Dripping Springs OKs 700-home PID A new 189-acre Dripping Springs housing development   was approved this year, which will include additions to the city’s roadways and wastewater management capacity. On Nov. 14, the Dripping Springs City Council unanimously approved the creation of the Heritage Publ...

ith the school district’s elimination of certain bus routes, the possibility of an influx of children on foot heading to school is driving Kyle to add safeguards onto streets near campuses impacted by the cuts. For a year now, Kyle city officials and Hays Consolidated Independent School District (CI...

Concerns about the safety of pedestrians walking on Sportsplex Drive is pushing Dripping Springs city officials to explore a program that could provide grant money for a sidewalk project. According to a press release, the city of Dripping Springs is currently exploring a grant opportunity from TXDOT...

Concerns over U.S. Highway 290 boiled over Thursday as residents packed into Dripping Springs City Hall to express their opinions to county and state officials in a town hall meeting meant to address safety improvements. Officials called for the meeting after ten people died in vehicle accidents on ...

Changes could be forthcoming to FM 2001 after Hays County officials gathered public input on a proposed $35 million widening and realignment of the roadway.  A few residents spoke at a public hearing March 28 in support of the proposed widening and realignment of FM 2001 from Interstate 35 to State ...

Frustration is mounting for residents living near the Hays and Caldwell county line as safety along State Highway (SH) 21 continues to come into question. While officials provided answers to residents’ questions during a town hall meeting at Uhland City Hall Jan. 18, some felt little progress has be...

  Staff report The Texas Department of Transportation is permanently closing the southbound entrance ramp to Interstate 35 located south of FM 150/Center Street in Kyle at 9 a.m. Friday morning. According to a press release, the move comes as part of TxDOT’s Mobility35 ramp reversal project that is ...

A stopped train blocking traffic in downtown Kyle is a familiar, and often frustrating, scene for area residents.   If Kyle and Hays County officials have their way, such an issue could be a problem of the past.  Discussions on relocating the Union Pacific Railroad rail siding, or switch station, ne...

By Bailey Buckingham A  potential roundabout could be on the horizon in Kyle after city council approved the continuation of discussions between Kyle City Manager Scott Sellers and the Texas Department of Transportation.   The proposed roundabout is slated to be place at the intersection of FM 1626 ...

Staff report   Hays County Commissioners last month took their initial look at its preliminary list of road projects that could make their way into a proposed November bond.  A total of 20 projects made their way onto the list, which has an estimated cost of roughly $352 million.  According to a Hay...