Completing the remaining 2014 bond projects was one of the primary budget items Buda city leaders focused on during the city’s initial budget meeting earlier this month. Overall, city leaders were encouraged by the outcome of the special budget meeting held at U.S. Foods, with Buda Mayor Todd Ruge s...

t’s Graduation Season again. If your child is graduating from high school or college, you have reason to celebrate. But what should you give to your newly minted diploma holder? You might want to consider offering a combination of financial gifts and tips, which, taken together, could set your gradu...

ear Terese, My tax appraisal for my home went up 20% this year!  Why are my property taxes rising so high? Bruce Dear Bruce, The Texas Association of Realtors recently addressed this issue in their monthly publication, “Texas REALTOR”.   The main reason is that Texas property is in high demand.   In...

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $787.8 million in local sales tax allocations for May, 2.6 percent more than in May 2016. These allocations are based on sales made in March by businesses that report...

College graduations continue throughout the state, and those graduates are desperately looking for work. Lucky for local graduates is that Austin is the third best place in the country when it comes to starting a career. WalletHub, an online statistical company, recently ranked the 150 largest citie...

Shock and awe were the first two reactions Buda resident Joshua Sosa had when he received his 2017 home appraisal notice in the mail this month. Sosa, who has been living in his home in the Huntington Estates subdivision since 2014, saw his appraisal rise by $26,000 from last year’s value. “How in t...

A Colorado-based company has chosen Kyle as a location to conduct a pilot wastewater treatment program that could save the city money in the future. BioDAF Water Technologies, based out of Golden, CO, will set up a pilot wastewater treatment program in Kyle. The move came after the Kyle City Council...

Phase 2 Project Manager Deborah Femat shows Kyle Chamber and Economic Development representative Tony Spano the new facilities. (photo by Cyndy Slovak-Barton) Austin Community College and local represenratives threw the “first dirt” Tuesday morning in the official groundbreaking at the Hays Campus. ...

(photo by Moses Leos III) May the 4th be with you! That theme resonated last week at the Kyle Chamber of Commerce annual Business Expo as hundreds of local residents toured booths set up by local business. Bringing together the Cinco de Mayo and Star Wars theme seemed to be a hit as business owners ...

ith Mother’s Day around the corner, you might wonder if you should go beyond chocolates and flowers this year and give Mom something that can help her far into the future. What sort of financial gift can improve her life? You could, for instance, encourage your mother to fund her IRA. As long as she...