After the hoard of election supporters clutching candidate posters cleared away and the final votes were tallied, Lucy Johnson was elected as Kyle’s next mayor while Jaime Sanchez and Russell Huebner were voted onto the city council in Saturday’s special election.

City of Kyle councilmember Lucy Johnson announced Sunday that she’ll make a mayoral bid, following Mayor Mike Gonzalez’s decision to resign his seat and seek the Hays County Precinct 2 Commissioner spot.

Russell Huebner announced his candidacy Friday for the Kyle City Council’s District 6 place that will be decided in a special election slated for Feb. 13.

City of Kyle council members unanimously approved setting a cap of $3.2 million in constructing a new library amid slight contention regarding whether or not the proposed 20,000-square-foot project would meet Kyle’s future needs.

Ray Bryant’s resignation this week and forthcoming departure from the Kyle City Council may be the first song in a game of political musical chairs resulting from Pct. 2 Commissioner Jeff Barton’s anticipated decision to run for county judge instead of re-election.

Former Kyle Councilmember Todd Webster, now the Chief of Staff at the Texas Education Agency, has filed a letter of intent seeking appointment to the Hays school board seat being vacated by Trustee Joe Muñoz.

Months of debate later, Kyle’s involuntary annexation of almost 1,800 acres was finally adopted Tuesday night, leaving the Winfield Inn out of the picture.

Kyle councilmembers agreed to hire a new firm for facilitating a State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) loan to make Interstate-35 improvements, figuring it would most closely approximate working with the old firm.

The Kyle City Council passed a resolution last week not merely supporting the $207 road bond up for election on Nov. 4, but warning citizens about what to expect if the bond doesn’t pass.

As residential building permits in Kyle drop to a nine-year low, city officials are considering a range of long-term population scenarios.