PERSIMMON DEVELOPMENT BUDA — MileStone Community Builders’ proposed Persimmon development once again went before Buda’s Planning and Zoning Commission to no avail. The commission unanimously voted to recommend denying Persimmon’s preliminary plat phase 1 during the Feb. 14 P&Z meeting. This type of ...

The Buda Black History Month Celebration featured an array of performers from spoken word to dance throughout the day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Buda Ampitheater and City Park. Vendors, such as Letitia Nwachukwu, Left, owner of Eagleiz African Boutique, were also present, offering a variety of go...

BY BRITTANY ANDERSON KYLE — After recent concerns regarding gas smells at Negley Elementary, Hays CISD chief communication officer Tim Savoy has provided some clarification. A concerned resident told The Hays Free Press that multiple children in affected classrooms were being sent home with nausea a...

Residents impacted by severe weather Texas Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in 67 counties, including Hays, who were affected by the severe winter weather this month will have additional time to report their food loss because of power outages due to the storm. The U.S. Dep...

Voters to see $367 million bond on May ballot BUDA — The bond process is a strenuous one, especially for a district that is growing as fast as Hays CISD, but the board of trustees has officially settled on a package that voters will see on the May ballot. In August 2022, two months after a $115 mill...

Large limb pick-up available for residents BUDA — After Winter Storm Mara hit Central Texas in the early hours of Jan. 30, thousands of Texans were left without power, in large part due to fallen tree branches and limbs from ice. During the Feb. 7 Buda City Council meeting, city manager Micah Grau s...

BUDA — A few weeks ago, a number of residents in the city limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of Buda received an anonymous survey pertaining to the proposed Persimmon development. Now, developer MileStone Community Builders is providing some clarification on the reasoning for the survey ...

Check out the newest Rail Switch food truck BUDA — The sounds of K-pop music filled downtown Buda on Sunday for the grand opening celebration of the newest Rail Switch food truck, Howdy Boba. When John Pai, owner of Gotji’s Kitchen and Dibdee, had the opportunity to move Dibdee down the road to Will...

BUDA — Buda residents could see a new commercial project in an up-and-coming part of the city. The project, spearheaded by CLD Realty, is called Corner on Main and is set to be located on the northwest corner of East Main Street and Firecracker Drive, across the street from the Sunfield community. I...

Buda – The city of Buda has recently made some new hires. The city named Anthony “Tony” Host the director of Parks and Recreation; Brian Dyer as development project manager; and Daniel Signorino as a new information technology manager. Host, who grew up in Buda, previously worked for the cities of A...