Longtime Buda resident Helen Alcala passed away on June  11, 2017. Below is a feature story from July 14, 2005 on her upbringing in Buda and experience as a business owner story. 

By Jen Biundo

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here’s something special about the tortillas at Helen’s Casa Alde. At first glance, you’ll see they measure about three times the thickness of a store-bought tortilla, dense and substantial, with rough edges that make each as unique as a rustic snowflake.

After one ...