The relocation of a 260-plus-year-old heritage tree on the site of a new municipal building in Buda has been delayed due to rain. According to a city press release, the plan to relocate the 53-inch diameter live oak tree will take approximately 2 1/2 weeks. In the next few weeks, the city will move ...

ess than six months after announcing Buda’s inclusion in the Texas Main Street program, Buda has hired a Main Street Program Manager. According to a city of Buda press release, Maggie Gillespie, who was the San Marcos Main Street coordinator, was hired as Buda’s Main Street Program Manager. Buda’s A...

The fluoride debate in Buda raged on as members of an anti-fluoride group flocked to the Jan. 3 city council meeting to demonstrate in a silent protest on the issue. Protesters with the Flouride Free movement demonstrated by holding up orange signs with the words “Hear Us!” printed on them, which we...

The decision to bring a possible bond initiative to area voters this May now rests in the hands of the Hays CISD board of trustees. On Monday, the board voted unanimously to accept the Hays CISD Growth Impact Committee’s recommendation for a possible May bond. With the vote, the board gains control ...

The Buda Area Chamber of Commerce started the New Year off by hosting an inaugural industry round table meeting of all Buda and Kyle area hoteliers Jan. 9. BACC Managing Director J.R. Gonzales gathered together the group of hotel managers and owners to discuss areas of interest or concern. The hope ...

A Buda man was one of two people killed in a fatal two-car accident along State Highway 21 in Caldwell County Monday. Jose Omar Ortiz-Perez, 33, of Buda, and Olivia Maladores Flores, 45, of Dale, were killed in the accident, which occurred on Highway 21 roughly two miles from Niederwald in Caldwell ...

A prospective fast food chain’s appeal to the Buda City Council for larger signage was met with stiff resistance Tuesday. As a result, city leaders opted to send a proposal for a 35-foot stand-alone sign for a new Panda Express restaurant, which is planning to expand to Buda, back to the Planning an...

Two people were killed and two others were injured after an accident along FM 2001 in Hays County Monday. A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) spokesperson said the accident, which involved two vehicles, occurred along FM 2001 close to the Hays and Caldwell county line. The drivers of both vehi...

The schematic designs for two 115,000 square foot elementary campuses slated to go into a possible May 2017 bond got the green light from Hays CISD officials this month. By a 7-0 vote, the Hays CISD board approved the designs for two campuses that are projected to cost $33.9 million each. Tim Savoy,...

A single bond proposition totaling $265 million is what that Hays CISD Growth Impact Committee will recommend to the board of trustees Jan. 9 for a possible May referendum. With the committee’s decision, district officials will now work with citizens on what could potentially go into the bond as a F...