By Moses Leos III A Kyle citizen is speaking out against the city after the contract with the Capital Area Rural Transportation Service (CARTS) for demand-response service expired on Dec. 31. Madonna Hayes, who relied on the service, questions the city’s motives behind ending the service. But accord...

  By Moses Leos III A simple theft of two dogs in Kyle might not be unusual for some people. But the theft from a local caterer of his two trained dogs has left him without his lifeline, causing him to be hospitalized several times since they were stolen last month. Pierre Blanchard said his two dog...

By Moses Leos III Former Kyle City Council member Sandra Tenorio remembered her uncle Blas as an outwardly quiet man, but one who had a “funny sense of humor.” He was also a person who had a great relationship with his three other siblings. For as quiet as he was, Blas was also a dignified leader wh...

Heavy jackets were paired with swimsuits on New Year’s Day as a handful of brave Kyle residents participated in Kyle’s annual Polar Bear Splash event. They did so despite the frigid 50-degree temperatures that dominated the majority of the morning. The event, hosted by the Kyle Parks and Recreation ...

By Paige Lambert and Moses Leos III Buda bar owner Julie Renfro didn’t wait for Texas’ new open carry laws to go into effect Jan. 1 to post notices banning firearms inside of the Tavern on Main. For Renfro, ensuring the safety of those in her Buda bar was the premise behind the move. “For my own per...

The landscape of selling, serving and consuming alcohol in Buda took a dramatic turn in 2015 as a new liquor law allowing for the later sale of libations was approved by voters in November. Voters passed the legislation, Proposition 1, by 58 percent of vote on Nov. 3. The vote allows for business ow...

Kyle plans for The City of Kyle considered creating a development that would house multiple governmental entities during the July 7 city council meeting.  This town center development could potentially house the city, Hays CISD, and the Kyle Police Department. The initial proposal called for a site ...

  Staff report Two off-duty Kyle Police Department officers who were working at EVO Entertainment on Dec. 19 arrested two people suspected of car burglary in the theater parking lot.  According to a city of Kyle press release, the off-duty officers arrested Monica Lee Garcia, 21, and Frank Angel Yba...

By Moses Leos III A lawsuit between Kyle and the former owners of the Bunton Creek Estates Public Improvement District (PID) came to a conclusion on Dec. 15. By a unanimous 7-0 vote, the Kyle City Council approved a settlement between Kyle, PID Holdings, Ltd. and a group of Bunton Creek Estates home...

By Moses Leos III T ears welled in the eyes of Kyle resident Nancy Charlez when she saw what awaited her and her two children at Wallace Middle School Friday. For Charlez, who recently went through a divorce, she didn’t think she would be able to afford a Christmas for her two girls, Adriana and Ale...