KYLE — Kyle City Council members passed an item to designate a Pride-themed market day in June at its March 7 meeting. “This was something that the public has been asking for, for many, many years and given that we as a council, we’re going through this growth, we want our city to be as inclusive an...

KYLE — The Hays Educators Association TSTA hosted a candidate forum on March 6 for the upcoming Hays CISD Board of Trustees election, where voters will decide the Single-Member District 3 seat and a Trustee At-Large position on May 4. Courtney Runkle The Single-Member District 3 seat is currently he...

SAN MARCOS — On March 4, 453rd District Court Judge Sherri Tibbe signed a motion to dismiss a capital murder charge for Larry Simon Jr., 50, due to “other; for further investigation.” Initially, a jury trial was scheduled for March 11 for the dual murders of James Wright, 45, and Tina Combs, 44, whi...

HAYS COUNTY — The Texas Department of Transportation held a series of open-house meetings  Feb. 20-22 to gain community feedback on the IH-35 Austin-San Antonio Link Study from SH 45 to CR 382 (Cibolo Valley Drive). The goal of the open houses is to gain feedback on the draft purpose and need, the r...

BUDA — Runners and athletes of all abilities are encouraged to sign up for the upcoming Healthy Kids Running Series beginning in early April. The Healthy Kids Running Series Buda-Kyle is a five-week running program that occurs bi-annually — once in the spring and once in the fall — for kids in pre-K...

Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect the correct San Marcos City Council vote numbers. HAYS COUNTY  —   They say everything is bigger in Texas. Such is the case with the wildly popular Texas based travel center, Buc-ee’s. Known for its familiar mascot Buc-ee the Beaver, clean rest...

KYLE — Between Tuesday, Dec. 26 and Wednesday, Feb. 14, the Kyle Police Department, Buda Police Department and the Hays County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged five individuals in connection to robberies at various convenience stores in the area. The first incident occurred at 11:38 p.m. on Tue...

KYLE – The Kyle Police Department arrested three individuals, and put out a warrant for the fourth subject, earlier in February after they fled from police in a stolen vehicle, according to a news release. At 4:19 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10, the Kyle Police Department observed a 2019 Hyundai Elantra ...

Construction crews demolish the former Kyle Police Department facility, located north of city hall. KPD relocated to the newly-built Public Safety Center in July 2023.

KYLE — Following discussion of the city's destination events at its Feb. 20 meeting, Kyle City Council is discontinuing the annual Pie in the Sky festival. Currently, the Parks and Recreation Department hosts two destination events, Pie in the Sky and Kyle Fair A Tex-Travaganza, and 49 community eve...