Buda residents may be seeing an increase in water and wastewater rates in the new fiscal year because of various water and wastewater capital improvement projects, the new wastewater treatment expansion and the agreement with Alliance Regional Water Authority regarding the pipeline being built. Fina...

et’s talk about recycled tires. Because more and more of them are being recycled, some problems are surfacing because of it. A report in a recent Recycling Today eNewsletter addressed some of these problems. Today we’ll hit the highlights in the first part of that report. The report noted that altho...

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced earlier this week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $679.9 million in local sales tax allocations for July, 9 percent more than in July 2016. These allocations are based on sales made in May by businesses ...

hen your children leave home and you become an “empty nester,” you’ll probably make several adjustments in your lifestyle. But how will your empty nest status affect your financial situation?Everyone’s story is different, involving a range of variables. But here are a few issues to consider:Insuranc...

Controversy surrounding a bill that could limit governmental entities’ ability to raise property tax rates will continue as the Texas legislative special session begins this month. Much of the consternation stems from Senate Bill (SB) 2, authored by State Sen. Paul Betancourt (R-Houston). The bill, ...

Potential safety issues led Buda city leaders to table a request to allow on-street parking for an incoming business in the downtown sector. The request, made by Dickson Productions, an entertainment marketing group that’s worked with acts such as “Asleep at the Wheel,” called for eight additional p...

by Jay Root  of the  Texas Tribune Only weeks into the job, the acting executive director of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is calling it quits. Ed Swedberg’s abrupt and unexpected resignation from the agency, effective Monday, marks the sixth high-level departure since April from the agenc...

A  passion for craft beer, as well as an inventive gift from his father-in-law, was how Marc Woffenden began paving the road toward opening his own brewery. All of his dreams came true Friday when the community joined Woffenden and his family in officially opening Two Wheel Brewing. Woffenden said h...

A recently signed bill allowing municipalities to use hotel occupancy tax (HOT) funds for sports facility improvements could have an impact in Buda in the future. SB 1136, authored by Juan Hinojosa (D-McAllen), was signed into law effective immediately on May 29 due to a soccer field that needed new...

uring the Fourth of July, we celebrate the freedoms we enjoy in this country. The U.S. constitution grants us many of these liberties, but we have to earn others – such as our financial freedom. What steps can you take to achieve the financial independence you need to reach your long-term goals? For...