A lower than expected number of noncompliant short-term rentals (STRs) stunned Wimberley city leaders last week as they postponed installment of a fee funding software meant to find them. By a split 3-2 vote, Wimberley’s city council postponed implementing a proposed renewal fee for conditional use ...

On Saturday, voters in Kyle, Hays CISD, Dripping Springs ISD and Wimberley will cast their ballots in the May 4 general election. In Kyle, Cody DeSalvo, Stuart Kirkwood, Robert Rizo and Michelle Carey are vying for the unexpired term of the District 3 At-Large city council seat. Election Day polling...

Concerns about meeting required creteria necessary to obtain a $5.5 million Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) loan for wastewater system upgrades led Wimberley city leaders to table action on authorizing the debt. Instead, Wimberley city leaders approved by a 4-0 vote April 18 a resolution statin...

The only debate slated for candidates seeking a seat on the Wimberley City Council dais centered on the city’s polarizing wastewater controversy. Hosted by the League of Women Voters, candidates debated on the wastewater project, the proposed boring under Cypress Creek and future of the Cypress Cree...

Bypassing the recommendation from its Planning & Zoning Commission, Wimberley city leaders approved a contentious revision of its short term rental (STRs) ordinance. By a 4-0 vote, Wimberley’s City Council April 18 approved a recommendation made by Wimberley’s STR committee, which was a body of loca...

More than $27,000 in campaign contributions have been collected by six candidates vying for a trio of Wimberley City Council seats up for grabs May 4, according to 30-day campaign finance reports. Roughly $21,000 of that has been raised by Rebecca Minnick, Christine Byrne and Bo Bowman, who all are ...

Two weeks after tabling a resolution opposing Kinder Morgan’s Permian Highway Pipeline, Wimberley city leaders Thursday opted to craft their own version that differs from neighboring jurisdictions.  The resolution, approved by a 4-0 vote, substantially cut portions that had been included in versions...

Citizen complaints have been filed with the District Attorney’s (DA) office after the city of Wimberley failed to post a notice of possible quorum prior to a Feb. 25 Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) meeting that four city council members attended.   At the meeting, the TWDB voted to postpone app...

Six candidates will vie for a trio of Wimberley City Council seats up for grabs May 6 in what is expected to be one of the most hotly contested races in city history. Among the six candidates is Mayor Susan Jaggers who has filed to run for the Place 3 seat occupied by Council Member Allison Davis, w...