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...

The Kyle Police Department is saying goodbye to the traditional look of its patrol vehicles as it unveiled an all-black design March 26. Residents will start seeing the new-look police vehicles patrolling the city in April; the Kyle City Council approved the department’s design by a 6-0 vote. The ne...

S pring is here – and for many of us, that means it’s time for some spring cleaning. This year, in addition to tidying up your home, why not try brightening your financial environment? Some of the same moves you make to clean your surroundings may apply to your finances. Consider these suggestions: ...

Hays County leads the way among local rural counties when it comes to home permits. According to the Rural Capital Headlight newsletter, which covers Bastrop, Blanco, Curnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, Llano and Williamson Counties, the entire area grew by 19.1 percent in 2017 in the number of si...

By Zach Barton A recent study revealed that 79 percent of Americans plan to continue working once they’re “retired.” 1 Why do so many expect to postpone a typical, leisure-filled retirement? One theory points to the decline of pensions and the need to replace the income stream that used to come—guar...