God and Country by PHIL JONES It’s May 13, my fourth day in the field, counting noses for the Census Bureau, and I’m still a little nervous. Most people I have talked to have been wonderful, and I’ve had some very pleasant conversations with people I feel could be friends under different circumstanc...

Letters from Linden by JACK LINDEN We hear a lot about government spending these days and little about either saving or investment. We need to get our senses together and differentiate between spending and investment. It seems to me that spending is that which is expended on what and where we are an...

by BRAD ROLLINS PERRY Two newly elected members of the Pedernales Electric Cooperative board were seated at the organization’s annual membership meeting this weekend, replacing the last two of the so-called old guard. Reformers used the occasion to declare victory in their three-year effort to wrest...

Kyle resident Jenny DiLeo uses toy power tools to illustrate the need for the city’s comprehensive plan. (Photo by Sean Kimmons) by SEAN KIMMONS Almost a year in the making, the City of Kyle’s Comprehensive Plan passed its first reading last week, one step away from being adopted and implemented int...

Buda councilmembers scrapped plans to build a connector between W. Goforth and Cabela’s Drive after estimates came in at $2.1 million. The road would have provided northbound access to IH-35. by JEN BIUNDO Facing $2.1 million in sticker shock, Buda councilmembers pulled the plug last week on a road ...

 (Photos by Jen Biundo) Kyle mayor Lucy Johnson places a marker on a city storm drain reminding citizens that anything they put in the storm drain winds up in area creeks.The markers are part of an education program designed to help clean up the polluted Plum Creek. by JEN BIUNDO Kyle residents will...

STAFF REPORTS Photo by Travis Hornung Flying saucers will be hovering above Kyle’s Steeplechase Park this weekend during a regional disc golf tournament. The 3rd annual Heart of Texas Tour will host the Kyle Open, a two-day event that includes several men’s and women’s divisions. Steeplechase Park i...

More photos from this week along with other photos published in the Hays Free Press are available for viewing and purchase here . Look for folder entitled "Week of June 23, 2010."

Staff members (right) include (front row, left to right) Suzanne Hallam, Jorge J. Garcia Jr., Cyndy Slovak-Barton, David White; (back row) Jason Gordon, Jen Biundo, Brenda Stewart, Connie Brewer, Clint Younts, Tracy Mack, Sandra Grizzle, Brad Rollins and Bob Barton. (Photo by Bozena Barton) STAFF RE...

by BRAD ROLLINS The Kyle City Council is committed to spending less cash next year than this year for capital outlay, shaving nearly a cent and a half from an anticipated property tax increase, Mayor Lucy Johnson said this week. Council members at a recent budget workshop agreed to spend no more tha...