Staff report The Hays County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating three people who were involved in a burglary in Buda.  According to a Hays County Sheriff's Office press release, the burlgary occurred at 1;30 p.m. on March 19 in the area of Brandon's Way in the Shadow Cree...

UPDATE - 4:53 p.m. Earlier today, authorities identified the victim in Saturday's fatal train/pedestrian accident as 13-year-old Tanley Yacos, who was an 8th grader at Dahlstrom Middle School. In a letter to parents, Dahlstrom Middle School principal Rod Trevino said counselors from Dahlstrom and th...

By Samantha Smith Buda city council approved a motion at the March 15 meeting to develop 16.72 acres of land off of FM 967, just south of the subdivision White Oak Preserve as the second section of that subdivision.  Buda Director of Planning Chance Sparks presented the proposal to city council and ...

By Samantha Smith Kyle and Buda residents may think that they are adhering to the Hays County burn ban, but many may not be aware batteries could post a potential fire hazard right in their own homes.  Last month an inferno engulfed an Austin family’s SUV and garage within a matter of minutes.  The ...

By Samantha Smith Buda city council approved action on the sustainable design plans for its Parks Maintenance building at its last meeting, marking the city’s first steps into reducing its carbon footprint.  Although already approved by the city council, the final cost of the project has not been ap...

By Samantha Smith Buda City Council held a second public hearing last Tuesday to hear public comments on the land annexation plans for 460+ acres located along FM 2770. According to Buda Director of Planning Chance Sparks, the annexed land will be zoned in accordance with the city’s comprehensive pl...

T wo weeks ago we ran an editorial focused on the 10 commandments for open meetings, in time for Sunshine Week, March 13-19. Basically, the premise is that good comes from transparancy. The quote from Walt Whitman, “I think heroic deeds were all conceived in the open air,” announced the editorial. I...

The Buda Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the person/persons responsible for vandalism at the Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park located at 480 South Loop 4. The memorial sign was damaged, a light fixture was removed from a building, and the letters OG and the n...

By Samantha Smith Formula One (F1) will make its way back to Circuit of the Americas Oct. 21-23 after speculation rose that the U.S. Grand Prix may not return this season.  For Buda Mayor Todd Ruge, the news was welcome as the city sees an increase in tourism dollars during the three-day event.  “We...

By Moses Leos III The Buda City Council Feb. 29 joined citizens in expressing staunch opposition to plans for a proposed expansion of Main Street after discovering six heritage trees may be sacrificed to do so. According to a city of Buda press release, city engineers will explore “other alternative...