Late last month, Buda officials held the final public hearing for their Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) project, which will be put into place to improve safety at low water crossings across town.

On. Jan. 27, 2017, the city of Buda executed a Flood Protection Contract with the Texas Water Development Board and obtained a grant to install four new Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWS) at four separate low-water crossings.

Each system is perched alongside a low-water crossing and is nearly the size...