BUDA — Buda City Council voted on Tuesday, Sept. 19 to contest a recent petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for the formation of a municipal utility district (MUD) that would serve the proposed Persimmon residential development adjacent to RM 967. The motion — made by co...

BUDA — Several citizens came forward to voice their concerns regarding the proposed Persimmon development at the regular Buda City Council meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 1 prior to a workshop and deliberation in an effort to establish terms for a development agreement (DA) with MileStone Community Builder...

BUDA — City of Buda residents were invited to take part in meetings held on the Old Black Colony Water Tank project — a proposal to construct a new elevated water storage tank on property associated with Whispering Hollow Park. Two meetings were held — one virtual and one in-person — on Thursday, Ma...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Dripping Springs residents continue to object to a proposed outdoor music venue that would be located off Fitzhugh Road. California-based developer Blizexas LLC seeks to build a 5,000-seat venue at 14820 Fitzhugh Road in Dripping Springs. Residents and community members raised the...

by Sahar Chmais DRIPPING SPRINGS – The water fight is on again between the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the city of Dripping Springs and Save Our Springs Alliance (SOS). TCEQ and Dripping Springs have filed an appeal to the Third Court of Appeals regarding the Texas District Cou...

A plea of not guilty has been submitted by an area composting business at the center of an ongoing case involving violation of Buda’s odor nuisance ordinance. According to a city press release, the plea was submitted for the first and second round of code enforcement complaints, as well as various c...

Through the use of existing parkland, Buda city leaders hope to give proposed wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) upgrades room to grow. By a 7-0 vote June 24, the Buda City Council approved a resolution allowing the use of roughly eight combined acres of parkland ranging from City Park, Stagecoach Pa...

An influx of complaints and concerns over Kyle’s water quality led Mayor Travis Mitchell to address to city staff May 21 regarding those problems. But Tim Samford, Kyle treatment operations manager, reported no issues with the water and said the city is meeting Texas Commission on Environmental Qual...

As Wimberley seeks a solution for its wastewater woes, a proposal to bore a pipe under Cypress Creek is leading to consternation from environmentalists and residents alike. Those plans are part of a proposed wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) that could be operated by a third party. The plan calls fo...

An additional $300,000 toward equipment and facility upgrades at the Kyle wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is the amount city officials plan to further invest as it attempts to meet demand. The upgrades are part of a $1,713,221 project to expand the WWTP, which city officials said will help the cit...