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 Bu...

Confusion over Buda Economic Development Corporation (EDC) Board of Director applications prompted city leaders to pause on appointing new members Feb. 6. The move, which was done via a 6-1 Buda City Council vote to table appointments, aims to give residents more time to apply. Buda City Council mem...

Buda approves first east side park In April 2017, Buda city leaders earmarked $360,000 in monies from Proposition 5 of the 2014 bond for creation of a proposed splash pad in Green Meadows Park on the east side of Buda. The park is expected to be finished by summer of 2018. “It will be a different ty...

A $2.3 million decrease in revenue over a decade’s time is how much Buda anticipates losing if it were to implement a proposed freeze on property tax for senior citizens. While no action was taken on the proposed freeze Oct. 17, city leaders continued discussion and debate over issues involving prop...

Possible updates to how Buda approaches water conservation are bubbling to the surface.  Record high water usage, partnered with requirements from the Texas Water Development Board, prompted city staff to present possible updates to Buda’s water conservation and drought contingency ordinance Oct. 4....

Low water crossing systems from Water and Earth Technologies, Inc. (WET) will be placed at five locations across Buda after approval of a service agreement Oct. 2. Buda City Engineer John Nett said the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) would cover 50 percent of the cost of the project to purchase...

An estimated cost of $69.1 million could make up Buda’s five-year budget for future infrastructure projects. On Aug. 29, the Buda City Council viewed a presentation on the proposed five-year Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Plan, which would range from Fiscal Year 2018 to 2022. Buda city leaders c...

Tensions mounted between Buda city leaders Aug. 15 as they were unable to unanimously agree on the ballot language for a Nov. 7 referenda item on water fluoridation. Buda City Council members were asked to choose between three different legally accepted options regarding the ballot language for a fl...

Dissenting opinions on possible addition of a drainage fee to utility bills led city leaders to take pause on the matter. The idea of a proposed drainage fee was brought up during the city’s budget workshop discussion, which was held at the July 18 city council meeting. While no action was taken, ci...

Non-profit organizations in the community got the news Tuesday that the Buda City Council would award $25,500 in grants from the general fund. The agenda originally called for distribution of $20,500. The presentation was made July 18 at a special budget workshop. Various local non-profit organizati...