Staff Reports No, your Social Security number has not been suspended. As incredible as that idea even sounds, people across Texas and the nation have been told that in recent months, along with equally suspicious statements and request. It’s all part of what the Social Security Administration (SSA) ...

A good auto mechanic gets all kinds of referrals, but for most, “my grandfather told me to call you” isn’t high on the list. The exception to that rule was Buda Automotive, a family-owned business that closed its doors for good Jan. 23 after 32 years in business. Actually, Jan. 28 would have marked ...

A better way of gauging public opinion or the intrusion of Big Brother? Members of the Buda City Council are grappling with that question in the wake of a presentation last week on Zencity, an Artificial Intelligence-driven platform that cities can use to gather and analyze data across social media,...

Stray and lost animals aren’t a problem unique to any city or region, yet it’s one many municipalities struggle to deal with. Late last year the city of Buda decided on a course of action to help displaced animals to be reunited with their owners. On Jan. 16, the Buda Police Department rolled out an...

Book signing at literary center Author and poet Adrian Matejka (above) will hold a reading and book signing 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7 at the Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center in Kyle. The event is free and open to the public. Matejka is the author of The Devil’s Garden and Mixology . His third co...

Public hearings on the Colony at Cole Springs development scheduled to occur during the Jan. 28 and Feb. 4 meetings of the Buda City Council have been canceled; however, a presentation on the plans will be presented Feb. 4. The 170.18 acre development would be located south of Old Colony Road and we...

The Inspired Minds Art Center, which opened last weekend at 121 Main Street in Buda, features classes for youth and adults in a variety of media including ceramics, wood burning, photography and stained glass. The venue will also host locally-based galleries and local theatrical productions. For mor...

By Anita Miller A lawsuit alleging Kinder Morgan has violated the Endangered Species Act with its approach to building a natural gas pipeline through the heart of the Texas Hill Country just got another plaintiff. The Hays County Commissioners Court voted unanimously on Tuesday to join the suit, whi...

Hays CISD Trustee Teresa Tobias announced Wednesday that she will not seek re-election for a third term as the representative on the Hays CISD Board of Trustees for single-member-district 1. Teresa Tobias “After considering it thoroughly, I have decided to step back from the Board to allow me more t...

Kyle Police Department are reporting that an incident Saturday afternoon was peacefully resolved and an individual is in police custody. According to KPD Chief Jeff Barnett, at about 2:20 p.m., police responded to a burglary in progress in the 700 block of Fairway in the Plum Creek neighborhood. The...