A possible city pool, feasibility study for a convention center and perhaps lighting at the Buda sportsplex were all ideas in a five-year Capital Improvement Project list, which was presented to the Buda Planning and Zoning Commission May 23. Micah Grau, Buda assistant city manager, and John Nett, c...

An ad valorem tax exemption used by communities to potentially spur economic development was given the green light from Hays CISD leaders late last month. By a 6-0 vote with one abstention March 27, the Hays CISD board of trustees approved implementing the Freeport exemption, which is a form of prop...

City of Buda representatives had a successful run during Buda’s Inaugural Legislative Day at the capitol on last Wednesday. According to Buda Public Information Officer David Marino, the trip was a joint effort of city of Buda staff, Buda Economic Development Corporation and Buda Area Chamber of Com...

A $20,000 incentives package approved by Buda city leaders last month is expected to pave the way for a company that maintains semiconductor construction equipment to open for business. By a unanimous vote on Jan. 3, the Buda City Council approved a performance agreement on second reading between th...

Staff report    A vacant building in Buda is where Austin-born Deep Eddy Vodka, which is currently located in Dripping Springs, plans to relocate its distillery and base of operations.  On Tuesday, the Buda City Council unanimously approved a Chapter 380 agreement and a resolution authorizing an eco...

I n a Sept. 2, 1939 review of George White’s “Scandals of 1939,” a Broadway critic reserved his highest praise for a teenager from Texas named Ann Miller, who stopped the show every night with her high-energy tap dance. The future fixture of Hollywood musicals in the 1930s and 1940s was born Lucille...

By Moses Leos III Local distillers and brewers have taken an interest in Buda and city leaders are starting to take notice.  As one brewery is slated to open in Buda this winter, Ann Miller, Executive Director of the Buda Economic Development Corporation, said she’s seen an increased interest from s...

By Moses Leos III As an influx of growth continues to trickle south from Austin, Buda continues to manage its rapidly shifting population numbers. According to a city press release, Buda saw a 77.9 percent increase in population from 2010 to 2015. The information, which was gathered from a March 201...

By Moses Leos III A series of redesigns, ranging from electrical, mechanical and architectural changes, have delayed the opening of a potential Buda brewery to the beginning of the year.  Despite changes to the Two Wheel Brewing Company, owner Marc Woffenden believes the alterations will help the bu...

Staff Report With a burgeoning city, the Buda Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is busy. Typically, according to EDC Executive Director Ann Miller, she reports to Buda City Council during executive session, discussing economic incentives. At Tuesday night’s council meeting, Miller spoke publicl...