Staff members from the Hays Free Press were exubilant this week as it was announced that the newspaper had been named the best in Texas for newspapers of similar size. The newspaper has been named best in class, winning sweepstakes, seven of the past 8 years, only missing 2011. The Hays Free Press w...

Buda approves first east side park In April 2017, Buda city leaders earmarked $360,000 in monies from Proposition 5 of the 2014 bond for creation of a proposed splash pad in Green Meadows Park on the east side of Buda. The park is expected to be finished by summer of 2018. “It will be a different ty...

p on setting down a glass of whiskey and water, Kyle Mayor Todd Webster engaged Buda Mayor Todd Ruge in a conversation on weight loss strategies.    Cutting out beer and switching to spirits seems to do the trick, Webster said. Running a few miles a day also helps.  Such is the nature of conversatio...

oAnn Sadler couldn’t help but smile as she and about 25 others completed a bungee cord exercise at the Onion Creek Senior Citizens activity center. Sure, the workout itself was strenuous at times. But for Sadler, the exercise she and many others came to take in was well worth it. Such is the goal of...

The period where cities, developers and residents are able to appeal and comment on proposed new flood plain maps has been pushed back to 2018. According to a city of Dripping Springs press release, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA will begin its 90-day appeal period for its new flood m...

A $2.3 million decrease in revenue over a decade’s time is how much Buda anticipates losing if it were to implement a proposed freeze on property tax for senior citizens. While no action was taken on the proposed freeze Oct. 17, city leaders continued discussion and debate over issues involving prop...

Additional impact fees could be on the horizon in Buda as city leaders approved a study to examine a proposed roadway impact fee Oct. 17. Buda City Engineer John Nett said performing the study was appropriate due to the rapid growth in the area. The study, which will be conducted by Freese and Nicho...

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....

The future of representation in Buda is an item city voters will decide on when they take up a busy ballot next month. On Nov. 7, voters will choose whether the Buda City Council should transition from an at-large format to possibly six single-member districts with an at-large mayor. The topic of tr...

Establishment of a uniform procedure for renaming a Buda street, park or other city-owned facility was given approval by city leaders Sept. 19. David Marino, Buda public information officer, said the new policy, approved by a 5-0 vote, was generated by city council members requests and staff interes...