Staff Report The Buda Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors announced the hiring of Interim Executive Director, Kenneth Higdon, CCE, IOM, a veteran of several Texas Chamber of Commerce programs. Photo via City of Buda. Higdon, 67, a native of Andrews, Texas, has served for more than 40 years i...

By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY — Hispanics make up 40% of the population in Hays County and that number continues to grow every year.   As one of the fastest growing counties in the U.S., Hays County’s total population grew by more than 80,000 residents in the last decade to 241,067 in 2020, according...

By Sahar Chmais   For the first time in decades, Buda put on a rodeo that wrangled up more than 1,500 residents.   Elvin Oliveria from Brazil, stole the show by scoring 86.5 points and for being only one of two riders who stayed on their bulls for over eight seconds at the Buda Rodeo Saturday night ...

By Megan Wehring  BUDA – The COVID-19 pandemic has left many community members in need, now more than ever. The Buda Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a 12-hour Zoom-A-Thon food drive to help lift the burden. Inspired by the Jerry Lewis telethon, this food drive will be streamed using Zoom and soc...

By Chase Rogers HAYS COUNTY – Of all the businesses and occupations greatly affected by state-mandated and local COVID-19 mitigation guidelines since March, the restaurant and service industry may have been hit the hardest, pressuring owners and managers to continuously adapt with no clear end in si...

by Sahar Chmais Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has agreed to partake in a panel discussion addressing the impact of COVID-19 on Latino and minority communities. The Texas Association of Mexican American Chamber of Commerce has invited Fa...

IMG_9324 A variety of cars were lined up end-to-end for the June 19 parade. Some people brought their classic cars, police officers and fire engines were leading the parade. Cars and trucks were decorated in Black Lives Matter flags and people held their artistic signs displaying paintings of black ...

Hays County has gone a long ways toward populating its Complete Count Committee but still needs representatives from some segments of the community. The county announced and began staffing the committee last fall and has also dedicated $50,000 towards the 2020 Census. Areas of the county have been d...

Green could flow in downtown Buda this holiday season after officials announced plans to wait on improving the Main Street and FM 967 intersection until early 2020.  The timeline, given to area stakeholders during a meeting with officials Tuesday, was a relief for Andrew Maxwell, chair of the Buda d...

For the second year in a row, Texas is the best state to start a business, due in part to a thriving economy, positive startup culture and low taxes, according to a WalletHub study. The steady growth of Hays County and the Austin metropolitan area has led to an increase in the technology sector as o...