Fostering more commercial development in downtown was the direction Kyle city leaders opted to take June 9 amid vitrol between them and downtown-area residents.

On July 2, the Kyle City Council voted 5-2 in favor of a Downtown Revitalization Plan (DRP) that was recommended nearly 10 years ago. Council members Alex Villalobs and Robert Rizo cast the dissenting votes. The council’s plan secures commercial zoning recommendations as opposed to residential zoning in an effort to expand the down...