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Friday Nov 28 | The Austin American-Statesman

Pecan pie machine

Push-button pie is at your fingertips. Just outside a large pecan orchard between Austin and Bastrop, a new pay-per-chew machine delivers whole pecan pies straight to your hungering hands.

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Related Topix: Austin, TX, Austin Metro, Bastrop, TX, Baked Goods, Life, Dessert, Food, Pies

Wed Nov 26, 2008

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Hays CISD seeks money for faulty slab

The Hays CISD is in legal negotiations with engineers, builders and architects to regain money for what the district claims is faulty foundation work at Tobias Elementary School, district officials said.

Deputy Superintendent Carter Scherff said the district will pay out $1.2 million to Bartlett Cocke construction to install French drains around the school, located on east FM 150 in Kyle.

"The foundation issues at Tobias are complicated, both legally and technically," said Hays CISD spokesperson Julie Jerome.

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Mon Nov 24, 2008

News 8 Austin

Magic Mirror program helps children with dyslexia

They couldn't find affordable programs to help their dyslexic children so some local parents joined forces and did something about it.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

Thu Nov 20, 2008

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Buda's public library won't charge fees - for now

Buda funds almost 90 percent of the library budget with city funds, but only 25 percent of library patrons live within city limits and pay municipal property tax, staff members say.

Those numbers have led some Buda officials to consider charging a library user fee of Hays County residents.

"We need to re-slice the pie," said Councilmember Tom Crouse.

So far, the discussion hasn't made it beyond the realm of theory. The city cannot charge county residents to use the library as long as the city accepts any library funds from the county. Tuesday night, councilmembers unanimously approved another library contract with the county, meaning the Buda library won't charge a non-resident fee in the upcoming year.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Hays County, TX, Hays, TX

San Marcos Daily Record

Hays quarry honored by Wildlife Habitat Council

KBDJ, LP and its Hays County quarry received international recognition for their contributions to wildlife habitat conservation at the Wildlife Habitat Council's 20th Annual Symposium, 20/20 Vision: Celebrating ...

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Related Topix: Hays, TX, Hays County, TX

Tue Nov 18, 2008

The Lufkin Daily News

Diboll hires new city manager

Dennis McDuffie was named as Diboll city manager at Monday's city council meeting.

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Related Topix: Diboll, TX, McGregor, TX, Nacogdoches, TX

Sun Nov 16, 2008

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Living within the split

As members of a Commissioners Court that's already endured two rocky years of infighting, the top five elected officials in Hays County say they'll have to learn to live together for another two years.

With "friendly" looking out of reach, commissioners say they're shooting for "functional" working relationships on the strained court - at least until the next round of elections in 2010.

"Are there some hard feelings on the court? I think there probably are," said Pct. 2 Commissioner Jeff Barton. "But I think we have to be functional. I think we can be and we will be."

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Related Topix: Hays County, TX, Austin Metro, San Marcos, TX, Kyle, TX, Wimberley, TX

Fri Nov 14, 2008

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Local sales still growing despite taxing economy

Despite facing a national credit crisis and a looming federal bailout, consumers of Buda and Kyle opened their pocketbooks in September and contributed to their local economies.

And, for the first time since 2000, Kyle's sales tax revenues surpassed Buda's.

"You have to understand that Buda has been on that rocket for a long time," said Buda Economic Development Director Warren Ketteman, explaining Buda's past fabled sales tax performance that has plunged in 12 of the last 13 months.

According to reports from the Texas Comptroller released recently, Buda's sales tax revenues jumped 3.27 percent to $288,515 from last September's $279,353. The increase comes at the tail end of a year where Buda hemorrhaged about $400,000 in sales tax revenue, forcing the City Council to make wide-scale budget cuts.

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Related Topix: Kyle, TX, Texas

Tue Nov 11, 2008

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George M. Turner

George M. Turner, 72, of Austin, formerly of Driftwood, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2008.

After serving in the Navy, he moved to Driftwood where he spent many years ranching. He was a founding member of the Driftwood Volunteer Fire Department. As an avid golfer and Golf Pro at several Austin golf courses, he made many friends. After retiring from the State of Texas, George served as the President of the State Employee's Golf Association. He was a long time member and Deacon of Central Christian Church.

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Related Topix: Austin Metro, Driftwood, TX

Sun Nov 09, 2008

The New Braunfels Herald

Homeless but not hopeless

He doesn't live under a bridge or panhandle underneath an ever-changing traffic light, but Lupe Machuca, a New Braunfels native, is homeless.

