By Brittany Anderson Kyle is set to receive its second and final payment of $1.35 million from Kinder Morgan for the Permian Highway Pipeline. The 430-mile long, 42-inch natural gas pipeline goes through Hays County, including the south side of Kyle. Permian Pipeline. Photo via Kinder Morgan on the ...

by Anita Miller KYLE – Mayor Travis Mitchell sees green in the New Year. Green as in the $10 million parks bond approved by voters in November; green as in how the landscapes will appear as residents flock to enjoy them in the wake of much-needed investment. “With the passage of Prop B, as well as t...

Motorists are warned to be prepared to stop along Hwy. 21 just south of FM 150 as crews have begun work on a segment of Kinder Morgan’s Permian Highway Pipeline to transport natural gas from West Texas oilfields to near Houston.

A lawsuit alleging Kinder Morgan has violated the Endangered Species Act with its approach to building a natural gas pipeline through the heart of the Texas Hill Country has added new plaintiffs. The Hays County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Jan 28. to join the suit, which was filed by the B...

Opponents of Kinder Morgan’s routing of its Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP) have put two federal agencies on notice – either comply with existing federal law or face legal action. In one of the latest challenges to the 435-mile, 42-inch natural gas pipeline, which is planned to cross the recharge zon...

Kyle isn’t going it alone. The city council’s recen t decision to notify two federal agencies of its intent to sue for failing to hold Kinder Morgan accountable to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was mirrored in actions by the cities of Austin and San Marcos, as well as the Barton Springs Edwards A...

“The future should be on the lips and minds of every person trying to make an impact on the city of Kyle … if we consider what Kyle could be like in 20 years and work our way back to the present, there is a way forward.” Those were the closing comments on Tuesday of Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell, who d...

When the Kyle City Council settled its lawsuit with Kinder Morgan over the energy giant’s proposed Permian Highway Pipeline, the agreement specifically mentioned that the city would retain the right to pursue future litigation against other entities. Tuesday night, they exercised that right. After a...

Energy giant Kinder Morgan posted second-quarter profits earlier this year that surpassed the operating budget of the city of Kyle over the course of the past decade. That’s the backdrop against which the city fought the Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP), a 42-inch, 430-mile natural gas pipeline routed...

The Kyle City Council has approved a settlement agreement with the Permian Highway Pipeline, LLC, and Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline, LLC. The agreement allows for Kinder Morgan to construct the Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP) through the boundaries of the City of Kyle and provides protections to the c...