As a result of the population boom in Kyle, Buda and San Marcos, traditionally small farming towns in east Hays County could start to feel growing pains, too.

Towns such as Uhland, whose recent growth began in 2013 with the Cotton Gin Estates housing development, can expect their population to double or triple within the next five to ten years, according the city’s official website.

“There’re folks that have lived out here 20 or 30 years to escape the city, but it’s still...