Finding ways to humanely control the pet population in Hays County has now reached the Kyle City Council dais. Earlier this month, council member Daphne Tenorio presented an idea to set aside part of Kyle’s 2018-19 budget to go towards the spaying and neutering of Kyle animals. Similar programs curr...

As the sun rises, crew and passengers on the hot air balloon Pix (feature photo) watch as the balloon Confetti also ascends into the air during Saturday’s launch from Lake Kyle Park at the 2018 Pie in the Sky festival. Thousands took to Lake Kyle Park last weekend for the second annual Pie in the Sk...

Ideas of public transportation in Kyle are rising once again as a Kyle city leader aims to assist disabled residents and senior citizens, this despite several failed attempts in the past. On Aug. 28, City Council member Alex Villalobos announced his interest in solving the problem of public transpor...

UPDATE – 2:58 p.m.  A Chisholm Trail Fire Rescue firefighter was named as the victim in a fatal three-vehicle wreck on SH 21 early Friday. Nick Zoulek was identified as the victim in the incident by Caldwell County officials Friday. According to a Caldwell County press release, CTFR crews responded ...

As Kyle crafts the fiscal year 2019 budget, officials are looking into putting a lobbyist on the payroll to help the city take advantage of federal grant money available for cities. When Mayor Travis Mitchell first proposed $50,000 from the budget to go toward hiring a lobbyist earlier this month, f...

In the year since a ban on operating a phone while driving went statewide, only 47 total citations have been issued by Kyle and Buda Police combined since mid-August. Passed during the 85th Texas Legislative Session and made effective Sept. 1, 2017, the law prohibits motorists from reading, writing ...

A longtime law enforcement officer has been tabbed to helm a recently created Hays CISD position dedicated to campus security. Phillip Taylor, who has worked in a variety of positions at the Hays County Sheriff's Office (HCSO), and is also the Mayor of Mountain City, was named as Hays CISD's first D...

Amid scrutiny from Kyle city leaders, six of the eight originally proposed changes to the city charter will be going to voters this November. The decision, made via a 6-1 vote on second reading Aug. 14, followed a second round of debate on the amendments. Daphne Tenorio, Kyle City Council, Place 6, ...

Two A's and one C are the grades three Hays County school districts received as part of the Texas Education Agency's (TEA) A-F academic accountability rating system, which was unveiled Wednesday. While Dripping Springs and Wimberley both earned top marks, struggles in several areas led Hays CISD to ...

A Kyle man who works as the boys athletic coordinator at a San Marcos middle school was arrested Aug. 11 for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a former student. Rodney Guerrero, 40, was booked into the Hays County Jail on charges of participating in an improper relationship between educato...