BUDA — Buda City Council discussed the upcoming legislative session at its Jan. 7 meeting. According to city manager Micah Grau, the next legislative session begins on Jan. 14 and, although some bills have already begun to be filed, the final day is March 14, with the last day of the session occurri...

BUDA — City of Buda Bond Program Manager Kenny Crawford gave a presentation regarding the status of the 2021 bond program at the Nov. 6 Buda City Council meeting. The bond program includes $73.67 million for Proposition A - Transportation and $16.09 million for Proposition B, along with additional g...

BUDA — After receiving feedback from the community, the city of Buda is increasing the reimbursement levels for two grant opportunities for businesses from 50/50 matching to 100%. The Downtown Co-Marketing Reimbursement Grant was established by ordinance in 2020 to assist downtown businesses and pla...

BUDA — At its Sept. 3 meeting, Buda City Council approved a third amendment for the fiscal year 2024, with a 3% increase in revenue and a 1% decrease in expenditures. The fiscal year 2024 operating budget was originally adopted by council on Sept. 19, 2023. According to agenda documents, there have ...

BUDA — On Aug. 20, Buda City Council heard a presentation from Sundance Analytics on a resolution to accept a petition for the creation of a Public Improvement District (PID) for the upcoming Persimmon project. “Tonight, we’re not voting to create the PID [and] we’re not voting to assess any PID ass...

BUDA — During its Aug. 6 meeting, Buda City Council unanimously approved an order for both a special and general election, to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The special election will allow voters to adopt or reject proposed amendments to the existing city charter. City council appointed a Charter Revie...

BUDA — On Nov. 8, the Buda City Council voted to accept the historic Buda Train Depot from the current owner and return the structure to the city. According to assistant city manager Wendy Smith, the depot is currently in San Marcos, but has been offered as a donation to prevent the building from be...

BUDA — Buda City Council voted on Tuesday, Sept. 19 to contest a recent petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for the formation of a municipal utility district (MUD) that would serve the proposed Persimmon residential development adjacent to RM 967. The motion — made by co...

BUDA — Several citizens came forward to voice their concerns regarding the proposed Persimmon development at the regular Buda City Council meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 1 prior to a workshop and deliberation in an effort to establish terms for a development agreement (DA) with MileStone Community Builder...