By Moses Leos III Emotions hit a high point Tuesday as the Kyle City Council sparred over a position meant to assist with disseminating agenda related information to council members.  By a contentious 4-2 vote, council approved a resolution appointing Chief of Staff Jerry Hendrix as its information ...

Staff report Law enforcement officials will shut down a portion of southbound Interstate 35 in Kyle Tuesday night to reconstruct a fatality accident that occurred late last week.  The Kyle Police Department, in coordination with the Texas Departement of Transportation, will close southbound IH-35 at...

  By Moses Leos III One man was killed Friday after his motorcycle was struck by a car along Interstate 35 in Kyle.  The accident occurred at around 10:45 a.m. along southbound I-35 near mile marker 215. Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett identified the deceased as James Grear, 49, of Gibson County, TN....

By Moses Leos III The possibility of a seven-cent increase in Kyle’s ad valorem tax rate is part and parcel for the $30 million road bonds issued in 2014. The increase would mark the first time Kyle’s property tax rates surpass .60 cents since the early 1990s. That increase passed the first hurdle o...

  Staff Report The man who is in the center of the Samantha Dean murder investigation offered $5,000 to end the Kyle Victim Service Coordinator’s life, this according to a search warrant made public Wednesday. According to a report from the Austin American-Statesman, former Austin Police Officer Von...

Verbal spats were traded on Aug. 4 as the Kyle City Council duked it out on the dais over the need for an agenda review meeting.  It stemmed over the majority of council’s disapproval from an idea conceptualized by council member Diane Hervol. The resulting discussion led to council arguing the topi...

A man is in stable condition, but suffered serious injuries Friday after he was ejected from his vehicle following a collision with a parked 18-wheeler on Interstate 35 in Kyle. Friday’s wreck, which shut down the southbound part of the interstate for roughly six hours, occurred at around 6:35 p.m. ...

By Moses Leos III A local Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) has supported the Kyle Chamber of Commerce in its effort to promote tourism to the city for several years. But Kyle officials are now considering diverting some of those funds in hopes of reaching potential job creators. This year, if passed by cit...

By Moses Leos III Improvements along north Burleson Street could mean less flooding of properties during rainstorms. The $160,000 storm sewer infrastructure could help Kyle alleviate flooding issues in the area and handle up to a 25-year flood event.  Joann Garcia, project manager for the Burleson S...

By Moses Leos III Discussions on a proposed roundabout have come full circle, with the Kyle council again looking at the option for the FM 1626/Kohler’s Crossing intersection.  The issue was discussed in 2014, with public comment mostly against the idea. Now that it’s back, finding a way to finance ...