KYLE — Following a 400-acre wildfire that sparked on Saturday, Aug. 5 in San Marcos, agencies were called to assist in a wildfire (known as the Oak Hills Fire) in Kyle on Tuesday afternoon. The Hays County Wildland Task Force was activated for a wildfire in the 290 block of Roland Lane, in between t...

By CJ Vetter KYLE - Over 100 people gathered at the annual state of the city address, delivered by Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell. Sponsored by different community members and companies, the address looked back on the successes of 2021 and highlighted how the city is preparing for the future in 2022. Th...

By Sahar Chmais A budget workshop in Galveston for the Kyle City Council along with executive staff had been scheduled months ago; the trip, set for Saturday, Feb. 20, has been cancelled. “Due to the weather-related crisis affecting Kyle,” Mitchell said, “the city council and staff have cancelled ou...

By Megan Wehring KYLE — Out of more than 50,000 residents living in the city of Kyle, 68 are registered sex offenders. Kyle officials are working to implement a new ordinance that will define residency regulations for registered sex offenders. One out of every 830 Kyle residents is a registered sex ...

By Megan Wehring KYLE — Smaller front yards in some lots in Kyle might just get approval. At its regular meeting on Tuesday, the Kyle City Council approved a request to allow 32 out of the 138 residential lots in the Brooks Ranch Subdivision to have smaller front yards in compensation for larger bac...

By Megan Wehring KYLE – A roundabout is expected to help traffic flow at the new Casetta Ranch subdivision. Community concerns about city construction work were addressed at the Kyle City Council meeting on Dec. 15 when the city manager presented an update on the roundabout construction at Bunton La...

By Megan Wehring KYLE — Downtown Kyle is expecting a facelift in the near future. The Kyle City Council was presented with a preliminary landscape design plan for Mary Kyle Hartson City Square Park during its meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 1.  The $93,700 design contract with Coleman & Associates was appr...

by David Abdel Voting has begun in the Kyle mayoral runoff election, and predictably we find ourselves to be a town divided. At first glance, one would see it simply as Tenorio supporters and Mitchell supporters, but when you dig deeper there is an underlying ugliness you’ll find. A core group of Te...

By Anita Miller KYLE — A local attorney has uncovered what he characterized as a “clearly documented violation” of the Open Meetings Act regarding the vote over the summer by the Kyle City Council to rename a portion of a city street “Fajita Drive.” Chevo Pastrano said his open records request to th...

By Megan Wehring Demonstrations continue to grow as the American public protest against police brutality. Kyle Police and the city council on June 16 reviewed the police department’s policies regarding how they align with the “8 Can’t Wait” campaign. The campaign is to implement policies that will r...