KYLE — After being shut down in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kyle Area Youth Advisory Council (KAYAC) is back. What started years before the pandemic in 2013, KAYAC is a committee of students in grades 9-12 who all live in the Kyle city limits or attend a Hays CISD school. The committee is...

KYLE — Discussions continue to circulate around the potential multipurpose community center in Kyle, following Assistant City Manager Jesse Elizondo providing a report to the city council at a special meeting on Saturday, March 16. Beginning with citizen comments, Betty Conley, president of the Kyle...

Community members, parks staff and developer representatives gathered at Lake Kyle Park on Monday, July 24, to break ground on Kyle’s first all-inclusive playground. The project is a result of the 2018 Kyle Area Youth Advisory Council’s cornerstone idea to promote inclusivity in all Kyle parks. Phas...

Area youth to advise city council, learn about government KYLE — Most youth learn about government through textbooks and in the classroom, but the city of Kyle has created an interactive experience through its Kyle Area Youth Advisory Council (KAYAC) program. During a meeting on Saturday, Jan. 28, K...

yle is turning to its youth to help improve pedestrian mobility across the city. The Kyle Area Youth Advisory Council (KAYAC) last week held a community charette, or public meeting, to determine what types of sidewalks are needed in the city, said Lyler Ramos, KAYAC secretary. KAYAC’s initiative is ...

Submitted report Students from the Kyle Area Youth Advisory Council (KAYAC) joined State Representative Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs) to file a bill that will prohibit the sale and use of nicotine products to minors.  This is the first bill for Rep. Isaac to file for the upcoming 84th Legislative...

By Andy Sevilla Students at Hays and Lehman high schools want broader class offerings, more shopping destinations, eateries and jobs in Kyle, according to a survey conducted by the Kyle Area Youth Advisory Council (KAYAC) The results were presented at Monday’s Hays CISD school board meeting. Hays st...