Hays County officials have their eyes on making public a portion of El Rancho Cima, the 2,382-acre former Boy Scout ranch along the Blanco River in Hays and Comal counties, between Wimberley and Fischer. However, public access will be controlled with restrictions similar to those in effect at Jacob’...

By Neal Kelley, Ascension Seton Hays Chief Operating Officer Throughout the month of October, Ascension Seton Hays is celebrating 10 years providing medical care locally. As the area grows, we have the opportunity – and the responsibility – to continue providing high quality care and identifying new...

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced that SmileDirectClub’s Access Dental Lab TX, LLC will establish a new high-tech dental manufacturing lab in Kyle. Access Dental Lab TX is a subsidiary of Access Dental Lab, LLC, SmileDirectClub’s manufacturing and distribution affiliate. A Texas Enterpri...

I t’s not often the federal government makes a decision that nearly everyone is happy with, but that’s what happened with a regulation that was finalized by the U.S. Treasury Department. Changes to the regulations under Internal Revenue Code section 401(a)(9) allow individuals the ability to defer t...

Buda property owners could see a slight decrease in their FY 2020 taxes, according to the 2019-2020 budget and tax rate approved by the city council Sept. 17. The budget provides for the addition of five employees in police, Public Works and Main Street. Major capital projects include: • Cabela’s co...

Buda businesses finalists in Texas Downtown Association President’s Awards program Several Buda businesses were among the finalists for the 2019 Texas Downtown Association President’s Awards Program, which were recently announced in Austin. For more than 30 years the awards program, sponsored by the...

Innovation is disruption. That was the theme of the Innovation Summit, which is sponsored annually by the Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP). “Innovation is thriving here deep in the heart of the Texas Innovation Corridor,” GSMP President Adriana Cruz told the business leaders, elected officials ...

T he Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has a list of 23 common fraud schemes on its “Scams and Safety”web page, including credit card theft. The thief makes small purchases with your stolen credit card number and sees if they go through, if they do, then they hit your account for bigger purchase...

Green could flow in downtown Buda this holiday season after officials announced plans to wait on improving the Main Street and FM 967 intersection until early 2020.  The timeline, given to area stakeholders during a meeting with officials Tuesday, was a relief for Andrew Maxwell, chair of the Buda d...

Crafting a unified community vision that could boost downtown was a recommendation made Friday by assessors who took in what Kyle has to offer. With differing opinions on just how Kyle could go about revitalizing Center Street, assessor Catherine Sak, executive director of the Texas Downtown Associa...