With the coming of the New Year many Hays County residents are feeling the pressure to enroll in Marketplace healthcare plans or Medicaid. However, lower income families attempting to obtain healthcare through the market place can find it an overwhelming process. Available healthcare options for low...

ear Terese, I’m going to be helping my mother sell her home.   I have Power of Attorney (POA).   How will this affect the real estate transaction? Peggy Dear Peggy, It can be an emotional time for the family, but since you already have the legal documents in place, the sale of property can move forw...

Texas Pie Co. wins Quest for Texas best An iconic downtown Kyle business owner basked in the spotlight this summer by claiming a prestigious statewide prize. In August, Julie Albertson, co-owner of the Texas Pie Company, won H-E-B’s Quest for Texas best contest with her product, the Texas Pie Dough ...

A famous Austin drive-in movie theater is preparing to relocate to a new location just outside of Buda next year. According to multiple reports, the Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In will move from its current location near downtown Austin to the 1500 block of Satterwhite Road in the Buda extraterri...

e’re just about ready to open the door to 2017, so you might be thinking about some New Year’s resolutions. What’s on your list this year? More visits to the gym? Learning a new language? Mastering the perfect beef bourguignon? All worthy ambitions, of course, but why not also include some financial...

An Austin-based coffee shop with locations in Buda and just outside of Dripping Springs is looking to expand to Kyle, San Marcos and even Frisco in the coming year. Justin Terry, co-owner of Summermoon, said the coffee shop has embraced growth as part of their mission in recent years as they’ve over...

On the verge of the Barbershop’s sixth anniversary in January, local business owners John McIntosh and Dave Niemeyer sought to expand their enterprise. By moving into the space currently occupied by Mercantile Wine and Tapas, McIntosh and Niemeyer plan to open a craft beer bar that will house a tapr...

The proverbial red tape surrounding Deep Eddy Vodka’s expansion to Buda has officially been cut as an agreement for the new 194,000-square-foot distillery was finalized earlier this week. “Everything is a go at this point,” said Buda Mayor Todd Ruge. The city of Buda announced in September that Deep...

An applicant’s request for a special use permit (SUP) to construct a self-storage facility along east Main Street in Buda was tabled earlier this month after city leaders seeks more information. But for some city leaders, the applicant’s request to build a three-story climate controlled facility nea...

ear Terese, I like decorating for the holidays, but my home will be going on the market in the next week.   Should I not put out any decorations to celebrate the season? Janice Dear Janice, The principals for staging stay true all year round.   You want to make sure that every prospective buyer that...