by SEAN KIMMONS The newly-elected Kyle City Council, led by Mayor Lucy Johnson (right) is moving City Manager Tom Mattis (left) off the dais and back to the table with the rest of the administrative staff. (Photo by Sean Kimmons) Kyle’s newly elected mayor and two new councilmembers flexed their pol...

by BRAD ROLLINS Hays County officials, along with other governments in the region, are considering a statement in support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed stricter air quality standards, but seeking wiggle room to come into compliance. In January, the agency advised it will cut perm...

by JEN BIUNDO The city of Buda will spend $290,000 to upgrade City Hall and renovate the Houston Street building that will house the Buda Police Department and other city offices, councilmembers voted  unanimously at last Wednesday’s meeting. The upgrades follow the city’s announcement that former B...

by BRAD ROLLINS The Hays County Commissioners Court is expected to consider a two-month moratorium on re-subdividing lots while its staff reviews what some consider a loophole that benefits developers. New county regulations for residential subdivisions adopted in August of last year generally requi...

by JEN BIUNDO FLETCHER On the heels of fiercely fought primary battles for county and statewide races last month, five unopposed candidates will cruise into office in the May 8 municipal and school races, which will feature just one contested election in Kyle and one for the Hays school board. With ...

Man shot in carjacking near Buda A man suffered a chest wound after he was shot in a carjacking near Texas SH 45 and IH-35, just north of Buda, police say. Austin police responded to a 911 call around 6 a.m. on Tuesday and arrived to discover a man in his 40s lying in the front of his delivery truck...

Frances Sledge, a longtime resident of Kyle, Texas, passed away on February 25, 2010. She was born Frances Lillian Dunn on December 9, 1914, in Yorktown, Texas, to Aubrey and Fay (Johnstone) Dunn. She attended Yorktown schools and played violin in the orchestra. Her mother taught piano to local stud...

by SEAN KIMMONS Fires beware: The mammoth 21,000-square-foot Kyle Fire Station #1 on Main Street is now in service. At $3.6 million, Kyle’s newest fire station boasts enough room for six fire and rescue vehicles in its three large bays and 13 bedrooms for firefighters on rest between calls. A large ...

Kyle Parks & Recreation by KERRY URBANOWICZ The Texas Recreation and Park Society (TRAPS) is a non-profit 501(c)3 professional and educational organization founded in 1937. TRAPS is committed to advancing the field of parks, recreation and leisure services in Texas, while advocating for enhanced rec...

Buda Bits by SANDRA GRIZZLE It really did snow in Buda! Big beautiful flakes came down for about 30 minutes on Tuesday around the noon hour. ••• There is a new baby girl at home in the Buda Methodist Parsonage. Clare Olivia was born Thursday, February 25, at 3 p.m. Proud parents are Buda Methodist M...