As fallout continues to settle from the Kyle Housing Authority scandal, a newly created board of directors is starting to pick up the pieces. Five new members of the Kyle Housing Authority board were sworn in during a meeting held at Kyle City Hall Dec. 1. The five constitute the first members appoi...

Problems with public housing in Kyle have come forward as city officials try to get a handle on allegations by federal authorities regarding administrator pay, maintenance problems and lack of oversight.  The Kyle Housing Authority, which oversees two public housing properties in Kyle, was the subje...

Debate continued on the creation of a Kyle Flood Risk Mitigation Department Tuesday as city leaders questioned the fee structure of the department. The resulting discussion led the Kyle City Council to postpone a decision on the new utility department until December. Concerns centered on the fee and...

The Kyle city council approved spending $270,000 on a preliminary engineering study to remove a railroad switch station, or rail siding, from the downtown sector. The scope of the study is to provide the city with an understanding of how much work will be required to move the siding from downtown Ky...

By Rafael Marquez A $5 fee will be added to Kyle residents' utility bills starting January 2017 to fund the city's new storm drain and flood risk mitigation utility.  As plans for the utility move forward, Kyle city leaders will host two public meetings in November to communicate with citizens on th...

By Moses Leos III An incentive agreement approved by Kyle city leaders earlier this month aims to rectify an error that led officials to not bill a company for roughly $430,000 in property taxes over a six-year period. The Kyle City Council approved an agreement between the city and RSI, Inc. by a 5...

By Moses Leos III Kyle will continue to be the only city in the area that isn’t a member of the Central Texas Clean Air Coalition after city leaders voted 3-2 against becoming a member at an earlier meeting. District 1 council member Travis Mitchell, who along with District 2 Council Member Becky Se...

by Moses Leos III   A one-penny property tax rate reduction could be on the horizon for Kyle residents as the city continues discussion on the proposed fiscal year 2017 budget. The reduction could be one of several items the city plans to enact, which could include the creation of a storm water util...

By Rafael Marquez In an attempt to remove politics from the decision making process, the Kyle City Council decided to kill a new ordinance regulating traffic control devices, such as stop signs, by a 4-1 vote earlier this month. Kyle council instead instructed city staff to come up with clear guidan...

By Rafael Marquez Concerns raised by the Kyle City Council over data security and giving enough time to inform the public on security alarm regulations led officials to table a proposed ordinance indefinitely earlier this month.  Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett proposed an ordinance that would instit...