Submitted Report BUDA – City park is now open to the public The wait is finally over. Buda City Park is now officially open to the public.  Upgrades include two new playground areas for younger and older children with ADA compliant playground equipment, a splash pad, new restrooms, and a games and g...

By Sahar Chmais  An active adult planned development is coming to the city of Buda, located on the corner of Main Street and Sequoyah Street on North Loop 4. Motion to approve the development on first reading passed unanimously. The Cantina Development proposes to build 76 small homes, up to 800 squ...

By Sahar Chmais  To boost local business in Historic Downtown Buda during the pandemic, the Buda Main Street Program began offering a temporary Curbside Pilot Program to help create easy pickup for retail and restaurant customers.  There will be six areas with numbered signs so customers can let the...

  A 911 call was received from Texas Disposal Systems recycling center at 9:45 a.m. Thursday reporting a body had been found on a conveyer belt at the facility. The body is of an unidentified male and while officials from the Travis County Sheriffs Office say there is no evidence of foul play, they ...

By Sahar Chmais  The Budafest Holiday Tour will bring residents nine days of holiday festivities; the city is combining virtual and in-person activities for friends and family to join in.  Buda teamed up with Inspired Minds and the Buda Public Library to provide a week of free art classes. This acti...

By Sahar Chmais Buda continues to find new ways to light up the city for the holidays – and this time it is doing it for a cause. The coronavirus pandemic has financially crippled many small businesses across the U.S. and Buda is no exception, so the city has decided to step in to help its local sto...

By Sahar Chmais This year’s holiday celebrations will not resemble what Buda residents have experienced pre-COVID-19, but the virus has not deterred the people from continuing the warm celebrations. In order to maintain the details that complete the joyous season, Buda organized a new method for its...

Sahar Chmais  Buda’s Brightside, an adult day habilitation needs a little financial push from supporters and the community -- COVID-19 has made that need more dire. Since the pandemic, Brightside’s attendees, or “friends,” are unable to come back at normal capacity because the facility is not big en...

Sahar Chmais  Hays County turned blue this election year, not only in the presidential race. Across the board, the competition between Democratic and Republican nominees in Hays County leaned toward a Democratic-party win.  That does not mean that Democratic-party nominees were the only winners in t...

Sahar Chmais  On Wednesday night, Buda City Council said their goodbyes to Mayor George Haehn and Councilwoman Remy Fallon.  “I really appreciate all the effort everybody has provided to this council,” Haehn addressed the council. “The advice, the friendship and the association, we’ve all been there...