By Megan Wehring KYLE – Applications for the ad hoc committee to rename West Ranch to Market 150 will now be available for Kyle residents until Oct. 5. With a 6-1 vote, the Kyle City Council approved a resolution at its Sept. 1 meeting to form an ad hoc committee to rename a portion of the road. Ori...

by Anita Miller An investigation by the Texas Attorney General’s office into Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra’s dealing regarding COVID-19 tests drew the ire of the judge this weekend. Becerra took to social media over the weekend to criticize new reports about an ongoing AG investigation. The invest...

By Vianna Davila, Jeremy Schwartz and Lexi Churchill, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica September 25, 2020 This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox...

By Megan Wehring KYLE – Come November, voters will decide on a $37 million bond for a new Public Safety Center in the city of Kyle. Buie & Co. Public Relations gave a presentation to the Kyle City Council at its Sept. 1 meeting regarding the bond Proposition A that will be on the Nov. 3 special elec...

By Megan Wehring KYLE – Propositions for an amended Kyle Charter will now be in the hands of voters to consider on the Nov. 3 ballot. Kyle City Council voted unanimously to order the special election after finalizing amendments that could be made to the charter. Amendments to the annexation and dean...

By Megan Wehring Honeywell partnered with city engineers to develop an assessment report on Kyle’s infrastructure. Representatives from Honeywell International, Inc. presented investments to Kyle City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 4. The assessment report included water utility, water meter and building ...

by Sahar Chmais The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act has allotted $4.8 million to Hays County to spend on resident and staff COVID-19 safety. So far, the county has decided how 20% of the funds will be spent, and the rest is in the works. It is necessary that the county uses 75% of ...

By Anita Miller The Hays County Commissioners Court covered a lot of ground in its weekly COVID-19 update. Emergency Management Coordinator Alex Villalobos gave a rundown on ongoing testing, including plans to open a location on Hwy. 123 east of Interstate 35 in San Marcos as well as one in Dripping...

While the coronavirus is dubious in nature, education and communication to the entire public is important. With the increasing COVID-19 cases in Hays County, a task force was formed between members of Kyle City Council. Councilmembers Alex Villalobos, Michael Tobias and Robert Rizo wanted to educate...

Staff Report “Nationally we’re a hot spot, and regionally we’re a hot spot within our state,” County Judge Ruben Becerra said during commissioners court July 14. Becerra and commissioners expressed gratitude to the Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM) and the National Guard for the free, ...