By Sahar Chmais There’s one bar stool left open with a glass of red wine waiting; Buda resident and local gadfly T.J. Higginbotham died recently, and fellow barflies, gadflies and foodies are saddened. Buda residents, those who have been around for decades, will recognize the name T.J. Higginbotham ...

By Moses Leos III Concern is growing among several residents in the Buda extraterritorial jurisdiction  (ETJ) over development of an outdoor shooting pit, and construction of a possible gun range, on private property nearby. T.J. Higginbotham, who owns the pit on his 36-acre property and is contempl...

By Samantha Smith Plans for Buda’s new municipal buildings were approved by the city council May 3 amid a few public concerns about flood dangers at the building site. Buda citizens T.J. Higginbotham and Carl and Betsy Urban spoke out at the meeting and addressed their concerns about the site having...

By Samantha Smith Tempers flared at the Buda Parks and Recreation Commission meeting March 23 over newly acquired parkland and the possibility of using Buda Bond Proposition 5 funds to improve it over City Park. Plans for the much-needed improvements to City Park have been in the works for a while. ...

By Moses Leos III A Buda area well owner’s permit to pump 270 million gallons of water per year from the Edwards Aquifer for wholesale supply got the green light last Thursday.  But with only six months to come up with a customer, well owner T.J. Higginbotham is now on the clock to meet his end of t...

By Moses Leos III To meet expected future water demand, the Creedmoor-Maha Water Supply Corporation is eyeing Buda resident T.J. Higginbotham’s well to pump 270 million gallons from the Edwards Aquifer under his property. But with the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) yet...