Transparency issues surrounding Kinder Morgan’s Permian Highway Pipeline provided more fuel for opponents fighting to keep the project from going through the Hill Country.  Those arguments and much more were brought to the forefront in a public meeting held at Hays High March 6. Hays County Pct. 2 C...

Readership at the Kyle Public Library is skyrocketing as reports show participation numbers are on the rise in recent years. The number of visitors to the library is up by 3 percent from 2017, but the circulation of books, both digital and physical copies, significantly increased. Paul Phelan, Direc...

Concerns about the safety of detours around the Burleson Street construction zone led Kyle officials to contemplate ways to fix the problem. By adding signage on Rebel Road, city officials hope to alleviate an influx of concern that’s come up as the amount of traffic has increased. Construction on B...

Debate over the effects of demographically unbalanced Kyle boards and commissions sprouted up Jan. 15 as city leaders appointed a new Planning and Zoning Commissioner. The Kyle City Council’s appointment marks the third P&Z seat to be filled in the last few months. In October 2018, Kyle City Council...

A $500,000 price tag on potentially installing underground utility lines along Burleson Street was nixed by Kyle city leaders earlier this month. The move followed negotiations between the city and Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) regarding the addition of the underground lines. the Kyle City C...

Months of deliberation and planning led Kyle city leaders Dec. 4 to approve a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) by a split vote to support economic growth in what will be known as Uptown Kyle. Kyle City Council members and developers are looking to bring more businesses and residents to the com...

Despite setbacks due to inclement weather, contractors working on Burleson Street and Marketplace Avenue are expecting to complete those road projects by early 2019. In addition, Kyle city officials also estimate work on the $6 million Lehman Road project should begin in January 2019. Construction o...

A new workforce housing apartment complex will soon be making its way to Kyle. On Nov. 5, the Kyle City Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Kyle Dacy Lofts, a proposed workforce housing complex, by a 4-3 vote. However, debate ensued over whether more projects like Dacy Lofts sho...

Finding ways to humanely control the pet population in Hays County has now reached the Kyle City Council dais. Earlier this month, council member Daphne Tenorio presented an idea to set aside part of Kyle’s 2018-19 budget to go towards the spaying and neutering of Kyle animals. Similar programs curr...

As Kyle crafts the fiscal year 2019 budget, officials are looking into putting a lobbyist on the payroll to help the city take advantage of federal grant money available for cities. When Mayor Travis Mitchell first proposed $50,000 from the budget to go toward hiring a lobbyist earlier this month, f...