By Brittany Anderson Kyle is set to receive its second and final payment of $1.35 million from Kinder Morgan for the Permian Highway Pipeline. The 430-mile long, 42-inch natural gas pipeline goes through Hays County, including the south side of Kyle. Permian Pipeline. Photo via Kinder Morgan on the ...

A radioactive camera box swept away in a flash flood along the Pedernales River in Gillespie County over the weekend has been safely recovered. The lead box, which contained a camera and a “mobile darkroom,” is owned by Toronto-based Shawcor, a pipeline inspection company that is a contractor for Ki...

A lawsuit alleging Kinder Morgan has violated the Endangered Species Act with its approach to building a natural gas pipeline through the heart of the Texas Hill Country has added new plaintiffs. The Hays County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Jan 28. to join the suit, which was filed by the B...

Opponents of Kinder Morgan’s routing of its Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP) have put two federal agencies on notice – either comply with existing federal law or face legal action. In one of the latest challenges to the 435-mile, 42-inch natural gas pipeline, which is planned to cross the recharge zon...

Kyle isn’t going it alone. The city council’s recen t decision to notify two federal agencies of its intent to sue for failing to hold Kinder Morgan accountable to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was mirrored in actions by the cities of Austin and San Marcos, as well as the Barton Springs Edwards A...

The Citizens Alliance for Responsible Development (CARD) is asking residents concerned about the proposed Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP) to express their feelings to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which are currently reviewing Kinder Morgan’s 42-inch natural...

When the Kyle City Council settled its lawsuit with Kinder Morgan over the energy giant’s proposed Permian Highway Pipeline, the agreement specifically mentioned that the city would retain the right to pursue future litigation against other entities. Tuesday night, they exercised that right. After a...

Energy giant Kinder Morgan posted second-quarter profits earlier this year that surpassed the operating budget of the city of Kyle over the course of the past decade. That’s the backdrop against which the city fought the Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP), a 42-inch, 430-mile natural gas pipeline routed...

By Anita Miller Broad based revisions concerning regulations and permitting involving pipelines are thought to be part of changes made by Kyle city leaders to an existing ordinance. However, the Hays Free Press was unable to review those changes as city officials withheld documentation relating to a...

By Christopher Green Kyle city leaders have now joined the Texas Municipal League (TML) in approving a resolution that aims to regulate pipeline routing through the state of Texas. Approval of the resolution, completed by a 7-0 vote at the Aug. 20 Kyle City Council meeting, was the result of TML off...