By Andy Sevilla A man who police say stripped naked and used his clothing to scale a barbwire fence at the Kyle Correctional Center was apprehended within hours of his escape and may face new charges.  Kendrick Rishard Davis, 34, who was serving a 25-year sentence on two counts of aggravated robbery...

Open house tonight Kyle city staff and Lone Star Rail District (LSRD) representatives will host an open house this evening for the public to learn more about the proposal to build a commuter rail station in Kyle. LSRD is asking the city to agree to create a special district around the station and us...

By Andy Sevilla. The state comptroller’s office presented Kyle and Hays County with its top honor in government finance transparency, as both local governments met and surpassed government website sunshine standards set by the state agency.  Kyle’s accolade is its fourth in as many years, though thi...

By Andy Sevilla. Under subtle threat of a spot zoning suit, a late incoming petition and property owner notification problems, Kyle council members sent a proposed duplex development back to the committee that recommended its approval. Kyle City Attorney Ken Johnson said in a telephone interview Tue...

By Andy Sevilla. One day after Mark Decker sold his Bunton Creek Village home in eastern Kyle earlier this month, paperwork finalizing the transaction was rejected. The property had a $4,600 lien against it. That came as a surprise to Decker. He said a preliminary review of his home title in Februar...

By Kim Hilsenbeck. Students at two Hays CISD elementary schools and one middle school can look forward to a safer walk to school beginning this fall. Improvements including a pedestrian bridge and new sidewalks will aid students from the Garlic Creek and Cullen Country neighborhoods in Buda in takin...

By Andy Sevilla. After dying twice on the council floor, a prior truck stop proposal may come before Kyle city leaders again after the May election that could put four new faces on the dais. The issue was one of several discussed at Tuesday’s Kyle Chamber of Commerce candidate debate. Mayoral candid...