For the past several months, Kyle resident and District 6 city council member Daphne Tenorio had envisioned herself as a potential franchise business owner. Little did she realize her dream was quite literally a phone call away. By fielding a call from friend Leticia Luna earlier this year, Tenorio ...

In 2017, nearly all occupation clusters in the Rural Capital Area are projected to experience employment gains. Total employment is forecast to grow 4.3 percent this year, according to projections from national data provider EMSI. Social Sciences is expected to be the single fastest growing occupati...

Dripping Springs saw a moderate rise in sales tax payments from February 2016 to February 2017, according the state sales tax figures. Dripping Springs has received over $350,000 to date, which is a 4% rise from 2016 figures. Meanwhile, sales tax revenue in Wimberley rose by less than 1% in the same...

f you’re just starting out in your career, you will need to be prepared to face some financial challenges along the way – but here’s one that’s not unpleasant: choosing what to do with some extra disposable income. When this happens, what should you do with the money? Your decisions could make a rea...

Buda 1. Knepp Incorporated –  15295 IH-35, Bldg. 1000 2. MM Custom Homes –  211-B N. FM 1626 Kyle 3. Rocking Horse Academy Phase 2 –  6022 McNaughton 4. Texas Orthopedics –  4215 Benner Rd. 5. Leslie’s Swimming Pool Supplies –  5132 Kyle Center Dr., Ste. 107 6. Hays Junction Phase II Apartments –  8...

Hays County has become the 12th local government to establish a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program in Texas, according to a press release from the Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP). PACE is a financing program enacted in 2013 that enables owners of commercial and industrial properties...

exas is predicted to be the most affected state by the possibility of a trade war with Mexico, according to the online group WalletHub. The border between the U.S. and Mexico may soon expand into a 40-foot-high, 1,000-mile-long concrete barrier separating us from them. On Jan. 25, President Donald T...

A $20,000 incentives package approved by Buda city leaders last month is expected to pave the way for a company that maintains semiconductor construction equipment to open for business. By a unanimous vote on Jan. 3, the Buda City Council approved a performance agreement on second reading between th...

uring a mission trip to Nicaragua two and a half years ago, Dripping Springs resident Bob Wilson and his family saw the extensive poverty that gripped the country. Returning to America, the Wilsons were determined to do something about it that went beyond just giving to charity, or opening a coffee ...

ear Terese, What is the busiest month for sales activity? Chrissy Dear Chrissy, Ali Anari, with Tierra Grande, the Journal of the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, recently published an article about the seasonal pattern of sales in Texas. In Texas, sales activity tends to accelerate begin...