A relatively clean bill of health after years of illness is leading a Hays County Justice of the Peace to retire at the end of his current term.

Terry Kyle, who has served as the Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace for the past 12 years, announced in a press release he intends to retire when his term ends Jan. 1, 2019.

Kyle said he’s chosen to retire in order to be able to spend “some quality years” with his wife and family after his physical  health returned to “some degree of ...