ays County is one of the fastest growing counties in the nation, but all of the residential and retail growth has left ranchers and farmers questioning whether there will be room for them in the future. Traditionally, most of the land on the east side of Interstate 35 has been used for agricultural ...

ew can say they come from a background in amusement park ownership. For Kristin Williams and her husband Blake, taking the reins of Wonder World Park in San Marcos is a family affair. Such is the goal for Williams, who on Oct. 27 left her job as human resources director at the city of Buda to take o...

Additional impact fees could be on the horizon in Buda as city leaders approved a study to examine a proposed roadway impact fee Oct. 17. Buda City Engineer John Nett said performing the study was appropriate due to the rapid growth in the area. The study, which will be conducted by Freese and Nicho...

alloween is almost upon us. Of course, on Halloween night, you may see a parade of monsters, demons, Transformers and other frightening individuals stopping by your house, exercising their right to demand candy. Fortunately, their appearance will be unlikely to cause you unpleasant dreams. But some ...

In an effort to make Buda a more affordable place to live, city leaders unanimously approved a zoning change 5-0 Oct. 3 for a mixed housing development. The change, which Assistant City Manager Chance Sparks said was part of a first of its kind development agreement, would have a developer build thr...

eeping up with rapid growth is causing Buda’s Economic Development Corporation to increase its budget to accommodate the growth. In September, the Buda City Council approved the EDC’s $1.85 million budget, which, according to city documents, is roughly $200,000 more than last year. Part of the incre...

n Austin-based developer has a vision for downtown Kyle that according to city officials is in line with their own.  Phil Howry, founder of Phil Howry Company, part of Comanche Holdings LLC, said he envisions the downtown area to be a place where people live, work and have amenities at arm’s length....

f you want to enjoy a comfortable retirement lifestyle, you don’t need to have been born rich or even to have earned scads of money during your working years. But you do need to make the right moves at the right time – which means you might want to start a “retirement countdown” well before you draw...

ustin area business owner Tracy St. Croi isn’t worried about the skeptics. After all, when it comes to talking about her line of work, St. Croi understands the skeptics are a dime-a-dozen. So when the question of ‘what is it like to be a medium?’   is asked, St. Croi doesn’t flinch when a noisy coff...

Kyle still aims for commercial growth opportunities despite recently losing out on a major development prospect. Both Kyle Mayor Todd Webster and Scott Sellers, Kyle city manager, confirmed Kyle has temporarily missed out on the opportunity of a major commercial development deal with a prospect. The...