Staff Report HAYS COUNTY – Members of the project teams celebrated the completion of FM 1626 and FM 967 improvements on Tuesday, Oct. 25 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.  The event featured remarks from Hays County commissioners Mark Jones (Pct. 2) and Walt Smith (Pct. 4), city of Buda Mayor Lee Urba...

By CJ Vetter KYLE – Heroes will soon have a dedicated space in Kyle. As Heroes Memorial Park comes closer to opening, landscape architect Philip Koske, of Nudge Design, discussed the process of designing the park and how the team worked with the community to create a space appropriate for all heroes...

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 Paci...

Staff Report HAYS COUNTY– It's about to get a little brighter on FM 1626 north of FM 967. Hays County officials confirmed that new traffic lights are being installed on the roadway. FM 1626 is owned by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). According to Hays County Commissioner Mark Jones, ...

While construction on south FM 1626 between FM 2770 and RM 967 progresses, county officials don’t anticipate work to be done before Hays CISD students return to campus in mid-August. Officials are now pushing the contractor of the project to expedite improvements, which are now roughly six months be...

UPDATE – 4:26 p.m.  The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) plans to reopen FM 1626 at 4:45 p.m. this afternoon, according to Hays County Pct. 2 Commissioner Mark Jones. Drivers who will travel on FM 1626 are asked to exercise caution as there may be a thin layer of water on the roadway. Offi...

One person was killed Saturday after a single-vehicle rollover wreck occurred on FM 1626 at Oakwood Drive near Buda. Jonathan Baker, 45, of Kyle, was identified as the victim in the wreck, said Scott Cary, Hays County Pct. 5 Justice of the Peace. According to authorities, a 2017 Nissan Maxima was tr...

Heavy congestion is expected to continue along south FM 1626 at the intersections of RM 967 and FM 2770 as Hays County starts the next phase of its safety expansion project. Mark Jones, Hays County Pct. 2 Commissioner, said traffic delays resulting from the improvement project will continue until De...

Legislation that could require large cities to wholesale water and wastewater to smaller municipalities, which could unlock a 500-plus acre development near the City of Hays, was voted out of committee last month. But the future of House Bill 2959, authored by State Rep. Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Spri...

Plans are in motion for the possible construction of a veterans memorial to be located along FM 1626 in Kyle, said David Wilson, Kyle city council member, at a meeting earlier this month. The memorial will feature an obelisk engraved with the names of Kyle citizens who died in service, a large Ameri...