See our ESD#5 by the numbers here By Kim Hilsenbeck Kyle Fire Department is in a bind, according to Chief Kyle Taylor. When voters in November rejected allowing Emergency Service District (ESD) #5 to collect sales tax in Kyle’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), it left the department without addi...

By Kim Hilsenbeck Standing inside a cinder block building in Wimberley, the temperature was about 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Within minutes, it rose to more than 600 degrees as bales of hay caught fire. The controlled demo burn, ignited by officers in the Kyle Fire Department, was part of Thursday morni...

by Moses Leos III    The city of Kyle may start thinking taller. At least, that is a topic of discussion in the city’s Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commission.  Some Kyle leaders believe modifying height restrictions could be a catalyst for development.  “Maybe we’re to a point in our town’s growth whe...

By Kim Hilsenbeck As the region grows, so does the need for services such as police, fire protection, emergency services, parks, libraries and transportation/streets.  But despite all the influx of new residents, Emergency Services District #5/Kyle Fire Department is not keeping pace. And that could...

Staff Report The Texas Comptroller’s office named Hays County Emergency Services District #5, Kyle Fire Department, as one of the only two Emergency Service Districts in Texas to achieve their new Platinum award in the Texas Comptroller Leadership Circle for financial transparency for 2014.  This is...