Slow but steady is the progress of infrastructure projects under the 2014 Buda bond, with officials estimating completion of Propositions 3, 4 and 5 by 2020. Proposition 3- Roads Proposition 3 projects include improvements to Old Goforth Road, Main Street, Main Street at RM 967 and San Antonio Stree...

The days of Hays County residents having to vote at their specified precincts on Election Day could be coming to an end. On Tuesday, Hays County Commissioners approved a resolution in support of participating in a countywide polling place program, which, if approved, would allow voters to cast their...

A Buda teen faces an aggravated assault charge after authorities suspect he attacked another person while at a party in late January.  Luke Wilder, 17, of Buda, was booked into the Hays County Jail Feb. 24 on a charge of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, a second-degree felony. Accor...

Questions on how to adequately fund outdoor LED lighting at the Buda Sportsplex baseball and soccer fields led city leaders Feb. 19 to postpone a contractual agreement for proposed upgrades.  With $400,000 toward lighting improvements from the Buda Economic Development Corporation (EDC) still awaiti...

Authorities are searching for three people who fled the scene of a fatal single-vehicle rollover wreck along FM 2001 just outside of Buda early Sunday. The incident happened around 3 a.m. Feb. 24 in the 3100 block of FM 2001 near Windy Hill Road, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS...

One person was killed after a single-vehicle rollover wreck along FM 2001 outside of Buda early Sunday morning. According to a Department of Public Safety spokesperson, the wreck happened around 3 a.m. Feb. 24 on FM 2001 near Blackbird Lane. Officials confirmed one person was killed in the incident....

Two state agencies will soon call the Buda Police Department’s Public Safety Building home. On Feb. 5, the Buda City Council unanimously approved two interlocal agreements that gives office space to the Texas Department of Public Safety(DPS) and Texas Parks and Wildlife Departments (TP&W).  “We’ve r...

Late last month, Buda officials held the final public hearing for their Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) project, which will be put into place to improve safety at low water crossings across town. On. Jan. 27, 2017, the city of Buda executed a Flood Protection Contract with the Texas Water Developm...

On Jan. 31, St. David’s Healthcare held the ribbon cutting for its new Emergency Center in Buda. The new facility, located along the southbound access road of Interstate 35, serves as an extension of St. David’s South Austin, a Level II trauma center. St. David’s Buda location is open 24 hours a day...

By Moses Leos III Impending construction at Buda City Park is pushing organizers of the annual wiener dog races to seek a change of venue. According to the Buda Lions Club website, the 22nd annual Buda Country Fair and Wiener Dog Races is slated to be held April 27-28 on property north of Buck’s Bac...