A new fire station that aims to service the far eastern reaches of Hays County is on the horizon. By a unanimous 7-0 vote, the Hays CISD board of trustees approved a long-term lease agreement with the Hays/Caldwell Emergency Services District (ESD) No. 1 (Chisholm Trail Fire Rescue) for land on whic...

A proposed new Kyle Fire Department substation has some Mountain City residents hot under the collar. Next year, the Kyle Fire Department plans to renovate an existing home in the 200 block of Mountain City Drive in Mountain City to accommodate the new substation. Kyle Fire Chief Kyle Taylor said th...

The following entities in Hays County have recently adopted new tax rates. Hays County and the city of Kyle’s tax rates have gone down while some rates have gone up slightly and some have stayed the same. However, with increased appraised home values, residents will probably still be seeing larger t...

By Rafael Marquez A $15,000 expenditure that would go toward a swift water rescue boat for the Emergency Services District No. 5 (ESD 5), which includes the Kyle Fire Department, was allotted by Kyle city officials within the 2016-2017 budget earlier this month.  But city’s budget item doesn’t inclu...

By Moses Leos III Emergency Service Districts in Buda and Kyle are making rapid changes, trying to keep up with population growth while maintaining their level of performance. Roughly three months after gaining voter approval, the Emergency Service District #2 (ESD 2) is preparing to implement those...

By Kim Hilsenbeck As the region grows, so does the need for services such as police, fire protection, emergency services, parks, libraries and transportation/streets.  But despite all the influx of new residents, Emergency Services District #5/Kyle Fire Department is not keeping pace. And that could...