The Buda Lions Club hosted the 2025 Buda Wiener Dog Races Saturday through Sunday, April 26-27, at Buda Amphitheater & City Park. The finals for the 2025 Buda Wiener Dog Races were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 27.

Fans cheer as wiener dogs, or dachshunds, race with speed across the field. Dogs who placed first and second moved on to other races to find out who was the fastest. The final winner of the day was the 2023 reigning champion, Lorelei. Second place went to Bean and third place went to Jimmy Dean.

Charles and Nancy Handrick, and immediate past president Justin Krause, of the Buda Lions Club visited Historic Buda Elementary on Thursday, Feb. 15, to present administrators from Hays CISD’s three comprehensive high schools with funds from football game concession sales. Altogether, the Buda Lions...

The 26th Annual Buda Lions Club Wiener Dog Race was held over the weekend at Buda Amphitheater and City Park. Over the two days, More than 350 dogs raced for top bragging rights. In the end, Lorelei (owner Molly Hart), Smokey (owner Keith Rodriguez) and Malta (owners Nick and Lena) received first, s...

Staff Report Buda  – The Buda Lions Club donated $500 to the Hays County Community Emergency Response Team.   CERT offers a nationwide approach to volunteer training and organization that first responders rely on during disaster situations. In Hays County, the CERT volunteers are often seen providin...

By Megan Wehring Buda – It’s been said that a dog is a man’s best friend. For one dog, her legacy continues to be remembered by many.   Daisy, who once was the furry ambassador for the Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Buda, was a dainty dachshund who took her duties very seriously. While she d...

By C.J. Vetter BUDA –There can only be one wiener king. At the 25th annual Buda Country Fair and Wiener Dog Races, over 200 dachshunds hit the track to see who would be crowned the one and only wiener king. The race, an honored Buda tradition and renowned nationwide for its size and scale, was inten...

by CJ Vetter Buda – On April 23rd and 24th, the Lions Club will be hosting its 25th annual Wiener Dog Race in Buda City Park with a grand prize of $500 for first place. This will be the first race since the COVID-19 epidemic began, with the previous two years of races being cancelled due to the viru...

On March 26, representatives from the Buda Lions Club visited Hays CISD's Central Office to present a combined $7,143 in proceeds from football concession stand sales to all three comprehensive Hays CISD high schools. Each year, the Buda Lions Club helps to operate concession stands at all Hays CISD...

Rusty, a rescued dachshund owned by Kim Coley of San Antonio, shows off why he’s the goodest boy as he goes in for his close up on the final day of the 22nd Annual Buda Country Fair and Wiener Dog Festival Sunday. Hundreds took to Buck’s Backyard last weekend in search of the throne (and a large tro...