Dr. Donald McKinley cut the ribbon on a new Buda clinic last Thursday, marking the practice's newest location after operating in South Austin since 1999. Austin Spine & Rehabilitation's newest outpost sits at 645 FM 967, Building 3, Suite 118, positioning the practice to serve patients across Buda, Kyle, Manchaca and South Austin.
The expansion, reported by Hays Free Press, follows the practice's opening of a second location in March 2026. McKinley has led the practice since establishing his independent South Austin clinic in 1999, according to Austin Spine & Rehabilitation.
McKinley later graduated Cum Laude from Texas Chiropractic College in 1995, earning the Keeler Plaque Award as the school's top graduating student. During his studies, he traveled to Washington, D.C., seven times to lobby for chiropractic legislation, and he went on to serve as a full-time chiropractic teaching assistant at the college before relocating his practice to Austin, the clinic's site notes.
New Clinic Rounds Out a Growing Roster
The Buda location's clinical staff includes Dr. Sebastian Chalcraft alongside McKinley and Dr. Steven Descant. The clinic offers chiropractic services, massage, and rehabilitation, and is open five days a week. Patients can find scheduling and service details at austinspineandrehabilitation.com.
Chiropractic practices in Texas operate under Chapter 201 of the Texas Occupations Code, enforced by the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners, which oversees licensing, facility standards, and disciplinary matters, according to the Texas State Directory.
Chasing a Fast-Growing Patient Base
The timing of the Buda expansion tracks closely with the area's growth. Buda's population was 15,301 in 2020 and had reached an estimated 16,383 residents by 2026, according to World Population Review.
Hays County had an estimated 304,400 residents in 2025, per USAFacts. Buda residents also have a median household income of $123,766.
Infrastructure Strains Follow the Boom
The new clinic's address on FM 967 places it on a corridor that has drawn its own scrutiny. The road serves as a primary east-west arterial linking Buda to Manchaca and surrounding Hays County developments, but it has faced rising traffic congestion and community safety concerns following severe collisions in early 2026, an issue Hoodline detailed in its report, parents rally to fix FM 967.
City officials have also moved to address growth-related bottlenecks elsewhere in Buda. In July 2026, the city secured $10.48 million in federal Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization grant funding to widen East Main Street to four lanes, part of a broader push to manage suburban growth that includes shared-use paths, medians, and stormwater drainage improvements.
Plano-based Green Brick Partners is working on nearly 219 acres in rural Hays County.
