Completing the remaining 2014 bond projects was one of the primary budget items Buda city leaders focused on during the city’s initial budget meeting earlier this month. Overall, city leaders were encouraged by the outcome of the special budget meeting held at U.S. Foods, with Buda Mayor Todd Ruge s...

Political spending for a pair of Hays CISD board trustee seats is ramping up as all six candidates ready during the lead-up to Election Day next month. In the race for the Hays CISD at-large seat, candidate Debbie Munoz has outspent and outgained fellow challengers Doyla Burrell and Vanessa Petrea, ...

uda city leaders earmarked $360,000 in monies from Proposition 5 of the 2014 bond April 4 for creation of a proposed splash pad on the east side of Buda. The move, which was approved by the Buda City Council by a unanimous vote, would create the splash pad in Green Meadows Park. Buda Parks and Recre...

Implementation of greenery and aesthetic improvements for a storage facility on an existing application was enough for the Buda City Council to give it the green light earlier this month. By a 5-1 vote with one council member abstaining, the Buda City Council March 21 approved a special use permit (...

It was an early night for Buda City Council Place 1 candidate Lee Urbanovsky who claimed his place on the dais after opponent John Hatch conceded Tuesday’s runoff election 15 minutes after the polls closed. Urbanovsky, a political newcomer, won the Place 1 seat by taking roughly 61 percent of the 1,...

The ugly side of local politics reared its head prior to the Dec. 13 Buda City Council Place 1 runoff election between Lee Urbanovsky and John Hatch. While there has been a record turnout so far during early voting, some residents are concerned about the level of discourse online among supporters of...

Buda residents will get a second shot at deciding the Place 1 city council seat as candidates Lee Urbanovsky and John Hatch square off in the Dec. 13 runoff election. The two will face off again after neither candidate generated more than 50 percent of the vote in the Nov. 8 general election. But ge...

Props 1 & 2 pass As Americans were glued to Tuesday’s stunning presidential election results, those in Hays County gave the green light for a pair of bond propositions that total $237 million.  According to unofficial, final results on the Hays County website, Proposition 2, which called for $131 mi...

By Samantha Smith Business and affordable housing were two of many topics addressed at Monday’s Buda City Council candidate debate held by the Buda Area Chamber of Commerce.  The two-hour roundtable style debate featured candidates John Hatch, Theo Kosub and Lee Urbanovsky, who are running for the P...

The Hays Free Press asked Buda City Council candidates the following questions. Answers are printed below. 1. What prompted you to seek office?  I have decided to seek Council because I have grown increasingly frustrated with the direction of our City.  Buda is growing very fast and we need to be pr...