BUDA — Christmas looks different for everyone. Some celebrate at home with their families, putting up lights and baking treats, while others work long shifts as nurses, doctors and first responders. Many children around the globe spend it alone, with little celebration, in orphanages. Volunteers at ...

(Editor's Note: This post has been updated as of 4:34 p.m. on Friday, July 29. This is a developing story and we will make updates as more information becomes available.) Staff Report BUDA --The Buda Fire Department and neighboring agencies are battling a 89.5-acre wildfire in the extraterritorial j...

By Sahar Chmais BUDA – During a blackout, Creekside Villas Senior Village in Buda evacuated all of its residents on Wednesday, Feb. 17, after water pipes burst, flooding parts of the first floor. This was one of the many damages caused by the Texas winter storm. Several public service departments we...

A former deacon at the Hays Hills Baptist Church was sentenced for improperly touching two young girls years ago to 10 years in prison Monday in a Travis County courtroom. Charles Sweet, 85, must serve five years before he is eligible for parole, his attorney David Glickler told the Hays Free Press....

On Wednesday, Austin resident Charles Sweet, 85, was booked into the Hays County Jail on one charge of Indecency With a Child, Sexual Contact, a second-degree felony. Sweet, who was accused earlier this week of sexually abusing multiple women from 1990 to the mid-2000's, was released Wednesday on a ...

A former Hays Hills Baptist Church deacon is expected to face charges of indecency with a child by contact after authorities accused him of abusing two girls, who are now adults, in the past. During the course of a joint investigation conducted by Austin Police and the Hays County Sheriff’s Office (...

ollowing the tragic mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, church services across the country engaged in prayer for those who were injured, the lives lost, and the families and communities in mourning. The events hit especially close to home for members of Hays Hills Baptist Church in Buda, who grieve...

Above, right, Pastor David Sweet oversees the construction of the Hays Hills Baptist Church nearly 27 years ago on FM 1626 (file photo) here’s a time for everything, including changes within church leadership. Hays Hills Baptist Church recently experienced this change when David Sweet, lead pastor o...

Numerous residents from the area participated in the Buda Ninja Warrior, which had contestants compete on obstacles modeled after the hit television show. Jared Greer, a former contestant on the show, used his equipment for the three-stage event. (photos by Moses Leos III)