By Moses Leos III A matching grant program meant to revitalize downtown Kyle will not gain additional funding in fiscal year 2016.   That decision was made in September by the Kyle City Council as they chose to discontinue funding for the Downtown Business Revitalization Grant Program.   Instead, th...

By Moses Leos III Hays County can now add the city of Kyle to its list of entities supporting its FM 150 realignment project.   By a 7-0 vote on Sept. 15, the Kyle City Council approved a resolution supporting the corridor that will make up the first stage of the proposed Kyle Loop project.  But wit...

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 First Wimberley, then Buda and now Kyle have joined the trend of Hays County cities opting to ban the use of mobile devices while driving. By a 7-0 vote early Wednesday morning, the Kyle City Council approved an ordinance that restricts drivers and bicyclists from operating cell ph...

By Cyndy Slovak-Barton At its next meeting, the Kyle city council will likely take up a discussion on hands free cell phones and texting while driving ordinances. Other cities around the county, along with Austin to the north, have implemented such ordinances to make drivers use hands-free cell phon...

By Moses Leos III Kyle citizens spoke out loud and clear against a proposed seven-cent property tax rate increase during the city’s first public hearing in the possible increase.  But some city council members believed raising the tax rate is the only way for Kyle to manage its increasing debt.  “So...

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 The possibility of a seven-cent increase in Kyle’s ad valorem tax rate is part and parcel for the $30 million road bonds issued in 2014. The increase would mark the first time Kyle’s property tax rates surpass .60 cents since the early 1990s. That increase passed the first hurdle o...

Verbal spats were traded on Aug. 4 as the Kyle City Council duked it out on the dais over the need for an agenda review meeting.  It stemmed over the majority of council’s disapproval from an idea conceptualized by council member Diane Hervol. The resulting discussion led to council arguing the topi...

By Moses Leos III With power outages an issue at the Kyle Police Department’s dispatch center on Center Street, the Kyle City Council pushed forward upgrades to help the facility meet electrical standards.  By a 7-0 vote on June 2, the Kyle council approved a $17,393 budget amendment to the city’s g...