By Andy Sevilla With a $55 million bond election looming, Buda leaders are fast-tracking up to $5.5 million in new debt in hopes of acquiring a lower interest rate. At their Sept. 29 meeting, Buda council members unanimously approved a notice of intent to issue up to $5.5 million in Combination Tax ...

It is truly unfortunate that the few vibrant businesses in downtown Buda are forced to constantly defend themselves to certain vocal residents and some members of the City Council. Buda is more family-friendly than ever, meaning there are choices for EVERY member of EVERY family, not only those with...

By Andy Sevilla Though some trees along RM 967 set up roots in Buda hundreds of years ago, more than two dozen will soon have to give way for a widening project aimed at accommodating growth. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Hays County partnered in the widening proposal in effort ...

By Moses Leos III All it took was one trip down South Congress Avenue in Austin for Jack and Jerry Moncrief to fall in love with food trailers.  They now hope the trend of food trailers turns their new venture, 967 Food Trucks, into a social hub.  “We loved (food trailers) and we kept going back [to...

By Andy Sevilla For the first time in its history, Buda has surpassed $1 billion in total taxable values due in large part to new development and increased property appraisals. From Jan. 1, 2013, to Jan. 1, 2014, Buda grew by 15 percent; all the while building activity within the city also was on th...

By Moses Leos III It’s not hard to see the transformation taking place at the old Dorsett 221 Truck Stop on IH-35 in Buda these days.  After all, there’s a red mechanical dragon guarding the entrance of what will be Pinballz Kingdom, Buda’s new entertainment arcade, restaurant, bar and music venue. ...

By Moses Leos III Buda’s long-awaited downtown master plan (DMP) is nearing completion almost ten months after it was commissioned.  The original plan was to reveal it in June, but personnel changes at the contractor, Halff and Associates, as well as city-requested specification changes delayed the ...

By Moses Leos III A study designed to implement wayfinding signs around Buda could draw more traffic to the downtown corridor in the near future.   Crafted by consultant Design Workshop, the study findings recommend a total of 52 signs costing an estimated $188,483 to be spread out over the next thr...

By Moses Leos III I t’s been roughly six years since Sonny Falcon, Kyle’s own “Fajita King,” last judged a fajita cook-off. His judging drought will come to an end later this month. That’s when Falcon will come out of retirement to judge at the Buda Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) inaugural Fajita F...

By Moses Leos III The establishment of several new school zones in two Buda neighborhoods aims to ensure the safety of children walking to Elm Grove Elementary.  Those school zones, which encompass six streets in the Whispering Hollow and Elm Grove subdivisions, were officially established by a unan...