KYLE — Pedernales Electric Cooperative awarded 25 scholarships to students across its service area in celebration of the cooperative’s 25th anniversary of its scholarship program. PEC believes in supporting its members and communities through educational programs that benefit students across the co-...

KYLE — At the May 7 meeting, Kyle City Council approved a resolution for an interlocal water-sharing agreement with the city of San Marcos, marking the third agreement within the past two years. In October 2022, Kyle entered into negotiations with San Marcos to receive up to 125 acre-feet, or 40.7 m...

The Texas Education Agency announced in December 2023 that the constructed response questions in the 2024 STAAR tests will be graded by a hybrid model of human scorers and an automated scoring engine (ASE). "The Texas hybrid scoring model uses an automated scoring engine to augment the work of human...

The Kyle Fire Department recently recognized Chief Mark Schultz for his 25 years of service. He served as a volunteer firefighter, making way to his current roles as assistant chief and fire marshal. “Chief Schultz has exemplified dedication and leadership every step of the way. We're immensely grat...

BUDA — A substitute teacher has been suspended from working in Hays CISD following an alleged puppet show, which required students to commit murder. According to a release, the district and Johnson High School placed the substitute on suspension and removed the teacher from campus on April 19, follo...

Richard Brady of Matrix Consulting presents questions to community members to understand what they need from the Kyle Police Department during an open house on April 20. The open house was hosted to gauge how many police officers need to be hired to accurately serve the community.

KYLE — After being shut down in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kyle Area Youth Advisory Council (KAYAC) is back. What started years before the pandemic in 2013, KAYAC is a committee of students in grades 9-12 who all live in the Kyle city limits or attend a Hays CISD school. The committee is...

HAYS COUNTY — As the area has experienced significant population growth over the past decade, the Board of Commissioners of Hays County Emergency Services District No. 9 has called for a proposition to be placed on the ballot for the May 4 election. An Emergency Services District (ESD) is a local go...

KYLE — Kyle City Council received a report on the preliminary five year financial fiscal forecast for the city’s general fund for the fiscal years 2024-25 through 2028-29 at its April 16 meeting. Director of Finance Perwez Moheet said that this is part of beginning the city’s budget process: “The pu...

KYLE — The Kyle Police Department arrested William Player Conley, 47, on Tuesday, April 23, for driving while intoxicated (a Class B misdemeanor) and unlawful carrying of a weapon (a Class A misdemeanor). Conley serves in the Place 4 seat on the Wimberley ISD Board of Trustees. At 5:19 p.m. on Tuesd...