The coronavirus pandemic has put millions of Americans out of work, and Hays County was no exception when the unemployment rate rose to 12.8 percent in April. Still, there may be a saving grace that will open hundreds of jobs in Buda. An Amazon shipping center plans to open outside of Buda’s city li...

Hays County Commissioner on Friday agreed to allocate $500,000 from the general fund to use as grants to micro-businesses who aren’t likely to recover from a six-week closure forced by the COVID-19 pandemic. They could not come to terms, however, on what businesses would be eligible, what the money ...

The holiday shopping season is upon us. Saturday is Small Business Saturday and the city of Buda is a perfect place to take advantage of shopping and dining specials. The Buda Economic Development Corporation, Buda Main Street Program, Downtown Buda Merchants Group, city of Buda Tourism Department a...

Changes to bylaws governing operations of the Buda Economic Development Corporation (EDC) will give city leaders additional control, even as officials maintain the two entities are independent. But worries continue to mount over the motives behind the changes, which former EDC board of director memb...

As a Texas Workforce Commission complaint looms, Buda elected officials June 4 passed an agreement aimed at bolstering the city’s defenses. By a 5-0 vote, the Buda City Council approved a Joint Defense and Allied Litigant agreement involving the city and the Buda Economic Development Corporation (ED...

Plans for acquiring property meant to boost economic development on Main Street in Buda ended April 30 when city leaders voted 7-0 to officially end the venture. The formal decision to do so, however, was preceded by weeks of uncertainty, a factor in the backbiting between the city and the Buda Econ...

For more background on this story, click here:  Jumping from the EDC ship Accusations of discrimination from three female Buda Economic Development Corporation (EDC) employees were levied Tuesday against the city of Buda as the battle between the two bodies escalated. Those accusations came as the B...

Board releases employees from contracts due to ‘hostile environment’   Three of four employees of the Buda Economic Development Corporation (EDC) will be gone by May, and it’s through no fault of their own. The Buda EDC Board of Directors released Ann Miller, EDC Executive Director, from her contrac...

Project Ace will serve up a new volleyball-centered sports complex in Buda to open next year. The 30,000-square-foot indoor multi-use complex, along with a connected retail center, will be located on Main Street and Camp Del Sur on the east side of Interstate 35. The complex is primarily for volleyb...

After much speculation and nearly two years of negotiation, a hospital will soon be built in Buda. By unanimous approval, Buda city leaders Tuesday approved a Buda Economic Development Corporation (EDC) development agreement paving the way for Baylor Scott & White (BS&W) to build a  full-service hos...