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Business
What’s the deal with STRs? City, state officials eye regulation for short term rentals
January 24, 2018
Making money by renting out your home in order to pay rising housing costs and property taxes has given rise to short-term rentals. Vacation Rental By Owner (VRBO), Airbnb and Flatswire are just a few companies helping local residents rent out their space. While this movement brings some people clos...
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Tiny homes, big project: Developer eyes tiny home project west of Kyle
Business
Tiny homes, big project: Developer eyes tiny home project west of Kyle
January 17, 2018
By Exsar Arguello Planning is underway for the creation of tiny homes in Hays County by the Tiny Dwelling Co., a project aimed at bringing affordable housing to the Kyle area.  Tiny homes, a nationwide phenomenon that has taken cities by storm, is a movement focused on the creation of homes in a sma...
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Development doldrums?  Uncertainty surrounds Driskell tract plan
Kyle
Development doldrums? Uncertainty surrounds Driskell tract plan
December 6, 2017
After talks that the city could potentially be sued over the denial of a development on Opal Lane, Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell met with Planning and Zoning commissioners to set his expectations on the commission’s role in developments. During a Nov. 28 Kyle Planning and Zoning Commission workshop, Mi...
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Kyle considers increased use of traffic impact studies as congestion worsens
Kyle
Kyle considers increased use of traffic impact studies as congestion worsens
December 6, 2017
The time it takes waiting to make a turn as students walk across the street, or congestion on two-lane roads during rush hour were scenarios on the minds of Kyle Planning and Zoning Commissioners Nov. 28. Such discussions took place during a workshop which centered on traffic in Kyle and the impact ...
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Aiming high: Kyle approves new zoning for taller structures
Business
Aiming high: Kyle approves new zoning for taller structures
November 29, 2017
A new commercial zoning district was given approval by Kyle city leaders on Nov. 21 that could see buildings in Kyle go up to five stories high.  The district, called Mixed Use Zoning (MXD), will affect some of the more urban parts of Kyle, especially along the I35 corridor, Kohler’s Crossing and FM...
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Business
Kyle explores future vertical growth
November 8, 2017
Future Kyle buildings may go vertical as city officials explored a new commercial zoning district last month.  The district, called Mixed Use Zoning (MXD), is a proposed commercial zoning classification requiring a mix of commercial and residential uses within the same structure, according to city d...
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RV park proposal sparks public outcry
Kyle
RV park proposal sparks public outcry
October 18, 2017
Emotions rang high Oct. 10 as residents took to Kyle’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting to address concerns about a proposed rezoning of 25.72 acres that could allow a recreational vehicle (RV) Park along Dacy Lane near Seton Medical Center Hays. While P&Z denied the rezoning request by a 6-1 ...
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Kyle
Kyle dais, staff miscue downs rural development ordinance
October 4, 2017
Miscommunication between Kyle city leaders and city staff has resulted in a recently failed agenda item to potentially make a return to the city council dais.  The item in question centers on conflicting subdivision standards in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). Howard Koontz, Kyle com...
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Kyle
New zoning option to bring more jobs to Kyle
October 4, 2017
Kyle staff hopes to offset the lack of employment opportunities within the city by creating a new zoning category. On Sept. 26, the Kyle Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) recommended the creation of the Office/Institutional (OI) zoning category. Currently, most of Kyle’s land area falls into agri...
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Kyle aims at increased diversity in housing design
Business
Kyle aims at increased diversity in housing design
August 30, 2017
A diversity in neighborhoods and housing design by amending zoning laws is the way Kyle leaders want to improve future housing developments in the city. Those changes came after city leaders noticed current housing development patterns seemed to concentrate on the highest density return for land are...
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Suspects arrested for slew of burglaries
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Suspects arrested for slew of burglaries
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March 13, 2023
HAYS COUNTY — In a joint investigation with the Hays County Sheriff’s Office and the Kyle Police Department, four suspects have been arrested for mult...
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Costco to hold ribbon cutting celebration
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Costco to hold ribbon cutting celebration
March 22, 2023
Kyle — Costco will be opening soon in Kyle. A ribbon cutting will be held at the new 152,000-square-foot warehouse, located at 19086 I-35 in Kyle, at ...
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The face behind the bookshelves
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The face behind the bookshelves
March 15, 2023
'We are here to serve' KYLE — Books can be a comfort when craving an escape from reality. For Colleen Tierney, a combination of serving her community ...
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Children’s Lighthouse opening campus in Kyle
Education, Kyle...
Children’s Lighthouse opening campus in Kyle
By By Megan Navarro megan@haysfreepress.com 
March 8, 2023
KYLE — A new early learning school is coming to Kyle. Children’s Lighthouse was first opened in 1997 by brothers Mike and Pat Brown, who were parents ...
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