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  The saga involving the reintroduction of fluoride into the Buda public water system took an unexpected turn last week as city officials opted to hold on the matter in order to gather more public feedback.  Buda City Manager Kenneth Williams last Thursday announced the scheduled fluorid...

With the 85th Texas Legislative session kicking off earlier this month, Buda city leaders are contemplating which items of legislation they plan to support or possibly introduce in the future. Earlier this month, Buda Assistant City Manager Chance Sparks provided a list of legislative priorities for...

For the second time in a month, Buda city leaders opposed a restaurant group’s bid for a variance to construct a sign beyond what’s allowed in city ordinance.  The Buda City Council unanimously denied a second appeal by the Panda Express Restaurant Group Jan. 17 for a variance from the city’s maximu...

Buda City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the Sunfield Municipal Utility District’s consent agreement at the Jan. 17 meeting to include a rezoning agreement that would allow approximately 35 acres to accommodate a medical center. Assistant City Manager Chance Sparks reintroduced the age...

The fluoride debate in Buda raged on as members of an anti-fluoride group flocked to the Jan. 3 city council meeting to demonstrate in a silent protest on the issue. Protesters with the Flouride Free movement demonstrated by holding up orange signs with the words “Hear Us!” printed on them, which we...

A prospective fast food chain’s appeal to the Buda City Council for larger signage was met with stiff resistance Tuesday. As a result, city leaders opted to send a proposal for a 35-foot stand-alone sign for a new Panda Express restaurant, which is planning to expand to Buda, back to the Planning an...

Dissension on potentially adding fluoride to the Buda public water system led city officials to table discussion on the matter indefinitely by a 6-1 vote Tuesday. Council member David Nuckels cast the lone dissenting vote. Council’s decision came after Brian Lillibridge, Buda city water specialist, ...

It was an early night for Buda City Council Place 1 candidate Lee Urbanovsky who claimed his place on the dais after opponent John Hatch conceded Tuesday’s runoff election 15 minutes after the polls closed. Urbanovsky, a political newcomer, won the Place 1 seat by taking roughly 61 percent of the 1,...

Action taken earlier this month allowed Buda to officially cut ties with ECM International, a professional project management firm which oversaw Propositions 1 and 2 of the 2014 Buda Bond projects. Buda Mayor Todd Ruge said the decision came after weeks of deliberation by council members behind clos...