Questions about how to fund stadium light installation at Buda Sportsplex baseball and softball fields has now been partially answered. On March 4, the Buda Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors approved allocating $600,000 from its budget for LED stadium light installation at fields w...

Questions on how to adequately fund outdoor LED lighting at the Buda Sportsplex baseball and soccer fields led city leaders Feb. 19 to postpone a contractual agreement for proposed upgrades.  With $400,000 toward lighting improvements from the Buda Economic Development Corporation (EDC) still awaiti...

Buda OKs lease with local VFW Giving area veterans a place to call their own was the first move Buda officials made toward finding a use for its former municipal facilities. By a 6-0 Jan. 15 vote, the Buda City Council approved a lease agreement with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 12161 to ...

A lack of options is forcing Buda to re-bid its City Park renovation, which in turn could push the start date of construction on the bond project further back. With a 7-0 vote to reject bids that were previously submitted, the Buda City Council hopes giving developers a full month to craft a proposa...

Turning Buda’s recently vacated city hall into a possible co-working space is something the majority of city leaders envision for the future of the facility. While there are still more decisions to be made, Evan Ture, Buda City Council Place 6, believes the possible new use could help spur interest ...

A combined five percent rate hike for Buda utility customers could be forthcoming as city leaders contemplate looming infrastructure upgrades. While the cost of Buda water and wastewater could go up by two and three percent this fiscal year, respectively, officials believe rates could get much highe...

Striking up a smoke on or near Buda city property will soon be a thing of the past after city leaders June 5 nixed the practice. The measure, approved by the a 6-0 Buda City Council decision, prohibits the use of tobacco and smoking within 30 feet of city facilities, in city vehicles and on city equ...

Single member district plan focuses on neighborhoods Single-member district boundaries in Buda were finalized June 5, setting the stage for the first election of its kind in the city this November. Approval of the boundaries, completed via a 5-0 Buda City Council vote, was done after city staff and ...

Attempting to cover park-related project costs, Buda is now turning to the private sector for funding. By giving area businesses the chance to purchase naming rights or sponsorships, the city hopes the subsequent funding can cover budget gaps for projects under Proposition 5 of the 2014 bond. Buda c...

Questions over the need for additional street maintenance dollars beyond what’s already budgeted led Buda city leaders to shut down potential fundraising ideas. One of those options, which received a negative response from several council members, centered on redirecting city sales tax dollars to go...