Fajita Fiesta & Cook- Off at Buda City Park Come out to Buda City Park Sept. 23 and 24 for the 3rd annual Fajita Fiesta. This  free event offers something for all ages, including live music, vendors and the best fajitas around. If you are interested in being a cook-off contestant or a vendor contact...

A  lowly state department functionary, whose only claim to fame was his marriage to Thomas Jefferson’s granddaughter, opened negotiations with Mexico on Aug. 27, 1847 to finally bring an end to the war that had dragged on long enough. By February 1847, the Mexicans’ intransigence was giving Presiden...

By Moses Leos III Kyle resident, business owner and apiarist Gordon Wybo takes pride in educating people on the benefits of honeybees.   Dismissing the “Hollywood” image of angry, swarming bees bent on hurting people is one of his goals.  “We’re trying to bring awareness to the fact that we need the...

By Chris Winslow With over 850 species of plants throughout the tropical and sub-tropical world, the family of plants known as ‘figs’ forms one of the most useful groups of plants in the world. Chances are when you hear the word fig, you think of the edible fruit varieties that are planted outside. ...

N o interesting election for Mountain City government this time around, that’s for sure. The Council will cancel the November election – because only two submitted applications. With three seats open, the Council will appoint an alderman. Phillip Taylor filed to serve as mayor and Ray Patterson file...

By Samantha Smith After more than one hundred years, renovations are underway to help fix the interior of a longtime downtown Kyle fixture. The Live Oak Masonic Lodge No. 304 building, located on West Center Street, is currently going through interior renovations of the roof, floors and walls. Lodge...

As a tattoo artist who’s honed her craft for four years, current Kyle resident and native Austinite Leche Main realized there was something missing in the area.  Most residents who wanted to get inked had no other choice but commute elsewhere, primarily Austin, to find a tattoo parlor.  Main changed...

Gloria V. Gonzales, 56, loving wife, devoted mother and grandmother, was called by the Lord on Friday, August 19, 2016 with her loved ones by her side. Gloria was born February 5, 1960 in Casa Grande, AZ, to Galdino and Virginia Velasquez. She married her sweetheart Antonio in 1983. They were blesse...

By Samantha Smith Water and wastewater costs for Buda residents will go up over the next two years before rate increases take a downward trajectory, according to a presentation by HDR Engineering representative Grady Reed at an earlier Buda City Council meeting.  Although Buda’s high growth rate has...

By Samantha Smith No decision was made on amending an existing ordinance to allow golf cart use on the Garlic Creek pedestrian bridge Tuesday after the Buda City Council opted to table discussion on the item.  But Buda Mayor Todd Ruge’s motion to table came with the caveat of locating funding for th...