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Alcohol-to-go stays permanent in Texas
Business, Community
Alcohol-to-go stays permanent in Texas
By megan.wehring 
May 12, 2021
Texans can purchase alcohol with take-out orders at restaurants. Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1024 on Wednesday to permanently allow Texans to include beer, wine and mixed drinks to be included in pickup and delivery food orders. Restaurants started bringing in even more revenue in March 2020 ...
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Commissioners okay later bar hours for rural areas
Business
Commissioners okay later bar hours for rural areas
By Moses Leos III 
April 19, 2017
Drinking establishments in rural areas of Hays County now have the chance to keep their doors open until 2 a.m. after commissioners extended alcohol sale hours last week. The change, approved by a unanimous vote April 11, allows businesses that have an existing mixed beverage permit from the Texas A...
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New bar tops Buda, Kyle alcohol sales
Business
New bar tops Buda, Kyle alcohol sales
By Staff Report 
April 5, 2017
In March 2017, newly-opened Buck’s Backyard more than doubled last year’s highest mixed beverage sales tax receipts for Buda while The Marc and Casa Garcia’s continue to lead in receipts for San Marcos and Kyle. In March 2016, Pinballz Kingdom led Buda with $3,138 in receipts, Casa Garcia’s led Kyle...
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Top area alcohol sales tax receipts, January 2017
Business
Top area alcohol sales tax receipts, January 2017
By Staff Report 
March 8, 2017
Numbers from Feb. 25 reflect January sales. *indicates two payments were made in January.  Kyle Casa Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant  $4216.84 Evo Entertainment Center  $4072.99 Centerfield Sports Bar & Grill  $2952.42 Applejam Beverage $ 1666.89 10712 Entertainment LLC (Desperados)  $1632.65 Grind Hous...
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Dry no more:  Longtime Buda business obtains alcohol permit
Business
Dry no more: Longtime Buda business obtains alcohol permit
By samanthsmith 
November 9, 2016
After 36 years in business, the owners of Casa Alde restaurant earlier this year decided now was the time to pursue an alcohol sale permit By obtaining a beer and wine permit from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC), Casa Alde got the green light to sell alcohol to patrons.   Remy Fallon,...
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Top mixed-beverage sales tax receipts
By Staff Report 
August 3, 2016
Shown below are the top ten alcohol sales tax receipts in Kyle, Buda and San Marcos reported in July 2016. July tax receipts are from sales made in March and April. Kyle Down South Railhouse           $6,283.93 Casa Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant $4,796.99 Evo Entertainment Center       $3,555.35 Cente...
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Where and when do people drink most in the Buda, Kyle, San Marcos area?
By Staff Report 
January 28, 2016
Residents in Buda, Kyle and San Marcos spend over a million dollars every month in their local drinking establishments. Below is a breakdown of all the monthly alcohol sales for all the establishments in Buda and Kyle with Mixed Beverage Permits and the top seven highest-selling establishments in Sa...
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Later hours coming for Buda bars
By Staff Report 
November 10, 2015
By Alexis Aguirre With the approval of a proposition that extends alcohol sales in Buda, current business owners now contemplate whether they should take advantage of the new law.  Their choice comes after Buda voters on Nov. 3 approved Proposition 1, which allows alcohol sales in Buda to be extende...
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Election results: Buda, Mountain City
By Staff Report 
November 4, 2015
Buda voters approve later hours for alcohol sales Buda voters on Tuesday gave their approval for a proposition that will allow mixed beverage late hours permit holders the ability to serve and sell alcohol until 2 a.m. Proposition 1, the referendum for extending alcohol sale hours, passed on Electio...
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Buda bar tops alcohol sales list
By Staff Report 
May 20, 2015
By Moses Leos III A new champion has emerged as the destination for Kyle and Buda residents to wet their whistles.  Willie’s Joint, located along Main Street in Buda, shot to the top of the list in March as the highest alcohol seller between the two cities. The bar and grill, which opened its doors ...
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Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment
Buda, Hays County, News
Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment
By Brittany Kelley 
April 30, 2025
BUDA — After discovering that her son’s former teacher was arrested for public intoxication, Christina Nichols was left wishing Hays CISD did more to ...
Kyle Police investigate fatal crash on IH-35 near Yarrington Road
Breaking News, Hays County, Kyle, ...
Kyle Police investigate fatal crash on IH-35 near Yarrington Road
By Staff Report 
March 18, 2025
KYLE – The Kyle Police Department is investigating a fatal collision that occurred at approximately 2 a.m. March 18 on southbound IH-35 near Yarringto...
Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County
Hays County, News
Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County
By Staff Report 
April 2, 2025
AUSTIN — A joint investigation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the San Antonio Poli...
Three-car collision leaves one dead
Dripping Springs, Main, News
Three-car collision leaves one dead
By Staff Report 
March 12, 2025
DRIPPING SPRINGS – A three-car collision left a 79-year-old woman dead March 1. At approximately 6:45 p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS...
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Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography
Breaking News, Dripping Springs, Hays County, ...
Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography
By Staff Report 
April 30, 2025
SAN MARCOS — Hays County District Judge Sherri K. Tibbe sentenced Kevin McLean, 33, to a total of 60 years in prison April 29; McLean entered a plea o...
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