During a Sept. 15 meeting, the Kyle City Council accepted changes to the water and wastewater utility rates for residents in the 6 Creeks development.

The settlement was negotiated in response to a petition filed by two residents with the Texas Public Utility Commission to challenge the outside-city rates.

Looking back: Kyle water utility customers saw significant rate increases after the city council passed the fiscal year 2025-26 budget in September 2025.

The average rate increase for customers outside of city limits was 56%, with a 77% water rate increase and 30% wastewater rate increase.

The overview: The council approved a list of negotiated terms for addressing the petition. The city will reclassify all 6 Creeks water and wastewater utility customers as inside-city customers beginning Oct. 1, reducing their rates significantly.

Residents in the development will be charged the same rates and fees as inside-city customers for as long as the city’s development agreement with 6 Creeks remains in effect.

The change in rate classification will have no impact on the rates for inside-city customers.

The Toasted Yolk Cafe has set an opening date for its new Kyle location.

Located in the Shops at Brick and Mortar District behind Heroes Memorial Park, the new full-service cafe will serve brunch and lunch items and a rotating seasonal menu.

Zooming in: The restaurant offers a large drink menu that includes a variety of brunch cocktails, mimosas and coffees.

• 150 Heroes Memorial Drive, D-100, Kyle

Circuit of the Americas is gearing up to go beyond racing with the opening of COTALAND Theme Park later this month.

A closer look: Officials said the park will offer everything from extreme-thrill coasters to children’s rides and family-friendly attractions.

Learn more: The roughly 30-acre park will feature 33 attractions, with a compact layout designed in part to help keep guests and employees cooler during hot Central Texas summers.

Bobby Epstein, chairman and founder of COTA, discussed the approach with Community Impact before construction began.

“Most parks would spread this many rides out over a wider space, but what we’ve tried to do with this park is actually condense it a little bit so that we have more shade,” Epstein said.

What's next? Beyond COTALAND, officials said they are planning a water park and, longer term, an on-site resort to expand the venue's year-round entertainment offerings.

Community Impact will provide more details as plans develop.

• Opening Sept. 26

• 9111 Circuit of the Americas Blvd., Del Valle

Some Texas Republican leaders have vowed to get rid of the property taxes that homeowners pay to their local public school districts, and lawmakers are analyzing how much it would cost to do so.

The big picture: Texas school districts collect about $29 billion per year in maintenance and operations taxes, which cover schools' daily expenses.

Of that $29 billion in school tax revenue, the state comptroller's office estimates that about $8.6 billion is paid by homeowners, and the rest comes from commercial and industrial property taxes.

This means the state would need to spend at least $8.6 billion annually to zero out homeowners' school property tax bills, officials said.

Quote of note: "Broadly speaking, you have a question about how much you want to fund schools, and then separately, where does that money come from?" Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said during a Sept. 15 legislative hearing. "If you have a target of how much you want to spend, you need to make sure you have enough variable revenue sources to reach that."