By Moses Leos III Nearly a month after its former city manager submitted his resignation, the Kyle City Council took its first steps on Saturday toward filling that vacancy. While council directed staff to seek a search firm to help, it’s still unknown if Kyle will look internally or externally for ...

By Kim Hilsenbeck   Kyle’s Ethics Commission voted Thursday night to admonish council member Becky Selbera for violating the city’s ethics code when she sought legal assistance from the city’s attorney on campaign finance issues during the spring election cycle. This marks Selbera’s second ethics co...

By Andy Sevilla Shane Arabie will join the Kyle city council after voters decisively elected him to the city’s vacant District 3 seat Saturday night. Arabie was battling Laurie Luttrell for the seat Chad Benninghoff renounced in May.  Arabie kept his lead in the early vote and carried over 73 percen...

By Andy Sevilla A previously proposed truck stop project, twice denied by the Kyle council, was rolled into the political pitches of two candidates fighting for the District 3 seat on the city’s legislative body. Shane Arabie and Laurie Luttrell — the candidates battling it out — fielded questions a...

by ANDY SEVILLA Kyle City Manager Lanny Lambert has not officially tendered his resignation, yet, but plans are underway for his next leading position just outside of San Antonio. “I’ve been offered the city manager position for the city of Converse, Texas. This is close to my wife and family, and i...

By ANDY SEVILLA Kyle incumbent Becky Selbera, who won reelection to the District 2 seat Saturday by six votes, is now being questioned by her opponent in the race on whether she was qualified to run for office per city charter rules. Jaime Sanchez also is seeking a recount of the final vote. Sanchez...

The Hays Free Press asked our four Kyle council candidates the following eight questions. Following are their responses. Answers printed as submitted.   1. Why did you decide to run for a seat on the Kyle Council? 2. What are the top three issues affecting Kyle? 3. How will you address the number on...