BUDA — At its April 17 meeting, Buda City Council was presented with the audit of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2022, which ended Sept. 30, 2022. Buda Finance Director Bianca Redmon started by announcing that Buda City Council received an “unmodified, clean opinion” on th...

BUDA — The city of Buda announced Friday, April 7 that longtime Public Works Director Mike Beggs is retiring from his position. His last day will be Thursday, April 13. During the April 4 city council meeting, Buda Mayor Lee Urbanovsky and council recognized Beggs for his years of service to the cit...

BUDA — It’s not often that governmental entities or individuals are recognized for their positive contributions to the community, but on Feb. 18, the Buda Chamber of Commerce honored the Buda City Council and City Manager Micah Grau with the Champion of Buda and Changemaker awards, respectively. Thi...

Large limb pick-up available for residents BUDA — After Winter Storm Mara hit Central Texas in the early hours of Jan. 30, thousands of Texans were left without power, in large part due to fallen tree branches and limbs from ice. During the Feb. 7 Buda City Council meeting, city manager Micah Grau s...

There were smiles all around as the city of Buda unveiled the new Basil Anthony Moreau Buda Welcome Center on Saturday. The building, which used to house the city library, has been vacant since Buda’s municipal complex was opened in 2018. While final touches are still being made, the welcome center ...

Staff Report HAYS COUNTY – Members of the project teams celebrated the completion of FM 1626 and FM 967 improvements on Tuesday, Oct. 25 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.   The event featured remarks from Hays County commissioners Mark Jones (Pct. 2) and Walt Smith (Pct. 4), city of Buda Mayor Lee Urb...

Staff Report BUDA — The Buda Economic Development Corporation (EDC) recently awarded incentives to four businesses in Buda from its “Large Incentive Grant Funds,” approved by the Buda City Council.   “These incentives support our businesses at critical times in their development and keep Buda compet...

By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY – Wildfire activity has been increasing throughout Hays County and across the state.   As hot and dry conditions persist, extremely dry vegetation will continue to support wildfire activity across much of the state, even as surface moisture increases in some areas, accor...

By C.J. Vetter BUDA - The Whispering Hollow subdivision was a hot topic for the Buda City Council last week. The council received a long-awaited report from the Implementation Committee regarding the subdivision. The situation in the subdivision has been an ongoing issue for numerous years, as water...

By C.J. Vetter BUDA -   Micah Grau is now entering negotiations to become the new city manager of Buda. Micah Grau The selection followed numerous closed-door meetings and   negotiations   handled by the city attorney.   “The City Council is confident that promoting Mr. Grau provides us with a uniqu...