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Related Topix: New Braunfels, TX, Home Listing, Home, Austin Metro, Austin, TX, Comal County, TX

Fri Nov 07, 2008

Austin American Statesman

Man had guns at Hays High, police say; body found buried in yard

Police: Man had guns at school The Hays County sheriff's office reported the arrest of a 68-year-old man Wednesday accused of having weapons in his truck at Hays High School in Buda.

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Related Topix: Hays County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Ingram, TX

KVUE.com

Man accused of having weapons outside Buda high school

A man was arrested outside Hays High School Thursday evening after sheriff's officials say they found a number of weapons in his truck, including a rifle and a 12-gauge shotgun.

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Related Topix: Hays County, TX

Wed Nov 05, 2008

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USPS breaks ground on new Buda Post Office

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) broke ground late last month on a new Buda post office that will replace the cramped facility on Main Street, said Buda Postmaster Frank Cadena.

The new post office is under construction on a 3.3 acre tract near the southwest intersection of Main Street and Cabela's Drive, adjacent to Bradfield Village. The USPS selected the site from a pool of seven.

"We feel it offered the best visibility from the retail standpoint," said USPS spokesperson Sam Bolen.

Clocking in at 6,475 square foot and offering 28 parking spots, the new post office is projected to accommodate ten years of growth. Buda's population has more than doubled in the last eight years, from 2,400 at the 2000 census to well in excess of 5,000 residents today.

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Tue Nov 04, 2008

News 8 Austin

Buda man dies after early morning wreck

A Buda man is dead after his vehicle ran off the road and rolled several times in South Travis County.

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Related Topix: Travis County, TX, Creedmoor, TX, US News, Austin Metro

Mon Nov 03, 2008

Austin American Statesman

Man dies in wreck south of Austin

A man died this morning when his vehicle rolled over south of Austin, a Department of Public Safety official said.

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Related Topix: Austin Metro, Austin, TX

Sat Nov 01, 2008

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Early voting shows a blue Hays County

Data from the first four days of the election seems to prove that the early voting booth is the place to be in the days running up to next week's election.

An examination of the first week of balloting show that 4,019 voters from this part of the county cast an early vote, skipping what some anticipate will be record Election Day turnout.

"I have to be excited about the fact that people are standing in line to express their feelings through their vote," said Hays County Elections Administrator Joyce Cowan.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Hays County, TX, Kyle, TX, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama

Thu Oct 30, 2008

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Kyle teen Primeau cleared of all charges

An attorney for Jesse Primeau announced Tuesday that the Hays County District Attorney's office has dropped all charges against the Kyle teen stemming from the alleged drugging and rape of two minor girls in November.

"What has happened is that he [Primeau] cooperated with our investigation," said Larry Bloomquist, chief prosecutor in the case. Bloomquist also said it's possible that Primeau will be called as a witness if the other cases go to trial.

The statement from Primeau's attorney, Sam Houston Knutson, goes on to say that Primeau may seek to expunge his record of the dismissed charges.

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Related Topix: Hays County, TX

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Buda hits snafu with political signs

Buda City officials asked political candidates on Monday to remove their political signs from municipal property around the City Hall polling place, but retracted the request the next day.

The Federal Election Code states that polling places must permit electioneering, including political signs.

Buda City Secretary Toni Milam said the city received a complaint about the political signs from an area merchant on Monday morning.

Milam said the city staff looked into the sign ordinance and determined the signs were in violation of city rules. At the request of the city manager, Milam sent out an email later that day announcing that "the City of Buda will no longer allow any political signs of any sort to be placed in or around City Hall's property or on the right-of-way at anytime."

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Related Topix: Hays County, TX

Tue Oct 28, 2008

San Marcos Daily Record

North Hays County Community Expo

The North Hays County Community Expo featured more than 70 area businesses and organizations.

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Related Topix: Hays County, TX, Kyle, TX, Hays, TX, Austin Metro, San Marcos, TX

Sun Oct 26, 2008

San Marcos Daily Record

Another Dahlstrom student with a knife

Just hours after a student at Dahlstrom Intermediate School in Buda was detained for bringing a knife to class, a 12-year-old student from the same campus showed one off on a school bus, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Hays, TX, Hays County, TX, Austin Metro, San Marcos, TX, Austin, TX

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Buda, Texas is located in Hays County and is part of the Austin Metro Area. Zip codes in Buda, TX include 78610.

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