KYLE — On July 18, the Kyle Area Senior Zone hosted a lunch for older adults in the area to listen to a presentation given by Mayor Travis Mitchell about the highly-anticipated senior center. Mitchell first began by discussing the newly built Public Safety Center and the vision it took to complete i...

By Brittany Anderson Kyle City Council has a new mayor pro tem following the 2021 runoff election that resulted in the spot becoming vacant. During the regular meeting on Jan. 4, council members voted 6-1 to select council member Robert Rizo as mayor pro tem. Council member Daniela Parsley, who was ...

By Brittany Anderson Kyle and Buda officially have a new city council member each. Following the Dec. 7 runoff election, Daniela C. Parsley won with 553 votes for the Kyle City Council District 5 seat, beating incumbent Mayor Pro-Tem Rick Koch. LaVonia Horne-Williams won with 437 votes for Buda At-L...

A runoff election between Kyle City Council District 5 incumbent Rick Koch and challenger Daniela C. Parsley, and LaVonia Horne-Williams and Emily Jones for Buda City Council At-Large Position 3, will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 7, with voting from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Early voting begins Nov. 22 and en...

Words flew during Kyle’s City Council meeting, with council members blaming each other for the resignations of Planning and Zoning members and city staff. “Slanderous and unbecoming of council members” were vehemently fired by Mayor Pro Tem Rick Koch, as he reacted to council member Yvonne Flores-Ca...

By Megan Wehring   KYLE — With the heart of a servant, Captain Pedro Hernandez knew that it was his calling to help others when he became an officer at the Kyle Police Department (KPD).  Kyle Police Captain Pedro Hernandez (city of Kyle photo). “I like helping people,” Hernandez said, “as cliche and...

By Megan Wehring KYLE — Opinions on who should serve on the Kyle Ethics Commission left some city council members conflicted Tuesday night. Kyle City Council sang the praises of Mike Rubsam with a 7-0 vote yet nominee Rebecca Chapa only managed to swing a 4-3 vote after a heated discussion. Mayor Tr...

By Megan Wehring KYLE — Appointments that were delayed this month due to the mayoral election were approved last week. Kyle City Council made new appointments and reappointments to boards and city government during its regular meeting in December. The following appointments were originally delayed e...

Outgoing Kyle City Council member Daphne Tenorio posed with a plaque honoring her service. With here are (from left) Council member Dex Ellison, Mayor Pro Tem Rick Koch, Council member Tracy Scheel, Mayor Travis Mitchell, Council member Robert Rizo and Council member Alex Villalobos.   Michael Tobia...

More than two years after the Kyle City Council passed an ordinance designed in part to lower parking fines, residents began getting refunds for overcharges. Council member Rick Koch, who is also now mayor pro tem, began trying to get the fines lowered while he was still a private citizen. He finish...