By CJ Vetter KYLE - Over 100 people gathered at the annual state of the city address, delivered by Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell. Sponsored by different community members and companies, the address looked back on the successes of 2021 and highlighted how the city is preparing for the future in 2022. Th...

By Megan Wehring  DRIPPING SPRINGS – As the city of Dripping Springs continues to see more homes popping up on every block, the city is updating its Comprehensive Plan.  The Comprehensive Plan, Reimagine Dripping Springs Initiative, is a visioning process that will establish a guiding framework for ...

This story was updated as of Nov. 29, 2021 By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS -- The Dripping Springs City Council is extending the temporary development moratorium for 90 days. The council originally instituted a moratorium on Nov. 18, to run through Nov. 27. The 90-day extension will be effective t...

By Sahar Chmais  BUDA – Buda is helping residents get back on track from the destruction left behind by winter storm Uri. The city is offering multiple recovery assistance programs.  During the Tuesday Buda City Council meeting, council members passed several recovery assistance programs. The city h...

By Megan Wehring  DRIPPING SPRINGS — The Dripping Springs City Council and staff said their goodbyes to Todd Purcell on Tuesday, Feb. 9, after he decided to retire from city government.  Previously serving as the Dripping Springs mayor for more than 20 years, Purcell temporarily stepped into the Pla...

By Sahar Chmais DRIPPING SPRINGS – Candidates can begin filing for the three open city council seats for the May 1, 2021 election. City Council Place 1, Place 2 and Place 3 will be the available positions. Applicants may pick up their registration forms at City Hall, request an application by mail o...

A $200 withdrawal by Wimberley Mayor Susan Jaggers from the city’s bank account in November 2018 eventually prompted a policy change in how the city’s money is handled, according to a News-Dispatch investigation. Part of that information came from documents, as well as copies of emails between city ...

The discovery of a damaged drainage culvert underneath a section of Kyle’s Bunton Creek Road improvement project is forcing city leaders to immediately spend up to $50,000 to fix the problem. Officials are now scrambling to fix the damaged culvert prior to finishing the Bunton Creek Road project, wh...

  by Moses Leos III A political newcomer has ousted a long-time Buda City Council member from the dais by a wide margin in Tuesday's runoff election.  According to unofficial runoff election results, candidate David Nuckels defeated incumbent Jose Montoya 168-92. Nuckels gained 64.6 percent of the v...

  By Moses Leos III One election will not be enough to decide a pair of Kyle City Council seats as both the District 5 and District 6 races are headed for a runoff. Political newcomer Damon Fogley will go up against Jaime Sanchez in the runoff for the District 5 seat. Meanwhile, Kyle City Council Di...