Traffic signals at FM 1626 and FM 967 will be set to flash red tonight, beginning at 9 a.m. and expecting to last until 5 a.m., as a “traffic signal cabinet” will be moved into position. Law enforcement will be working the intersection to ensure the safety of all. The message was sent from the offic...

The  Kyle Police Department is investigating the death of an adult male 1100 block of N. Old Highway 81. No additional information is available at this time. We will send out updates when they become available. --City of Kyle press release

Although there are still no plans for Hays County to sponsor any free or reduced-cost flu shot clinics in the near future, incidents of influenza have been spiking locally, mirroring trends across the state and nation. For the week of Dec. 29 through Jan. 4, there were 193 confirmed cases of influen...

Hays County now has a Countywide Fire Code. The new standards and rules were adopted by the Commissioners Court last month. The code became effective Jan. 1 and is designed to provide the basis for fire protection for the occupants of new construction as well as authorize the Fire Marshal to make “f...

Adriana Cruz, former president of the Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP), has been named to the Advisory Council on Cultural Affairs, a division of the Governor’s Office, by Governor Greg Abbott. Her term is set to expire on Feb. 1, 2023. Abbott also named Cruz vice chair of the council, which ad...

Hays County’s first “no refusal” New Year’s Eve in six years appears to have achieved its proactive goal of cutting down on the number of people arrested for driving while intoxicated during celebrations to ring in 2020. According to District Attorney Wes Mau, five DWI arrests occurred during the ta...

Once again, the Hays County Commissioners Court has proclaimed Jan. 20 to be Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The court voted unanimously on the designation during their Tuesday meeting. Celebrations of what would have been Dr. King’s 91st birthday include a wreath-laying ceremony in San Marcos at the Cr...

More than two years after the Kyle City Council passed an ordinance designed in part to lower parking fines, residents began getting refunds for overcharges. Council member Rick Koch, who is also now mayor pro tem, began trying to get the fines lowered while he was still a private citizen. He finish...

Due to ongoing construction, Buda’s Main Street between Ash Street and Peach Street is expected to close beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10 and will re-open by 5 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 13. This includes the intersection of Main Street and RM 967. Construction will occur overnight and through the w...

Staff reports A Kyle resident was one of two people were killed early on Thursday, Jan. 2, when they were ejected from a vehicle on Hwy. 123 in San Marcos after their car veered off the highway and struck a driveway culvert. They were identified as Daniel F. Aguilar, 52, of Kyle and Seguin, who was ...