The journey toward a new Hays CISD high school moved forward after the Hays CISD board of trustees approved new design documents for a potential third campus. On Monday, the board voted 7-0 to approve the new documents upon the recommendation of Superintendent Michael McKie. The approved design for ...

For the second time in a month, Buda city leaders opposed a restaurant group’s bid for a variance to construct a sign beyond what’s allowed in city ordinance.  The Buda City Council unanimously denied a second appeal by the Panda Express Restaurant Group Jan. 17 for a variance from the city’s maximu...

Buda City Manager Kenneth Williams Thursday announced the scheduled fluoridation of the city's water supply has been put on hold, according to a press release. The reasoning for the administrative decision was based on feedback received from Buda city council members and the public. However, the dec...

Buda City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the Sunfield Municipal Utility District’s consent agreement at the Jan. 17 meeting to include a rezoning agreement that would allow approximately 35 acres to accommodate a medical center. Assistant City Manager Chance Sparks reintroduced the age...

The relocation of a 260-plus-year-old heritage tree on the site of a new municipal building in Buda has been delayed due to rain. According to a city press release, the plan to relocate the 53-inch diameter live oak tree will take approximately 2 1/2 weeks. In the next few weeks, the city will move ...

ess than six months after announcing Buda’s inclusion in the Texas Main Street program, Buda has hired a Main Street Program Manager. According to a city of Buda press release, Maggie Gillespie, who was the San Marcos Main Street coordinator, was hired as Buda’s Main Street Program Manager. Buda’s A...

The fluoride debate in Buda raged on as members of an anti-fluoride group flocked to the Jan. 3 city council meeting to demonstrate in a silent protest on the issue. Protesters with the Flouride Free movement demonstrated by holding up orange signs with the words “Hear Us!” printed on them, which we...

The decision to bring a possible bond initiative to area voters this May now rests in the hands of the Hays CISD board of trustees. On Monday, the board voted unanimously to accept the Hays CISD Growth Impact Committee’s recommendation for a possible May bond. With the vote, the board gains control ...

The Buda Area Chamber of Commerce started the New Year off by hosting an inaugural industry round table meeting of all Buda and Kyle area hoteliers Jan. 9. BACC Managing Director J.R. Gonzales gathered together the group of hotel managers and owners to discuss areas of interest or concern. The hope ...

A Buda man was one of two people killed in a fatal two-car accident along State Highway 21 in Caldwell County Monday. Jose Omar Ortiz-Perez, 33, of Buda, and Olivia Maladores Flores, 45, of Dale, were killed in the accident, which occurred on Highway 21 roughly two miles from Niederwald in Caldwell ...