By Brittany Anderson HAYS COUNTY — As Hays County continues to grow and the need for water increases, residents and various authorities are looking towards future water sources and infrastructure in order to plan for this demand.   Companies like Texas Water Utilities (TWU) and agencies like the Tex...

STAFF REPORT The Central Texas Food Bank (CTFB) launched a Food Access Convening Tool (FACT) which identifies areas where people face food insecurity, on Sept. 22.   According to a press release, FACT is a planning and convening tool for mobilizing communities and resources. The tool was developed i...

By Amira Van Leeuwen   KYLE   —The Kyle City Council held a special meeting on Saturday at 9 a.m. to nominate and approve board and commission appointments.   Council member Ashlee Bradshaw and Mayor Pro Tem Robert Rizo were absent, leaving Council members Michael Tobias, Yvonne Flores-Cale, Daniela...

By Amira Van Leeuwen KYLE — The Kyle City Council unanimously agreed to issue a request for proposals for professional services to assist in the selection and recruitment of the city manager during its meeting on Sept. 20.   Cities sometimes issue an RFP to assist in searching for a city manager. An...

By Amira Van Leeuwen KYLE – The city of Kyle is set to remove temporary signs in public rights-of-way that are in violation of the city’s sign ordinance.   On Sept. 20, the Kyle City Council unanimously approved for city staff to pull any signs in the rights-of-way and feather flags that do not foll...

By Brittany Anderson KYLE — A bit of friendly competition between local law enforcement and the community over the weekend helped raise over $8,000 for families in need.   The Kyle Law Enforcement Association (KLEA,) alongside 501(c)3 organization For the Love of Go, held the Blue Santa’s Dam 5 Mile...

By Amira Van Leeuwen KYLE — During its regular city council meeting on Sept. 6, the Kyle City Council circled back to discussing Personnel Improvement Policy (PIP), originally introduced by council member Yvonne Flores-Cale. Moving forward with a PIP plan was approved n a 5-1 decision with council m...

By Amira Van Leeuwen KYLE – Dylan Mumma has dissolved his comfort zone. Mumma, a resident of Kyle, traveled from East Austin FM 973 to Matagorda Bay in five days. Mumma left his home at 8 a.m. on a Wednesday and was picked up on a Sunday, after paddling for 59 hours. Mumma used to skateboard before ...

On Tuesday, Sept. 6, Uvalde students returned to school for the first time since the tragic shooting that happened on May 24 at Robb Elementary School. Hays CISD and members of the community joined other school districts around the state in standing with Uvalde by wearing maroon and white to show so...

By Amira Van Leeuwen KYLE — With a 3-3 vote, Kyle City Council decided against moving forward with a rezoning ordinance that rezones approximately 54.23 acres of land from retail services to a Planned Unit Development (PUD). City council members Michael Tobias, Daniela Parsley and Yvonne Flores-Cale...