aking on polarizing topics such as racial tension and police brutality isn’t something Kyle resident Dave Adams bristles at. In fact, Adams, spurred by what’s currently happening in America today, sought to bring his local community together to talk about it. That hope came true Oct. 30 when roughly...

Business and economic development were topics addressed by candidates running for four Kyle city council seats at the 2017 Kyle Chamber of Commerce forum Tuesday. In the forum involving the mayor’s seat, candidates Bill Sinor, Jaime Sanchez and current councilperson Travis Mitchell were asked what m...

Bill Sinor will face off against Travis Mitchell and Nicole Romero-Piche for the Kyle mayoral seat. The Hays Free Press asked Kyle City Council candidates the following questions. Answers are printed below. Bill Sinor 1. What is the biggest issue the city faces and how do you plan to address it? The...

Political spending in the race for Kyle’s mayoral seat has been a lopsided affair as only one candidate has so far surpassed the $1,000 mark in expenditures. Travis Mitchell, who is the current District 1 city council member and a mayoral candidate, has racked up close to $3,000 in spending on his c...

Taxes, high water bills, sidewalk improvements and transportation were a few of the topics addressed by candidates at Monday’s Kyle city council candidate forum. Tracy Sheel The event, held at the Plum Creek Community Center, featured candidates running for mayor and council seats 1 and 4. Tracy She...

A flurry of late election filings brought the total number of candidates vying for four Kyle City Council seats to 10, according to Kyle’s city website. Bill Sinor, Nicole Romero-Piche and Jaime Sanchez all join District 1 Kyle City Council member Travis Mitchell in throwing their hats into the Kyle...

Perhaps the worst kept secret in Kyle was revealed in front of a standing room only crowd Tuesday as District 1 council member Travis Mitchell threw his hat into the ring for the upcoming November mayoral race. Mitchell, who won the District 1 seat in June 2016, aims to take the seat held by Mayor T...

By Andy Sevilla Narrowly missing an outright victory to the Kyle council by a handful of votes, Shane Arabie will faceoff against Laurie Luttrell in a runoff election for the District 3 seat. “We just have to prepare ourselves for a runoff and continue working the same way we were,” Arabie said. “Ob...

By Andy Sevilla The three candidates battling for a seat on the Kyle council have collectively spent $3,365 in their efforts to win the election. Shane Arabie has collected the most political contributions and outspent his opponents — Laurie Luttrell and Bill Sinor — in his bid to take over the rema...

By Andy Sevilla An at-large Kyle council seat up for grabs has turned up 270 voters during the two-week early voting period in a political race that will elect a new city legislator. Kyle has 15,796 registered voters, according to the latest Hays County Elections Office data retrieved Tuesday aftern...