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Kyle amends budget more than $100,000 for council insurance
Kyle, Main, News
Kyle amends budget more than $100,000 for council insurance
By Brittany Kelley 
April 17, 2024
KYLE — At the April 2 Kyle City Council meeting, council voted to approve an item on second and final reading to give council members access to the health insurance program at the city's expense. Previously, at the March 19 meeting, assistant city manager Jesse Elizondo brought forth the item, which...
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Kyle approves reclaimed water evaluation
Community, Kyle, Main, ...
Kyle approves reclaimed water evaluation
By Brittany Kelley 
April 10, 2024
KYLE — At its April 2 meeting, Kyle City Council approved $116,414 for the evaluation of an expansion of the reclaimed water distribution system to Plum Creek Golf Course. To provide background, the presentation cited rapid population growth as the reason for an increase in potable water demands, wh...
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Health insurance approved for council members in 4-3 vote
Kyle, Main, News
Health insurance approved for council members in 4-3 vote
By Brittany Kelley 
March 27, 2024
KYLE — At its March 19 meeting, Kyle City Council approved an ordinance to amend the city’s Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to allow council members access to the health insurance program. The item also included reallocating funds that are currently used for mileage reimbursement to a $300 monthly mileag...
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Kyle approves Pride-themed market day
Kyle, Main, News
Kyle approves Pride-themed market day
‘We cannot use the six people here showing up tonight and use them as the rule and not the exception to a town of almost 70,000 people.’
By Brittany Kelley 
March 13, 2024
KYLE — Kyle City Council members passed an item to designate a Pride-themed market day in June at its March 7 meeting. “This was something that the public has been asking for, for many, many years and given that we as a council, we’re going through this growth, we want our city to be as inclusive an...
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Buda City Council says ‘No’ to rideshare proposals
Buda, Main, News
Buda City Council says ‘No’ to rideshare proposals
By Ashley Kontnier 
February 28, 2024
BUDA — At its regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 20, Buda City Council voted not to award a rideshare contract to either of the two companies that submitted proposals. According to agenda documents, at the Buda City Council budget workshop in May 2022, council set aside $100,000 for a rideshare reques...
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A good day to pie: Kyle council votes to end pie festival
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A good day to pie: Kyle council votes to end pie festival
By Brittany Kelley 
February 28, 2024
KYLE — Following discussion of the city's destination events at its Feb. 20 meeting, Kyle City Council is discontinuing the annual Pie in the Sky festival. Currently, the Parks and Recreation Department hosts two destination events, Pie in the Sky and Kyle Fair A Tex-Travaganza, and 49 community eve...
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Kyle Police Department chief presents emergency plans to council
Kyle, Main, News
Kyle Police Department chief presents emergency plans to council
By Brittany Kelley 
February 14, 2024
KYLE — Kyle Police Department Chief Jeff Barnett presented the city council with an update to the city’s emergency response preparedness at its Feb. 6 meeting. This presentation comes after the Kyle City Council’s discussion on the city’s preparation and response to emergencies at its Jan. 16 meetin...
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Kyle approves 2030 Comprehensive Plan
Kyle, Main, News
Kyle approves 2030 Comprehensive Plan
By Brittany Kelley 
January 24, 2024
KYLE — Kyle City Council approved the 2030 Comprehensive Plan at its Jan. 16 meeting. According to senior planner Will Atkinson, the plan has been a year and a half in the making and is focused on helping the city head in the right direction in development throughout the next several years. “City of...
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Kyle City Council considers new roundabout
Kyle, Main, News
Kyle City Council considers new roundabout
By Brittany Kelley 
January 10, 2024
KYLE — Kyle City Council members discussed the possibility of a roundabout or a traffic signal at the intersection of Dacy Lane at Bunton Creek Road at its Jan. 2 meeting. This comes after council approved Task Order No. 4 to Cobb, Fendley & Associates to perform traffic signal warrant studies in Se...
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Buda, Kyle city councils hear update on Alliance Regional Water Authority project
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Water Supply
Buda, Kyle city councils hear update on Alliance Regional Water Authority project
Councils approve additional $15.3 million in funding for project
By Ashley Kontnier 
January 3, 2024
At meetings on Dec. 5 and Dec. 19, Buda and Kyle city councils authorized funding of $2.34 million and $12.96 million, respectively, for completion of the Alliance Regional Water Authority project. In addition to other sponsors. the cities of Kyle and Buda have regional water supply contracts with A...
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Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment
Buda, Hays County, News
Mom claims Hays CISD could have done more to prevent child endangerment
By Brittany Kelley 
April 30, 2025
BUDA — After discovering that her son’s former teacher was arrested for public intoxication, Christina Nichols was left wishing Hays CISD did more to ...
Kyle Police investigate fatal crash on IH-35 near Yarrington Road
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Kyle Police investigate fatal crash on IH-35 near Yarrington Road
By Staff Report 
March 18, 2025
KYLE – The Kyle Police Department is investigating a fatal collision that occurred at approximately 2 a.m. March 18 on southbound IH-35 near Yarringto...
Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County
Hays County, News
Joint operation leads to more than 40 arrests in Hays County
By Staff Report 
April 2, 2025
AUSTIN — A joint investigation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the San Antonio Poli...
Three-car collision leaves one dead
Dripping Springs, Main, News
Three-car collision leaves one dead
By Staff Report 
March 12, 2025
DRIPPING SPRINGS – A three-car collision left a 79-year-old woman dead March 1. At approximately 6:45 p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS...
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Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography
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Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography
By Staff Report 
April 30, 2025
SAN MARCOS — Hays County District Judge Sherri K. Tibbe sentenced Kevin McLean, 33, to a total of 60 years in prison April 29; McLean entered a plea o...
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