by Abby Livingston, Texas Tribune Congress took a major step on Thursday to keep the federal government’s doors open through the end of September, passing a massive spending bill that includes some funding for a border wall. The $1.3 trillion measure, which lawmakers scrambled to pass ahead of a gov...

Heavy rainfall over the course of the last 12 hours has led to the closure of several roads across Hays County. According to the Lower Colorado River Authority, close to five inches of rain has fallen at gauges in Buda and Kyle since midnight. Hays County is currently under a Flash Flood Warning unt...

UPDATE – 4:26 p.m.  The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) plans to reopen FM 1626 at 4:45 p.m. this afternoon, according to Hays County Pct. 2 Commissioner Mark Jones. Drivers who will travel on FM 1626 are asked to exercise caution as there may be a thin layer of water on the roadway. Offi...

Texans looking to change the tide of a historically red state and county held high hopes as they listed to Democratic Primary candidates talk the issues in a debate prior to a key May 22 runoff. The standing-room only event, hosted by the Hays County Tejano Democrats and the Kyle/Buda-Area Democrats...

Upgrades and reconstruction at a trio of secondary campus athletic facilities is expected to have a price tag of $1.135 million, according to Hays CISD officials. Those upgrades include an expansion of Lehman High’s Lobo Field by approximately 500 seats, as well as an upgrade of metal bleachers at W...

A permit amendment allowing Buda to discharge up to an additional 1.5 million gallons of treated effluent into a discharge point in the Sunfield Municipal Utility District (MUD) was approved March 7 by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) commissioners. The decision now allows the city t...

A lawsuit against the State Highway 45 Southwest (SW) toll road is now heading to an appellate court. Earlier this month, the Save our Springs Alliance (SOS), an Austin-based group that has fought the construction of SH 45 SW, filed an appeal to a 2016 ruling that dismissed its litigation and allowe...

A proactive citizenry – that’s what Buda and Kyle law enforcement officials cite as the top reason for both cities to fall within the top 55 safest cities in the state. Crime Stats But the continued rise in property crimes, primarily car and home burglaries, leads authorities to urge more preventati...

When Buda moves its city hall and library later this year to a new location just east of downtown, several soon-to-be vacant municipal structures will have an opportunity for new life. On March 7, Buda City Council members discussed repurposing the Basil Anthony Moreau Public Library and city hall, ...

A lack of sales tax revenue stemming from too many homes and not enough businesses is leading city officials to strategize methods of bringing more commerce to the city. So far in fiscal year 2018, the city has collected a total of $17,542,232 dollars of sales and property tax revenue, with 78 perce...