By Kim Hilsenbeck A proposed interlocal agreement between the city of Kyle, Hays County and Mountain City would broker a deal between the three entities, but it has some area residents up in arms. Mountain City residents who attended their tiny town’s city council meeting Monday evening told the cou...

By Moses Leos III A variety of concerns over a planned apartment development near Center Street and Interstate-35 led the Kyle City Council to give a rezoning application for the complex the cold shoulder.  By a unanimous vote on May 7, the Kyle Council denied an application for Center Street Villag...

By Moses Leos III A sharp rise in new residential building permits from 2011 to 2014 has helped ushered in an increase in growth in Kyle.  According to Kyle city spokesperson Jerry Hendrix, while the city is expanding, he said it is now seeing a “more broad based and balanced” level of growth in tow...

  By Moses Leos III One election will not be enough to decide a pair of Kyle City Council seats as both the District 5 and District 6 races are headed for a runoff. Political newcomer Damon Fogley will go up against Jaime Sanchez in the runoff for the District 5 seat. Meanwhile, Kyle City Council Di...

By Moses Leos III An interlocal agreement that requires a swap of extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) between Kyle and Mountain City could vastly change the landscape of the Hays County water wars. On Tuesday, Kyle City Council voted 7-0 to move forward with negotiations and execution of an agreemen...

By Moses Leos III World Services of Austin owner Willie Cisneros remembers a time when he and other businesses thrived along the two-way U.S. Highway 81 in Kyle.  But the restructure of U.S. 81 into its current one-way format along IH-35 is taking away business from Cisneros. Now he fights to stay r...

By Moses Leos III Concerns over council members using travel stipends to attend a conference in Las Vegas had Mayor Todd Webster attempt to slam the door on the practice.  But Mayor Pro-Tem Diane Hervol thinks removing council members from the conference is “taking a step back in some respects.”  “I...

By Moses Leos III Business owner James Rios is banking on the people of Kyle wanting a new option for coffee and cocktails. When he bought the old Kyle bank building, he wasn’t just thinking of adding another bar along Center Street; he aleady owns Centerfield sports bar and Desperados night club. I...

By Moses Leos III After navigating through the permitting process from the Kyle Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council, promoters for a planned circus in Kyle may not make a stop in town after all.    On Tuesday, Central Texas Speedway co-owner Meredith Murray said the promoter for Circus A...

Center Street will be closed at the railroad crossing from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28.  Plan on using alternate routes.