Insisting that work not be delayed on the widening of FM 1626, more than 400 mostly Kyle- and Buda-area residents spilled out of the Elm Grove Elementary School cafeteria and into the hallways during a final environmental hearing on a segment of the roadway slated for improvement.

City officials are navigating the fluid world of federal stimulus funds in pursuit of $96.2 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, commonly called the stimulus package.

The speed limit will be lowered on one stretch of Texas 123 and raised on another as per the recommendation of a Texas Department of Transportation traffic analysis prompted by the opening of the new Bowie Elementary at the highway’s intersection with Monterrey Oaks Blvd.

So, what really is the speed limit on Kyle Parkway. Is it the state’s unposted speed limit of 70 miles per hour on a farm to market road, or is it the unposted speed limit of 30 miles per hour on an urban road? Tonight, the Kyle City Council will set the limit after waiting on traffic studies from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

As a safety measure, the Texas Department of Transportation wishes to repaint the eastbound approach to Buda’s Main Street on RM 967 to eliminate one lane.

With deadlines before a November bond election built into their pass-through agreement with TxDOT, the Hays County Commissioners agreed Tuesday to work towards right of way purchases along Interstate-35 in Kyle.

Pct. 1 Commissioner Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe secured approval of a contract with San Marcos-based Hunter Industries to begin widening McCarty Lane between Interstate 35 and Old Bastrop Highway.

McCarty Lane — the narrow, rutted main approach to a new high school that opened last year — will be widened to four- and five- lanes within 21 months with a deal reached today between Hays County and city of San Marcos leaders.

Hays County commissioners ended a day of tense discussion by accepting a compromise on revenue bonds and a November election to complete funding for state road projects.

Expect a morning of legislative drama Tuesday at the Hays County courthouse, where Precinct 2 Commissioner Jeff Barton will motion for the commissioners to issue revenue bonds in defiance of the county judge’s wishes.