Possible updates to how Buda approaches water conservation are bubbling to the surface.  Record high water usage, partnered with requirements from the Texas Water Development Board, prompted city staff to present possible updates to Buda’s water conservation and drought contingency ordinance Oct. 4....

Low water crossing systems from Water and Earth Technologies, Inc. (WET) will be placed at five locations across Buda after approval of a service agreement Oct. 2. Buda City Engineer John Nett said the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) would cover 50 percent of the cost of the project to purchase...

While many Buda residents are recovering from the May 2015 flood, a $500,000 state grant is expected to help the city potentially mitigate future disastrous floods. According to city documents, the grant, which was authorized in August 2016 by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) for roughly $58...

Concerns over the method Wimberley city leaders should take to alleviate wastewater woes drove hundreds to the Wimberley Community Center last week to hear what one group feels is the best way to proceed. The Citizens Alliance for Responsible Development (CARD) held a town hall meeting to voice thei...

By Samantha Smith For roughly two hours Tuesday, the Hays County Commissioners Court debated the need to construct a multi-port monitoring well to study groundwater within the Trinity and Edwards aquifers.  By a 4-1 vote, commissioners entered into an interlocal agreement with the Barton Springs Edw...

Staff Report   When regional leaders meet to talk about water next week, they will find themselves knee deep in a new flow of money intended to help them quench a thirsty future for south-central Texas.  The Texas Water Development Board awarded up to $7.49 million in low-interest loans to support t...