By Moses Leos III After demand-response service was cut from the fiscal year 2016 budget, Kyle city staff is now on the clock to find a new option for residents who need transportation assistance.  But with a Sept. 30 deadline looming, the Kyle City Council unanimously approved an interlocal agreeme...

By Moses Leos III Emotions hit a high point Tuesday as the Kyle City Council sparred over a position meant to assist with disseminating agenda related information to council members.  By a contentious 4-2 vote, council approved a resolution appointing Chief of Staff Jerry Hendrix as its information ...

By Moses Leos III As construction costs continue to rise, so do Kyle’s five road bond projects.  Several factors, including unexpected adjustment of utilities on Goforth Road, make up the estimated $2 million overrun for Kyle’s $36 million initiative.  According to Chief of Staff Jerry Hendrix, cost...

B y Kim Hilsenbeck Two years after lodging complaints with the city about a local business not following the rules, some Amberwood neighbors say they are fed up and want issues resolved sooner than later.  Complaints against Hi Tech Automotive include oil and gas from salvaged cars going directly on...

By Moses Leos III A more than 2,000-acre master planned community located along Old Stagecoach Road in Kyle may be on the horizon.   While a master plan is forthcoming for Blanco River Ranch Properties, located west of Kyle, developers anticipate making the community a part of the city in the future...

By Moses Leos III At a cost ranging from $15,000 to $20,000, Kyle officials hope a hotel study can aid the city in attracting attention from hoteliers in the future.  Jerry Hendrix, Kyle chief of staff, said the goal of the study is to get the “best hotel that would be possible.”  “We think our city...

By Kim Hilsenbeck After more than three months of being on paid administrative leave, Kyle Police Sergeant Jesse Espinoza was put on indefinite suspension, according to John Moritz, spokesperson of the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT). An indefinite suspension is synonymous wit...

By Moses Leos III A sharp rise in new residential building permits from 2011 to 2014 has helped ushered in an increase in growth in Kyle.  According to Kyle city spokesperson Jerry Hendrix, while the city is expanding, he said it is now seeing a “more broad based and balanced” level of growth in tow...

By Moses Leos III For the fourth time in five years, Houston based natural gas company CenterPoint Energy is petitioning member regulatory authorities for an interim rate increase in gas prices.   But for now, Kyle will wait as it reviews CenterPoint’s request to increase prices by roughly $2 per pe...

By Moses Leos III Concerns over council members using travel stipends to attend a conference in Las Vegas had Mayor Todd Webster attempt to slam the door on the practice.  But Mayor Pro-Tem Diane Hervol thinks removing council members from the conference is “taking a step back in some respects.”  “I...