BUDA — City of Buda Community Relations and Destination Services Director Lysa Gonzalez gave a presentation to Buda City Council members regarding 2024 holiday events at its Nov. 19 meeting. Several holiday-themed proclamations were given, as well. The Hays County Food Bank’s Turkeys Tackling Hunger...

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 — Hundreds will gather and dance to music at the Buda Amphitheater this weekend, as they enjoy delicious food and create lifelong memories at Buda’s Birthday. The city will host the third annual celebration on April 5-7, in honor of its 143rd birthday. “The event itself is a celebration of Buda...

There were smiles all around as the city of Buda unveiled the new Basil Anthony Moreau Buda Welcome Center on Saturday. The building, which used to house the city library, has been vacant since Buda’s municipal complex was opened in 2018. While final touches are still being made, the welcome center ...

By C.J. Vetter BUDA – Last week, the Buda City Council tabled grant funds to the police department for surveillance cameras and an automatic license plate reader (ALPR). The grant would include up to $20,000 in funds for the purchase of an APLR by the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority. If awa...

By CJ Vetter BUDA – On April 5, the City Council of Buda awarded a $10,000 reimbursement to Happy Hobo LLC for the advertisement of Buda Crawfest.   The reimbursement is to assist with the cost of advertising the event, which will be hosted at the Buda amphitheater. As part of the Hotel Occupancy Re...

by CJ Vetter Buda – On April 2, Buda held its first ever Buda Birthday celebration in honor of its 141 birthday at the Buda City Park and Amphitheater, with over 3,000 people in attendance. Food, vendors, and carnival rides were all offered in addition to free, live performances from award winning T...

By Megan Wehring BUDA — Despite the fact that the Buda City Council denied converting the former library into a new welcome center which would cost nearly $1 million, the Destination Services department will move into the former library building, utilizing the space with new furniture, fixtures and ...

By Brittany Anderson BUDA — Buda is gearing up to host the Texas International Wine Competition (TIWC) for the third time. Destination Services Director Lysa Gonzalez presented city council with information regarding the upcoming competition and a request for a hotel occupancy tax grant for TIWC, wh...

Silver and gold will be replaced with reflective orange in Buda this holiday season. Interference caused by impending construction on Main Street forced Buda city leaders Tuesday to pull the plug on Budafest celebration for 2019. That move was made via a 4-1 decision from the Buda City Council with ...