San Marcos - Buda - Kyle Edition | March 2025

Government

BY JAMIE MOORE

Kyle City Council votes to relocate live oak tree After months of discussion, the Kyle City Coun- cil voted 6-1 at a special meeting Feb. 15 to relocate a 51-inch live oak tree near Old Stagecoach Road. The location of the tree con›icted with the city’s planned road improvements. The details Old Stagecoach Road will be reconstructed to widen the roadway into four lanes. Voters approved the project in the 2022 Kyle Road Bond. Council members explored multiple options, including removing the tree, which would have cost $10,000. Council decided to relocate the tree to the 6 Creeks Subdivision, costing between $730,000 and $950,000. City Manager Bryan Langley said the cost of moving the tree is something the city can accommodate in road bond funding.

Buda explores food vendor regulations Buda residents may see changes to mobile food vendor regulations as the City Council begins drafting a new ordinance. A closer look Council members explored ways to improve and streamline the permitting pro- cess, balancing support for new mobile food vendors with the need for clear regulations. “I tend to think we’re overregulating mobile food vendors; that’s my personal perception as we reorient this,” council member Evan Ture said. After gathering council input on current mobile food, retail and service vendor regulations, city o cials plan to review best practices from other cities, seek stakeholder input and draft an ordinance for council consideration in July.

Road improvements along Old Stagecoach Road required the city to consider design options for the tree.

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San Marcos City Council starts discussions on proposed 200-acre data center

it from “Conservation/Cluster” to “Commercial/ Employment Low.” The property consists of two tracts: one is a 125.91-acre parcel already annexed into San Marcos, while the other is a 63.58-acre unzoned parcel requesting annexation. A public hearing for the proposed development will take place in May, according to city o cials.

San Marcos City Council heard the ƒrst of sev- eral presentations relating to a possible data center coming to San Marcos at a Feb. 19 meeting. The overview City sta‡ received a presentation regarding a request to amend the Preferred Scenario Map designation for approximately 200 acres of land on the western side of Francis Harris Lane, changing

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