Staff Report   KYLE – The community is invited to join the city of Kyle for the upcoming Dialogue for Peace and Progress, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, on Friday, Sept. 16 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Kyle City Hall. Started in 2021, the Dialogues for Peace & Progress is an event series that w...

By Amira Van Leeuwen   KYLE —   In a 3-2 vote, the Kyle City Council failed to pass a motion to add a Personal Improvement Plan (PIP) procedure to the personnel handbook and update the grievance process at its Aug. 22 meeting. Council member Yvonne Flores-Cale brought forward the motion. In agreemen...

By Amira Van Leeuwen KYLE —A $294.36 million road bond is in the cards for the second time since 2013 in the city of Kyle.   The Kyle City Council held a special meeting on Monday, where the bond was approved by a 4-1 vote. Council members Michael Tobias, Daniela Parsley, Mayor Pro Tem Robert Rizo a...

By Amira Van Leeuwen   Correction: This story has been updated to correctly reflect Travis Donnell’s affiliation with CTC Residential, LLC. KYLE — Kyle city hall welcomed a full house on Aug. 16 where council   approved several agenda items including unanimously approving an amendment to the propose...

By Amira Van Leeuwen   KYLE — Ethics was brought into question at Tuesday’s Kyle City Council meeting. The Kyle City Council met Tuesday, Aug. 2 , where council members discussed the city's ethics ordinance and approved various agenda items including a one-year landscaping contract for maintenance a...

By Ashley Kontnier The recent resignation of Kyle City Council member Dexter “Dex” Ellison comes on the heels of at least one citation.   Ellison, whose term was set to expire in November, submitted his resignation July 25, 11 days after he was issued a citation for a violation involving sale of cig...

By Brittany Anderson KYLE — Elon Musk’s The Boring Company is eyeing Kyle to build a pedestrian railroad underpass, but the project must be cleared by the railroad company first.   During the May 17 city council meeting, Kyle City Council voted 5-1 to approve a reimbursement agreement with Union Pac...

By Brittany Anderson KYLE — Accountability and transparency are key to the success of every government — and Kyle City Council members are trying to ensure that they are upholding their end when it comes to spending and documenting expenses. On April 19, the council unanimously approved adding month...

A runoff election between Kyle City Council District 5 incumbent Rick Koch and challenger Daniela C. Parsley, and LaVonia Horne-Williams and Emily Jones for Buda City Council At-Large Position 3, will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 7, with voting from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Early voting begins Nov. 22 and en...

The Hays Free Press asked all our Buda and Kyle city council candidates the following questions. Here’s what they had to say.   Rick Koch Candidate for City of Kyle, District 5 Q. Do you consider yourself to be left-brained or right-brained? A. This is a good question, but City Council seats should ...