Hays CISD Trustee Mark Jones had no trouble dispatching former Kyle Mayor Mike Gonzalez in the Republican primary for Hays County Precinct 2 Commissioner Tuesday. Jones now will prepare to face former Kyle Councilmember Ray Bryant in the general election.

A newly composed Kyle City Council will meet for the first time Wednesday night. One item on the agenda could be resolved with City Manager Tom Mattis being moved from the council dais.

Kyle-area native Lucy Johnson, 26, won election as mayor of Kyle Saturday night, 18 months after first winning election to the city council to fill the unexpired term of a resigning councilmember. The special election also landed Kyle native Jaime Sanchez and local banker Russ Heubner on the city council.

A special city council election Saturday in Kyle won’t only determine who fills three of seven seats, but it also will nudge the chain in the May election, during which two other seats will be decided.

Kyle mayoral candidates Lucy Johnson and Michelle Lopez both answered questions for the San Marcos Local News to give their views about the city. Here is Part One of the two-part interview. The election will be held on Feb. 13, with early voting to begin Wednesday.

Wednesday’s deadline for filing in a special Kyle City Council election came and went, setting up three races while pushing the city to the end of its legal wits. Since filing began for county races, four of seven Kyle councilmembers have signed up to run for higher offices, compelling city attorneys to rifle through the city charter and state statutes.

Tense negotiations between Kyle’s city staff and the city’s police officers for a meet and confer agreement spilled into the city council chamber last week. Kyle city councilmembers wound up approving a two-percent raise for police outside of the meet and confer process, though with reservations.

Jaime Sanchez, who failed in a previous bid to join the Kyle City Council but succeeded in a lawsuit against the city, has announced his candidacy for the council in a special election to be held on Feb. 13.

Kyle City Councilmember Lucy Johnson announced Monday morning that she is running for mayor now that Kyle Mayor Mike Gonzalez is running for Hays County Commissioner.

Kyle Mayor Miguel Gonzalez stirred up a contest Friday, announcing his run for Hays County Precinct 2 Commissioner in the Republican primary next March against Hays CISD Trustee Mark Jones. Gonzalez joins a wide open race for the seat held by Jeff Barton (D-Kyle), who is widely assumed to be planning a run against County Judge Liz Sumter (D-Wimberley) on the Democratic side.