BUDA — The Buda Fire Department’s (BFD) main station, located off of FM 2770, was slated to be completed in October 2023, yet more than a year later, BFD Chief Clay Huckaby revealed that construction has come to a standstill. According to the chief, Hays County Emergency Services District No. 8 (ESD...

Editor's note: This article has been edited as of 5:45 p.m. on May 20, 2024 to correct Mayor Lee Urbanovsky's quote that the plan *does* meet the demand up to 2043. BUDA — At its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 7, Buda City Council unanimously approved to adopt the City of Buda Water Master Plan. In...

BUDA — Pedernales Electric Cooperative — the nation’s largest electric co-op — marked a milestone of sustained growth by placing its 400,000th meter at Station 1 of the Buda Fire Department, located at 209 FM 2770 in Buda. For more than 85 years, PEC has provided safe, reliable and low-cost power to...

At approximately 8:07 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, the Buda Police Department responded to a report of a vehicle stuck on the train tracks at the crossing at South Loop 4 and West Goforth Road (near Buda Mill & Grain). A gray 2022 Nissan Altima, driven by a 54-year-old unnamed male, had pulled off South Lo...

BUDA — The Buda Fire Department (BFD) has been providing service to its residents for almost 70 years and has continued to grow alongside the city. Although there is evidence of the fire department existing when Buda was founded, the official documented date of origin is 1956. Chief Clay Huckaby ini...

BUDA — A new fire station for the Buda Fire Department has been a long time coming, according to fire division chief Raymond Seyfried, and the station is headed for completion by the end of this year. The station, located off of FM 2770, has been in the planning stages for at least four years. Last ...

By Ashley Kontnier People of all backgrounds, sizes and abilities flooded downtown Kyle Saturday for the inaugural Beat the Heat 5K. The Kyle Professional Firefighters Association (Local 4567) and the Kyle Fire Department hosted their first ever 5K this past weekend, with the help of local nonprofit...

By Megan Wehring   BUDA – Good deeds deserve proper recognition.   The Buda Fire Department received a $150 check from Texas Farm Bureau Insurance as a “thank you” for the work on Cheryl Day’s property. The funds will be used for the department’s loss prevention program.   Texas Farm Bureau Insuranc...

By Brittany Anderson BUDA — A local community hero was recently recognized for his nearly 30 years of service in Buda. Buda Masonic Lodge #800 honored Clay Huckaby, Buda Fire Chief, on Aug. 15 with the Community Builder Award, the highest Masonic Lodge award given to a non-Mason.   Jim Hollis, past ...

(Editor's Note: This post has been updated as of 4:34 p.m. on Friday, July 29. This is a developing story and we will make updates as more information becomes available.) Staff Report BUDA --The Buda Fire Department and neighboring agencies are battling a 89.5-acre wildfire in the extraterritorial j...