Updates to an existing Kyle program aimed at assisting first year businesses could further expand its reach. Kyle’s First Year on Us (FYOU), an incentive program that rebates up to $10,000 in property taxes for a first year small business, could be open to business owners who have already started co...

A ccording to a 2015 Gallup survey, 73% of parents with children under the age of 18 worry about paying for college more than any other financial issue. And those worries are only increasing. From 1985 to 2015, inflation-adjusted wages essentially remained flat, while the cost of attending a public,...

Walking away from public school in the fourth grade might seem like an impediment for most children. For Kelleah Meuth, that decision opened up a world of opportunity. Ever since turning to a homeschooled life, Meuth, now a 14-year-old Buda resident, has experienced success in the field of ecologica...

High winds whistling through trees at the future site of YMCA’s Camp Moody near Buda was practically music to the ears of Dell Children’s Hospital employee Krista Gregory.  Amid excitement surrounding Saturday’s official groundbreaking for the 85-acre day and overnight camp located along Onion Creek...

Questions about how to fund stadium light installation at Buda Sportsplex baseball and softball fields has now been partially answered. On March 4, the Buda Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors approved allocating $600,000 from its budget for LED stadium light installation at fields w...

W e’re getting close to the tax-filing deadline. For many of us, this means it’s that time of year when we get our biggest financial windfall – a tax refund. If you have recently received a refund, or are expecting to get one in the next few weeks, what should you do with it? Of course, you could ju...

Deep divisions over the future of downtown Kyle led city leaders earlier this month to halt action on several development-related items. The division spurs a possible debate between residents and city council members on what they want to see happen in the downtown sector.  The saga continued April 2...

Successful application of current accounting principals led to a “clean” audit of Buda’s financial records, according to a press release. The audit, conducted by Whitley Penn, LLP, showed the city’s financial records were free of “any material misrepresentations.” Whitley Penn conducted an audit of ...

More than $4,800 has been spent by Wimberley’s short term rentals (STR) committee for drafting a new ordinance further regulating those businesses. The committee could spend another $1,000 in the next 60 days to finish the ordinance, per a March 21 city council expenditure allowing further work to b...

A “hole” in the middle of Wimberley was created March 21 when city leaders approved the de-annexation of Sabino Ranch, leaving local residents to question the action.   To some, the de-annexation of the ranch has dire implications for the city’s regulatory authority on the property, alongside accusa...