Staff Report KYLE -- The Central Texas Food Bank is partnering with the City of Kyle in hosting a food distribution event on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lehman High School. The Central Texas Food Bank will also be holding a food distribution at Del Valle High School, in Del Valle, f...

By Sahar Chmais A budget workshop in Galveston for the Kyle City Council along with executive staff had been scheduled months ago; the trip, set for Saturday, Feb. 20, has been cancelled. “Due to the weather-related crisis affecting Kyle,” Mitchell said, “the city council and staff have cancelled ou...

Snow, ice wreak havoc on life  By Sahar Chmais Car collisions, days without electricity, slipping on ice, water and food shortages -- all caused by an unprecedented snow storm. Many reveled in the first day of the soft snow, but five days in, new issues continue to arise. First responders have been ...

KYLE -- A boil water notice was issued in the city of Kyle as of Wednesday, Feb. 17, as of 4 p.m. due to water pressure dropping below critical PSI (pounds per square inch). Residents who do not have power to boil water are advised to use bottled water for consumption. The city's water distribution ...

UPDATE: Please know that the City of Kyle is NOT shutting off water. Water service disruptions are a result of the power outages and frozen pipes but not because of water shut-offs by City of Kyle. For updates and more information: https://www.cityofkyle.com/communications/winter-storm-2021-wwwcityo...

KYLE – The Kyle City Council approved the budget development timeline for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 operating and CIP budgets during its regular Tuesday, Feb. 2 meeting. Following an annual Visioning Workshop, Council will hold its first budget work session on April 10, kicking off the public process of...

By Megan Wehring After successfully coordinating a Black History Month program as a young teen, Vanessa Westbrook found her voice as a leader for marginalized communities — and she never looked back. Since then, Westbrook has prioritized countless community outreach ventures in Hays County above any...

By Megan Wehring KYLE – When a petition to get Texas State University to offer a Black history class in the 1990s was successful, Johnnie Wilson was one of the first students to take the course. Wilson was part of a Kyle panel discussing the importance of Black history month and why education is the...

By Megan Wehring KYLE — Out of more than 50,000 residents living in the city of Kyle, 68 are registered sex offenders. Kyle officials are working to implement a new ordinance that will define residency regulations for registered sex offenders. One out of every 830 Kyle residents is a registered sex ...

By Megan Wehring  KYLE — The city of Kyle did not make the list of Texas’ 50 safest cities in 2020 — it ranked 73. Buda was ranked at 66, San Marcos at 191 and Austin at 232, according to a Safewise report that utilizes FBI crime data. Police encourage residents to be mindful of their surroundings a...