By Moses Leos III With one rehabilitation project in the books, Kyle is preparing to begin the second of three necessary improvements to aging water storage tanks across the city.  After completing the Rebel Road GST in September, the city now focuses its attention on the Roland Lane Tower, which ...

By Moses Leos III A s a grandson of a military veteran, Curry Parker, owner of the Pipe Lion in Kyle, realizes the pride veterans have for the American flag.  When a veteran inquired about a tattered flag atop a sign at the corner of FM 150 and Center Street, Parker understood the veteran’s frustrat...

By Moses Leos III A pair of conceptualized master planned communities, totaling a combined 1,400 acres, are taking their first steps toward making their way to Kyle.  But Walton Development, the North American corporation planning to bring Kyle Estates and Pecan Woods to Kyle, is considering creatin...

By Moses Leos III The possible refund of just over $7 million in certificate of obligation bonds could save Kyle nearly $1 million in interest.  Kyle’s attempt to refinance an existing debt could help minimize the impact Kyle’s upcoming road bond projects could have in the future.  “This is a no-bra...

By Moses Leos III After five months and more than $100,000 worth of renovations, Buda and Kyle business owner James Rios is approaching the opening of Kyle’s first downtown dance hall.  The final hurdle for Rios’ dance hall, Desperados, was cleared on Oct. 21. Kyle City Council unanimously approved ...

BY Moses Leos III A resolution passed by the Kyle City Council will provide clarity in how the city appoints members to the upcoming Charter Review Commission.  The resolution, passed by a 5-0 vote on Oct. 8, will allow council members to nominate one person to be considered for appointment. A total...

By Moses Leos III After seven years of focusing on retail development, Kyle may be preparing to transition its view on the types of businesses it draws to town.    It’s part of Kyle’s plan to revamp the city’s Strategic Plan and Target Market Study, originally crafted in 2007.  “It probably won’t fo...

By Moses Leos III Despite proposing three and four lanes for the Lehman Road reconstruction during the bond process, Kyle will instead seek to improve the road’s two-lane structure. The Kyle City Council’s decision, made via a 5-0 vote on Oct. 8, could help keep the project under its projected $7.1 ...

By Moses Leos III A Planned Unit Development (PUD) that’s been in the works for roughly three years is taking a small step forward.  The PUD, which is planned to go near the intersection of Kyle Crossing and Windy Hill Road, could bring retail and industrial offices to the city’s outskirts.  On Sept...

By Moses Leos III A possible settlement involving Kyle, the Save Our Springs Alliance and the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) may end a seven-year fight over Kyle’s right to pump from the Edward’s Aquifer.  “That city is optimistic and we hope the SOS and the [BSEACD] a...