On March 5, 2024, former Buda Chamber of Commerce Board president Mina Colin Strother pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering in the United States District Court Southern District of Texas. According to the plea agreement signed by Strother, he agreed to cooperate with the United Sta...

Staff Report KYLE -- As of July 20, the city of Kyle is amending Stage 2 of its Drought Contingency Plan due to a continued increased demand on the water system. Residents are asked to do their part to conserve water at this time. If the demand on the city's water system does not decrease, further r...

Staff Report Over 5 million visitors at national parks in Texas spent $370,500,000 last year – this resulted in 5,412 jobs which had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $578,500,000.  The peer-reviewed visitor spending analysis was conducted by economists at the National Park Service (NPS) ...

BY CJ Vetter Texas – According to a report published by personal-finance website WalletHub, Texas was ranked the ninth most stressful state to live in. Louisiana was ranked first, while Utah was ranked the lowest at 50.   The report determined the level of stress by comparing 41 key metrics across t...

In the past few years, the neighbors on McGarity Street in Plum Creek in Kyle have gotten to be known for going all out on Christmas decorations and in the past two years neighbor Robert Helm has made his home an annual tradition. His house has become known as the Gingerbread House and he invites Sa...

By Sahar Chmais “As an Iraqi freedom veteran, as someone who defended our freedom for this country, to have our government slowly take away those freedoms is insulting and plain out scary,” said Melanie Molien, Hays County resident who attended the Women’s March rally. “We have fought too long for e...

By Sahar Chmais In a $26 billion U.S. settlement with opioid manufacturer Johnson and Johnson (J&J) and three other drug distributors, the city of Buda will receive $10,784. J&J was accused of downplaying the risk of addiction while marketing opioids. The three distributors were accused of having re...

AUSTIN – In advance of next week’s third special legislative session, a new poll shows Texas voters are increasingly concerned about the state’s future — and they overwhelmingly want leaders to take advantage of billions of federal stimulus dollars coming to Texas.   The statewide voter poll, conduc...

By Sahar Chmais  A bipartisan bill that would give school districts the option to mandate masks is in the works, after discussion by members of the Committee on Public Education. State Representative Jeff Leech (R) introduced House Bill 141 , which would prohibit the mandate of masks in school, and ...

Staff Report Over 600 new laws signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott go into effect today in Texas. The new laws passed during the 87th Legislative Session include a bill limiting abortions, constitutional carry legislation and penalties on defunding police departments. "The 87th Legislative Session w...