Roughly three years after a deal was struck to provide water to the Anthem subdivision, ground still has not broken on the development that could hold over 2,000 homes near Mountain City. Clark Wilson, developer of the Anthem subdivision, is still awaiting permits from the Texas Commission on Enviro...

Construction within the first phase of a 1,850 home subdivision located on 670-plus acres outside of Mountain City is expected to begin later this year. Clark Wilson, president of Clark Wilson Builders, said Feb. 2 during a public meeting on the development that a second quarter groundbreaking is an...

By Moses Leos III After nearly a year, the Kyle City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to rescind an interlocal agreement (ILA) involving Mountain City and Hays County that could have extended utilities to the Anthem subdivision.  But Anthem developer Clark Wilson is preparing to fund improvements that coul...

By Moses Leos III An agreement involving Kyle and the Dahlstrom family property could be the first of many dominos the city hopes could fall in its quest to attain the Anthem subdivision.  By a 6-0 vote Tuesday, the Kyle City Council approved the agreement, which paves the way the Dahlstrom family t...

By Moses Leos III Tempers occasionally flared Monday as Mountain City residents voiced their thoughts on an interlocal agreement that could allow Kyle to annex the Anthem subdivision into it’s extra territorial jurisdiction.  Some residents believe the proposed ILA between Kyle, Mountain City and Ha...

By Kim Hilsenbeck Mountain City council members took no action Monday night on a proposed Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with the city of Kyle and Hays County that would transfer a portion of Mountain City’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) to Kyle. In exchange, the city of Kyle would provide water /...

By Kim Hilsenbeck City council members appear to have a different view of the future of Mountain City than many residents of the tiny town. At least that is the impression after the May 20 public meeting. About 65 people attended the special called public meeting held at the Plum Creek Golf Club. Ro...

By Andy Sevilla When Janice Riles Rogers, 60, returned to Driftwood eight years ago, it was like a homecoming.  She had a home, many friends and neighbors awaiting her return to Driftwood after caring for elderly parents in New Mexico. Now, Rogers says she may be forced to leave everything behind on...

By Andy Sevilla Water concerns run deep, possibly deeper than the available water supply, as a proposed 2,200-home residential development is one step closer to locating in Mountain City’s extra-territorial jurisdiction. Mountain City council members Monday night unanimously approved an ordinance co...

By Andy Sevilla  An Austin-based developer is proposing 2,200 high-end homes in Mountain City’s extra-territorial jurisdiction. And with big development projects come rising water concerns in a drought-stricken area where ground and surface water levels are lowering. “The main area of concern has be...