By Brittany Anderson and CJ Vetter KYLE — Unchartered Adventures, a local rage room business, is looking to rally some community support after a devastating fire on May 11 destroyed most of the inventory stored in the back lot.   “The fire started next door, and the wind blew some embers onto our si...

When it came to talking trash on the dais, the Kyle City Council was full of it Sept. 3. Discussion about the expiration of an existing contract with Texas Disposal Systems (TDS) for waste services turned into a whirlwind 90-minute debate that at times grew heated. When the furor died down, Kyle cit...

Police and members of the Kyle Citizens Police Academy are working on a solution to improve safety in Kyle. The project, called Citizens on Patrol, is designed to reduce the amount of work imposed on officers by using specially trained volunteers. Kyle City Council Member Alex Villalobos proposed fu...

Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell is opting to take a two-week hiatus days after city leaders approved its $89.4 million budget Sept. 4.  In an Sept. 7 email to City Manager Scott Sellers, Mitchell said he plans to serve on a “limited capacity only” until Sept. 27. Mitchell plans to miss the Sept. 18 city ...

Property rights concerns extending to proposed code changes on accessory structures kept Kyle city leaders from taking any possible action June 5. Kyle’s proposed changes would have enforced five feet between an accessory structure and fence line, and ten feet from any other accessory structures. Ky...

For 85 years, longtime Kyle resident Franklin Herzog has watched his hometown go from a sleepy community to a bustling suburb. But as new development has started to spring up near his residence on Sledge Street, Herzog’s concern over the rapid growth in downtown is also rising. Herzog is one of many...

A zoning change for a subdivision near downtown Kyle was delayed by city leaders Feb. 20 due to mixed opinions on the development. Kyle City Council members were locked in a 3-3 stalemate after two separate votes. Council members disagreed on the density for a proposed zoning change for a subdivisio...

The San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance (SMGA), in partnership with San Marcos, Kyle, Buda and other park development agencies, is looking for a way to connect the three biggest cities in Hays County with a trail. The Emerald Crown Trail is a proposed transportation trail that will serve Hays County in no...

A five-year process to rezone six acres of land off of Windy Hill Road came to a close Jan. 2 after Kyle city leaders chose to deny the motion on second reading. The decision, made via a 6-0 vote by the Kyle City Council, ended a saga that featured complicated legal language discrepancies between Ha...

Kyle may be looking to conduct an audit on its water billing and utility services in the near future. During the Sept. 19 city council meeting, Kyle Council Member Damon Fogley initiated discussion on a potential issue with the city’s water services. Council Member Daphne Tenorio also shared these c...