KYLE — Kyle City Council unanimously approved the budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year at its Sept. 19 meeting. The city’s budget, as presented by Kyle Director of Finance Perwez Moheet, consists of an estimated $198,177,592 in total revenue and an estimated $272,515,303 in expenditures. The focus are...

By Paige Lambert Buda’s plan to move forward with two annexations could lead to the removal of Austin’s extraterrestrial jurisdiction (ETJ) south of Buda.  The annexation was part of the Buda City Council’s discussion on the city’s growth plan and its annexation priorities for the year during their ...

Over the past 32 years, Hays County resident Nora Folsom has seen development inch closer to her home on Claudia Drive. But development within the past decade has led to drainage issues near Folsom’s home. She suffered property damage during the Oct. 30 flood event.  For Folsom, getting nearby drain...

By Andy Sevilla Though some trees along RM 967 set up roots in Buda hundreds of years ago, more than two dozen will soon have to give way for a widening project aimed at accommodating growth. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Hays County partnered in the widening proposal in effort ...

By Moses Leos III D isagreements on the location of a driveway nearly put a Buda business owner’s new restaurant on ice.   Greg Henry, owner of Willie’s Joint Bar and BBQ on Main Street, has battled issues with the city for 5 months. But a recent fight over driveway placement added to his confusion ...

By Moses Leos III A $16 million project to expand the Buda wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is beginning to take shape.  The first steps in the expansion began June 2, as the Buda City Council tabbed AECOM as the project’s design firm by a unanimous vote. Buda’s current wastewater treatment plant, ...

By Moses Leos III With its current wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) at near capacity, Buda must begin finding ways to handle the excess effluent.  The discussion came to a head at the March 18 city council meeting, when city engineer Stanley Fees said the plant had been running at 75 percent capaci...