Business and economic development were topics addressed by candidates running for four Kyle city council seats at the 2017 Kyle Chamber of Commerce forum Tuesday. In the forum involving the mayor’s seat, candidates Bill Sinor, Jaime Sanchez and current councilperson Travis Mitchell were asked what m...

Political spending in the race for Kyle’s mayoral seat has been a lopsided affair as only one candidate has so far surpassed the $1,000 mark in expenditures. Travis Mitchell, who is the current District 1 city council member and a mayoral candidate, has racked up close to $3,000 in spending on his c...

A flurry of late election filings brought the total number of candidates vying for four Kyle City Council seats to 10, according to Kyle’s city website. Bill Sinor, Nicole Romero-Piche and Jaime Sanchez all join District 1 Kyle City Council member Travis Mitchell in throwing their hats into the Kyle...

City engineers expect to use $2.5 million from Kyle’s general and utilities funds to supplement the $36 million road bond package approved by voters in May 2013 to ensure completion of five projects.  Construction is underway for two of the five projects, Goforth Road and Bunton Creek, and are proje...

  by Moses Leos III Kyle citizens will take to the polls for a second time to decide the Kyle City Council District 5 and District 6 seats in Saturday's runoff election.  In the at-large District 5 race, Damon Fogley will go up against Jaime Sanchez in the runoff. Fogley gained the most votes on May...

By Moses Leos III One election will not be enough to decide a pair of Kyle City Council seats as both the District 5 and District 6 races are headed for a runoff. Less than 905 Kyle voters participated in the election either through early voting or on Election Day, which was May 9. That equates to a...

By Moses Leos III After a slow start, the six candidates vying for two Kyle City Council seats ramped up efforts to improve visibility in the lead up to Saturday’s election.   Five of the six candidates reported spending a combined $5,100 toward political signs in the final reporting period prior to...

Election day for Kyle City Council District 5 and 6 seats is May 9. The  Hays Free Press  asked the six Kyle council candidates the following ten questions. Answers printed as submitted.  See the other candidates responses here:  District 5 candidates:  Damon Fogley,   Laurie Luttrell,   Jaime Sanch...

By Moses Leos III Taxes, business development and infrastructure topped the questions to Kyle City Council candidates at last week’s forum at the Kimbro Building hosted by Hays County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Beth Smith. Five of the six candidates attended the forum and took submitted questio...

By Andy Sevilla Six Kyle residents have filed for two council seats up for grabs, including an incumbent, former candidates and political newcomers, according to the city’s election filings.  At least one new face will join the seven-member city council, though terms for two public offices expire th...