A 250-year-old, 53-inch wide heritage oak has a new lease on life after the Buda City Council Tuesday voted to save the tree by relocating it from the footprint of the city’s new municipal facility.

By a 6-1 vote, the Buda City Council voted to relocate the tree, with an amendment to relocate it to a location on-site of the new municipal facility, which has a price tag of $324,000. Council member David Nuckels cast the lone dissenting vote.

Council had tabled an agenda item regarding the tre...