By Andy Sevilla The best part of waking up: for some it’s coffee, for others it’s not having a commercial development outside their doorstep. Buda council members delayed deciding a rezoning request that would have paved the way for a rumored coffee shop along FM 967, just north of its intersection ...

By Andy Sevilla With a $55 million bond election looming, Buda leaders are fast-tracking up to $5.5 million in new debt in hopes of acquiring a lower interest rate. At their Sept. 29 meeting, Buda council members unanimously approved a notice of intent to issue up to $5.5 million in Combination Tax ...

By Moses Leos III Buda’s long-awaited downtown master plan (DMP) is nearing completion almost ten months after it was commissioned.  The original plan was to reveal it in June, but personnel changes at the contractor, Halff and Associates, as well as city-requested specification changes delayed the ...

By Moses Leos III B uda residents Amy Rogers Knight and Debbie and Sherri Mylius thought they would open the first specialty grocery, delicatessen and liquor store in Buda. Their rezoning application, along with a special use permit, would have limited the trio to dedicate only 25 percent of their b...

By Moses Leos III A pair of incumbents will each take on a challenger for their right to stay on the Buda City Council dais.  While the Place 5 and Place 6 seats are up for grabs, only the mayor’s seat will go unopposed on November 4.  “It is a lot of hard work. Maybe people aren’t wanting to do it,...

By Moses Leos III Buda voters are being asked the vote on five propositions totaling $55 million this November.  On Aug. 12, the Buda City Council voted 7-0 to officially call a bond election on Nov. 4. It’s now up to the public to decide what should be funded by Buda’s first ever bond election.  “I...

By Moses Leos III With federal funding for road projects on the table, narrowing down which were worthy of federal dollars was priority for Buda.  City leaders wanted to ensure those projects would compete for $76.5 million from the Surface Transportation Program – Metropolitan Mobility (STP MM) fun...

By Moses Leos III An action allowing a sound level increase during the upcoming Fire Fest reignited discussions on Buda’s controversial noise ordinance.  One downtown business owner, Tavern on Main owner Julie Renfro, hopes the action is the first salvo in a fight to permanently change the measure. ...

By Andy Sevilla Though Buda presently is under lax water restrictions, Stage II drought conservation measures are imminent if significant rainfall continues to miss Central Texas. Recent rains alleviated drought conditions in the area, but aquifer levels in the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conserv...

By Moses Leos III After dropping the measure last budget cycle, mass transit is back on the radar in Buda. While questions linger on the cost and time frame, all seven Buda City Council members believe some kind of transit option is necessary.    “I’m not surprised it moved forward. This is somethin...