KYLE — Kyle City Council discussed the proposal to increase the minimum child safety zone ordinance from 1,000 to 2,000 feet at its June 21 meeting. The item, originally brought forth on May 16, would only affect sex offenders with victims 16 years old and below and is meant to protect the city from...

By Megan Wehring  KYLE -- City council and officials are reviewing a potential ordinance that could restrict where convicted registered sex offenders may live in the city of Kyle.  Kyle Chief of Police Jeff Barnett and Officer Dago Pates introduced the regulation on Feb. 2 before city council. The p...

By Moses Leos III Kyle Police Department officer Dago Pates couldn’t hold back a tearful smile Thursday as he recalled his memories of Samantha Dean.  With each story told, Pates detailed the extraordinary person Dean was. From her positive demeanor and humble personality, to even her side job as a ...

As part of the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Job Corps Program, alumni were selected from throughout the United States and Puerto Rico to represent the Job Corps as Heroes. Six graduates were selected from the 125 Job Corps centers, including two from the Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos. D...

By Kim Hilsenbeck When Kyle Police Department motorcycle patrol officers David Saenz, Dago Pates and Mario Garcia ride in the police rodeo in Buda the last weekend in May, they aren’t just doing it for pride. It’s practice. The Capital of Texas Police Motorcycle Chute Out, hosted by Travis County Sh...