...

Patience is wearing thin for some Buda city leaders who worry progress isn’t moving fast enough on the remaining 2014 bond infrastructure projects. Those frustrations led to a nearly 30-minute finger pointing session during the Aug. 7 Buda City Council meeting as officials and council members alike ...

A combined five percent rate hike for Buda utility customers could be forthcoming as city leaders contemplate looming infrastructure upgrades. While the cost of Buda water and wastewater could go up by two and three percent this fiscal year, respectively, officials believe rates could get much highe...

A Buda teen was arrested three times between July 11 and Aug. 2 after authorities suspect he went on a spree of vehicle burglaries in neighborhoods east of Interstate 35 in the Buda area. Matthew Xavier Acosta, 17, of Buda, was booked on nine total charges of burglary of a vehicle, all Class-A misde...