Buda’s first city-owned splash pad may be ready by the summer. By a unanimous vote, the Buda City Council Jan. 18 approved a $286,148 contract with Vortex Inc. for the purchase and installation of the city’s splash pad, which will be located in Green Meadows Park on the east side of town. According ...

A 30-plus mile regional pedestrian trail extending from Austin to San Marcos could be in the works. The plan, through the efforts of Hays County, Buda, Kyle, San Marcos and the San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance, would promote better connectivity in the area. Mark Taylor, board president of the San Marco...

New developments, along with the start of several key Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs), are on the docket for Buda officials as they prepare for a busy 2018. Buda Assistant City Manager Micah Grau said Buda experienced commercial growth in 2017 that should come to fruition in 2018. Additionally, ...

Apprehension about spending $500,000 to allow a third party to oversee the final phase of Buda’s wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) expansion led city leaders to hold on the matter Jan. 2.  Instead, the Buda City Council recommended its staff take a closer look at an agreement with Walker Partners, L...

s Buda prepares for the opening of its new municipal facility later this year, Buda Library Director Melinda Hodges is readying for a big move. More than 26,000 books, DVDs, CDs and other materials that currently comprise the Buda Library’s current collection will soon make the transition to a spaci...

Crafting solutions to traffic congestion in Buda was a topic the city’s Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commission took up Nov. 28. The discussion was brought up via a presentation by city staff relating to the history of traffic congestion and possible ways to mitigate it. Chance Sparks, Buda assistant c...

Buda city leaders are now on the clock when it comes to submitting possible transportation projects to be considered for the 2019-2022 Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (CAMPO) project call.  If Buda doesn’t submit an application by Jan. 18, the city must wait another four years unti...

While Buda officials don’t have set finish dates for street, park and drainage improvement projects under its 2014 bond, the city’s public safety and municipal facility buildings are nearing completion. John Nett and other city officials gave an update Dec. 5 on the status of its $55 million dollar ...

Buda city leaders took another step toward implementing Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) with the approval of a pilot study meant to test the safety of the proposed project. On Dec. 5, the Buda City Council approved, by a 6-0 vote, a professional services agreement with HDR for the pilot study. Co...

Hays County residents celebrated a heavy, and rather unusual, dose of winter weather Dec. 7 as roughly four inches of snow fell in some parts, which left the area looking more like Bedford Falls than Central Texas. The resulting weather forced Hays CISD officials to cancel class Dec. 8, while city g...