It was an early night for Buda City Council Place 1 candidate Lee Urbanovsky who claimed his place on the dais after opponent John Hatch conceded Tuesday’s runoff election 15 minutes after the polls closed. Urbanovsky, a political newcomer, won the Place 1 seat by taking roughly 61 percent of the 1,...

Action taken earlier this month allowed Buda to officially cut ties with ECM International, a professional project management firm which oversaw Propositions 1 and 2 of the 2014 Buda Bond projects. Buda Mayor Todd Ruge said the decision came after weeks of deliberation by council members behind clos...

An applicant’s request for a special use permit (SUP) to construct a self-storage facility along east Main Street in Buda was tabled earlier this month after city leaders seeks more information. But for some city leaders, the applicant’s request to build a three-story climate controlled facility nea...

The Buda City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to set the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for Propositions 1 and 2 at approximately $24 million. With the GMP set, construction on a new municipal building site along south Main Street, which is part of Proposition 1, will begin on Jan. 18, 2017. Brian...

The ugly side of local politics reared its head prior to the Dec. 13 Buda City Council Place 1 runoff election between Lee Urbanovsky and John Hatch. While there has been a record turnout so far during early voting, some residents are concerned about the level of discourse online among supporters of...

While Buda hired the city’s first project manager last month without much fanfare, city officials believe the hire of Ray Cresswell will be better for Buda than most people realize. According to a Buda press release, Cresswell comes to Buda with experience in public and private corporations and fede...

The Buda City Council unanimously approved updates to the Buda Police Department’s policy on social media use earlier this month. The move was made to better reflect the position of the department on social media postings within the department’s official social media accounts. Buda Police Chief Bo K...

The future for file sharing among police departments may not be that far away after all. According to Buda Police Chief Bo Kidd, there is a possibility that “all agencies in Hays County will likely end up on a shared system.” The idea was a result of the Buda City Council’s approval of an agreement ...

group that addresses the needs of an older adult population in Buda could be on the horizon. Earlier this month, the Buda City Council   considered developing an advisory commission on aging following a presentation by Patricia Bordie, director for the Capital Area Coalition of Governments (CAPCOG) ...

Changes could be coming to impact fees levied on new development in Buda as city leaders look to make possible updates. The Buda City Council authorized Buda City Manager Kenneth Williams to execute a professional service agreement with Freese and Nichols to prepare updates for new development impac...