Staff Report HAYS COUNTY -- State Rep. Erin Zwiener, Hays County and city of Buda officials joined the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) today to kick off construction of the FM 2001 West Realignment Project. This is the first of three projects to improve FM 2001 between Interstate Highway ...

By Sahar Chmais UPDATE: In a previous press release issued about the school’s groundbreaking, it stated that the school cost would be $29.5 million. An apology was issued regarding the misinformation with an updated figure that was nearly $38.5 million.  Tom Green Elementary School is going to be ov...

Press release: Hays CISD will break ground on a $29.5 million elementary school in the 2,400-acre Sunfield master-planned community located in the south Austin suburb of Buda, Texas. The 121,200 square foot school will include a two-story structure with site parking and improvements, including all m...

By Sahar Chmais It comes down to what Buda residents are willing to pay to improve their roads, parks and drainage systems; but there is a possibility the existing residents do not have to pay at all. What if Buda could count on the incoming residents to pay? The most probable solution to enhancing ...

By Sahar Chmais As Buda continues to be a high-demand destination for people to move into, it has been attracting more developers. The newest addition could be The Reserve, an extension to the undeveloped Colony at Cole Springs. In the original proposal, the builders for Colony at Cole Springs said ...

By Sahar Chmais After a year of suspended jury trials due to COVID-19, Hays County District Courts will resume jury trials on June 7 and County Courts at Law will resume July 6. With people returning to the court stands, new health precautions will be put in place. “It is important that we ensure th...

By Sahar Chmais Valentina’s BBQ, an Austin-based food truck, will leave the city to make Buda its new home in a 6,000 square-foot brick and mortar restaurant. In light of this venture, the Buda City Council approved a $228,000 budget amendment incentive to the incoming business, which will bring tax...

By Sahar Chmais Rent assistance for Hays County residents is in the works as the eviction moratorium ends on June 30. An eviction moratorium was established after the pandemic was declared, postponing evictions. Hays County received nearly $7,000,000 from the U.S. Treasury Department for the Emergen...

Staff Report A fatal car crash led to the death of two Hays County residents on May 11 in Williamson County. Names of the deceased were released over the weekend. Larry Davis, a 27-year-old Kyle resident was driving with passenger August Holland, a 46-year-old Buda resident, when the incident occurr...

By Sahar Chmais Nascar fans could get their fix Saturday as the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) race track opened for the first time since COVID restrictions were put in place in 2020. This year, Al Niece, owner of Niece Motorsports and Niece equipment in Buda, had his team of four drivers race in Sa...