Nothing beats cool water on a hot and humid day and for this young Buda area resident, the time was just right to test out a feature at the city’s new Green Meadows splash pad. On Saturday, Buda city officials cut the ribbon celebrating the opening of the splash pad. The pad had been open to the pub...

Buda’s multi-year quest for legislation aimed at allowing the storage of fresh water in the Edward’s Aquifer for later use is now in the hands of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. On May 22, Senate Bill 483, authored by State Sen. Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels) and co-sponsored by State Rep. Erin Zwiener (D...

April 2020 is the timeframe Buda officials aim for the majority of improvements at Buda City Park to be completed. In the interim, Buda city staff is working with the Barr Company, the group contracted for improvements at the park, to “expedite their calendar” in order to have the park ready by next...

Plans for acquiring property meant to boost economic development on Main Street in Buda ended April 30 when city leaders voted 7-0 to officially end the venture. The formal decision to do so, however, was preceded by weeks of uncertainty, a factor in the backbiting between the city and the Buda Econ...

A former Hays Hills Baptist Church deacon is expected to face charges of indecency with a child by contact after authorities accused him of abusing two girls, who are now adults, in the past. During the course of a joint investigation conducted by Austin Police and the Hays County Sheriff’s Office (...

No people or animals were hurt Wednesday after lightning struck a Buda area home, leading to a blaze that significantly damaged the structure. The incident happened around 2 p.m. last week in the 1400 block of Coldstone Hollow in the Whispering Hollow Subdivision. Helping to extinguish the blaze wer...

Offensive odor complaints against a nearby composting business led Buda city leaders Tuesday to expand an ordinance that labels the smelly situation a nuisance. By a 6-1 vote, the Buda City Council approved deeming “offensive odors” beyond the boundaries of a property that cause material distress, d...

Disapproval by Buda city staff of the Economic Development Corporation’s (EDC) decision to nix funding for a proposed water line to Buda Elementary was a factor in a continuing fight between the two bodies. That specific argument escalated in a resolution approved by Buda city leaders April 25 that ...

No people or animals were hurt Wednesday after lightning struck a Buda area home, leading to a blaze that significantly damaged the structure. The incident happened around 2 p.m. in the 1400 block of Coldstone Hollow in the Whispering Hollow Subdivision. Helping to extinguish the blaze were the Buda...

Consternation over a delay in permitting for construction to start at Buda City Park led one city leader to express frustration April 16. The issue extended to the Barr Company waiting for a site development permit before beginning improvements at the park, part of Proposition 5 of Buda’s $55 millio...