Concerned that Hays County is poorly positioned to recruit qualified law officers, Commissioner Will Conley brought a police pay proposal before the commissioners court.

Kyle wants a new downtown library, renovations to the old city hall are deemed expensive and the city square is largely dormant. Do all those problems have the same solution?

At a town hall meeting a few weeks ago, the floor was opened for any citizen to discuss any topic. All anyone wanted to talk about was McCarty Lane.

San Marcos wrecker crews pulled an 18-wheeler from the San Marcos River about 11:45 a.m. Thursday, April 10, about nine hours after the vehicle crashed through the guardrails on northbound I-35 and plunged into the environmentally sensitive river.

An investor plans to build a distribution and warehouse facility on Clovis Barker Drive with a partial property tax abatement agreement San Marcos city council members are expected to consider this week.

Concerned that the Hays County Commissioners can’t move on road projects, the Kyle City Council declined to spend the first $65,000 on improvements to Dacy Lane

Kyle officials aren’t sure what to do about their old city hall, the renovations for which now carry a $670,000 price tag. The issue pits nostalgia against pragmatism.

In another sign of Kyle’s constant change, long-time public works director Jimmy Haverda is stepping aside to run the city’s public works inspections for his last couple years before retirement. Meanwhile, Kyle is growing its public works department to 18 employees.

The Kyle City Council brought more focus to the library project Tuesday by talking along the lines of $3.3 million for a budget. But the city still doesn’t know where to build the library.

Uhland City Administrator Diana Woods resigned last week so she can return to federal service. Woods has led efforts to improve SH 21 and combine resources for Uhland and Niederwald.