Election day for Kyle City Council District 5 and 6 seats is May 9. The  Hays Free Press  asked the six Kyle council candidates the following ten questions. Answers printed as submitted.  See the other candidates responses here:  District 5 candidates:  Damon Fogley,   Laurie Luttrell,   Jaime Sanch...

By Moses Leos III Taxes, business development and infrastructure topped the questions to Kyle City Council candidates at last week’s forum at the Kimbro Building hosted by Hays County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Beth Smith. Five of the six candidates attended the forum and took submitted questio...

By Moses Leos III Moves made to “streamline” Kyle City Council appointed committees could see 12 placed on hiatus or eliminated entirely if changes recommended by city staff are enacted.   “When we looked at all structures of committees, some are needed,” City Manager Scott Sellers said. “Some I wou...

By Moses Leos III At 129.5-acres and 333 lots, the conceptualized Cypress Forest subdivision could bring Kyle its first development focusing solely on executive-level homes.   According to city spokesperson Jerry Hendrix, it’s the city’s first major step toward implementing “next level” housing in K...

By Moses Leos III A program meant to assist in revitalizing downtown Kyle will be expanding, giving more businesses in the corridor a chance to participate.    That’s the goal for the Kyle City Council, which voted 6-0 on March 3 to expand the Downtown Business Revitalization Program beyond the Cent...

By Moses Leos III Five candidates were interviewed in executive session as finalists for Kyle’s vacant city manager position during a special called Kyle City Council meeting Saturday.  But with no action taken by council, it’s still undetermined who will be hired as the next city manager in Kyle.  ...

By Moses Leos III Providing clarity to Kyle’s lengthy list of committees and boards could be on the horizon. With more than 20 boards and committees to govern, the Kyle City Council could soon pinpoint how prospective members are appointed and what those groups are tasked with accomplishing. It was ...

By Moses Leos III A n amendment further defining how pet owners can identify their animals will extend to all creatures, even those with a mane. The Kyle City Council Wednesday voted 4-0 to amend the definition of tagging animals to include microchip implants.   That change allows Shorty and Spot, a...

By Moses Leos III The search for Kyle’s new city manager will be accomplished by a firm with ties across the state and nation.  Kyle’s city manager position became vacant in August when Lanny Lambert left to take the same position in Helotes. While the city seeks external applicants, it will also le...

By Moses Leos III Nearly a month after its former city manager submitted his resignation, the Kyle City Council took its first steps on Saturday toward filling that vacancy. While council directed staff to seek a search firm to help, it’s still unknown if Kyle will look internally or externally for ...