In an effort to attract new customers to historic downtown, Buda is offering a 50 percent co-marketing reimbursement grant for some Buda businesses to pay for advertising. Maggie Gillespie, Buda Main Street coordinator, said the grant would cover half of the cost of a downtown business’s ad in magaz...

ith a historical footprint cemented in time, the Buda Mill and Grain no longer produces cotton and feed for dairy cows as in days gone by. What’s been reborn, however, is a new era with a new modern, yet antique shell where people can still get together and socialize. Dodi Ellis, one of the current ...

When the governor’s wife shows up to reveal a rendering of downtown Buda, you know it’s big. And on Tuesday morning, the city of Buda was inducted into the Texas Main Street Program by the First Lady of Texas Cecilia Abbott at a special ceremony with Abbott unveiling a rendering of her vision of the...

ess than six months after announcing Buda’s inclusion in the Texas Main Street program, Buda has hired a Main Street Program Manager. According to a city of Buda press release, Maggie Gillespie, who was the San Marcos Main Street coordinator, was hired as Buda’s Main Street Program Manager. Buda’s A...

Staff report    A fter missing out on acquiring Main Street status on two previous occasions, the third time was the charm for the city of Buda.  Last week, the Texas Historical Commission tabbed Buda to be included in the Texas Main Street program. The city becomes one of 89 cities in Texas with th...