Buda took another step towards transitioning to single-member districts Jan. 18 by setting criteria for which seats will make the change first. But one city council member raised concerns over the use of 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data to help with drawing district lines. Buda City Council Places 2, 4 ...

Lehman High freshman Hayden Lugo is no stranger to the competitive world of raising swine. Lugo, who has been competing since he was in the third grade, raises Duroc, a red haired swine that has won him the Hays County Youth Livestock Show Market Swine championship in 2016 and 2017. This year, Lugo ...

Facing a tight deadline, Buda city officials Jan. 18 approved the inclusion of four transportation projects in its application for potential federal funding. Buda City Engineer John Nett said that the original deadline for the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (CAMPO) project call ap...

Buda’s first city-owned splash pad may be ready by the summer. By a unanimous vote, the Buda City Council Jan. 18 approved a $286,148 contract with Vortex Inc. for the purchase and installation of the city’s splash pad, which will be located in Green Meadows Park on the east side of town. According ...

UPDATE - 8:58 p.m. A Silver Alert issued for David Dvorchak, 69, of Buda, has been discontinued after authorities found him deceased in Travis County, according to a press release. The Travis County Sheriffs Office is investigating. This story is developing. We will provide updates as they become av...

New developments, along with the start of several key Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs), are on the docket for Buda officials as they prepare for a busy 2018. Buda Assistant City Manager Micah Grau said Buda experienced commercial growth in 2017 that should come to fruition in 2018. Additionally, ...

Apprehension about spending $500,000 to allow a third party to oversee the final phase of Buda’s wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) expansion led city leaders to hold on the matter Jan. 2.  Instead, the Buda City Council recommended its staff take a closer look at an agreement with Walker Partners, L...

Three main agenda items dominated the Buda City Council’s first meeting of the new year – the purchase of books for the new library, an agreement to relocate utilities and a professional services agreement. The items dealt with projects approved in the November 2014 bond election. The new $21 millio...

Crafting solutions to traffic congestion in Buda was a topic the city’s Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commission took up Nov. 28. The discussion was brought up via a presentation by city staff relating to the history of traffic congestion and possible ways to mitigate it. Chance Sparks, Buda assistant c...

Kyle, Buda weather impact from Harvey Downed trees and flooded streets was the extent of the impact seen around parts of Buda and Kyle as Hays County seemingly escaped the brunt of Hurricane Harvey’s wrath in August. The storm, which came ashore in Rockport as a Category 4 hurricane led to torrentia...