KYLE — Kyle City Council unanimously approved the budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year at its Sept. 19 meeting. The city’s budget, as presented by Kyle Director of Finance Perwez Moheet, consists of an estimated $198,177,592 in total revenue and an estimated $272,515,303 in expenditures. The focus are...

Jayden H., 10, grabs the first item for her cart at the new Academy Sports + Outdoors in Kyle. As a member of the Hays Communities YMCA, Academy Sports + Outdoors gave more than 30 kids $150 each for a shopping spree on Thursday, Sept. 21. The store also donated $2,000 to the organization.

Lindsey Zan and Ricardo Correa with Connection Tango dance prior to the Dialogue for Peace and Progress in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, hosted by the city of Kyle on Friday, Sept. 22 at city hall.

KYLE — Pedernales Electric Cooperative employees and their families gathered at the Kyle office on Sept. 11 to put their best baked goods forward in celebration of the co-op’s 85th anniversary. Entries ranged from cakes and cookies to pies and a variety of delicious confections. Julie Albertson of T...

KYLE — An 18-year-old Austin man was arrested on Sept. 8 for several warrants issued by the court, including capital murder, according to Hays County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Jeff Jordan. This is Isaac Nathan Arispe’s fifth arrest since 2022. He faces the following charges: capital murder, murder, aggr...

BUDA — Parents across Hays CISD are divided over the district’s new attendance policy, which states that a student could be unenrolled if they are absent without contact for five days. The policy was adopted by the board of trustees on Aug. 28. The policy states, “The district may initiate withdrawa...

KYLE — Five people were arrested in a human smuggling case in Kyle.  On Sunday, Sept. 17, the Kyle Police Department dispatch received a call at approximately 6:30 p.m. from a person saying a relative was being held by human smugglers for ransom. Officers were able to respond to a residence on Voyag...

(Editor's Note: This story was updated at 10:18 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20 to include the cost of Hays CISD joining the lawsuit) BUDA — Hays CISD is joining a lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency (TEA). At its meeting on Monday, Sept. 19, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved t...