A recently signed bill allowing municipalities to use hotel occupancy tax (HOT) funds for sports facility improvements could have an impact in Buda in the future.

SB 1136, authored by Juan Hinojosa (D-McAllen), was signed into law effective immediately on May 29 due to a soccer field that needed new lighting in Edinburg, which could draw in large crowds and sponsor sporting events.

Buda was able to piggyback onto the bill with the intention of making various improvements to the Buda Sportsplex, su...