No golden lasso could keep a determined pack of dachshunds from blazing down the track during this past weekend’s 21st annual Buda Country Fair and Wiener Dog races, which was held at Buda City Park. The 2018 theme, “Wonder Wiener,” lent itself to a variety of unique costumes throughout the course o...

The   city of Kyle has agreed to swap extraterritorial jurisdiction land with a neighboring city, a move officials say will resolve tricky boundary issues that can make development codes unclear. Tuesday evening during the Kyle City Council meeting, council members voted unanimously to trade a combi...

Despite developers’ attempts to ease worries, neighbors believe a proposed subdivision in Dripping Springs’ extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) could worsen flooding in the area and contaminate and possibly damage the Edwards Aquifer. The 782-acre property, located on FM 967 just outside of Buda, ha...

Around 100 Panther alumni from good old Kyle High met April 28 at the Kimbro Building at Kyle Elementary for their bi-annual homecoming reunion. The ex-Panthers gathered in the original Kyle High gym early Saturday morning to thumb through old year books, catch up with classmates, eat barbecue, and ...

More than a year after opening their doors, the owners of a wedding venue located in Dripping Springs’ extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) might be required to submit site development permits as none were found on file. An investigation was launched by the city of Dripping Springs over a month ago b...

Buda’s annual audit on financial reports received the highest level of assurance for Fiscal Year 2016-17, according to a press release. The “clean,” or unmodified audit means the “city’s financial records have been determined by the audit firm to be free of any misrepresentations,” according to the ...

With applications due at the end of the week, Buda officials hope the third round of a program designed to maximize downtown businesses’ advertising dollars will bring in more tourism for the entire historic district. The Buda Main Street Department launched the co-marketing program in October, Main...

Below are questionnaires returned by candidates running for a pair of Hays CISD board of trustee seats up for grabs May 5. In the race for the Trustee At-Large seat are candidates Will McManus, Susan Gray and Michelle Cohen. In the race for the District 3 seat are incumbent Bert Bronaugh, Jr. as wel...

A new 108-acre mixed-use commerce center, which includes investments from Hillwood Properties, a Fortune 500 company, will be coming to Kyle in the near future. The new development will be located in Kyle on the west side of I-35 between Loop 4 and Kyle Crossing. Formally named the Hays Commerce Cen...

Portions of public parkland will soon be used for road widening and improvement projects in Buda after city leaders unanimously approved a resolution calling for it April 17. The three road improvement projects – including Goforth Road, San Antonio Street/Garison Road, and Main Street – will be usin...