Kyle was established on July 24, 1880, when David E. Moore and Fergus Kyle (for whom the city was named) gave 200 acres for a town site to the International – Great Northern Railroad. Today, Kyle is home to over 28, 000. Straddling I-35, eight miles north of San Marcos and 20 miles south of Austin, Kyle is the second largest city in Hays County. Approximately 60 miles north of San Antonio, 200 miles west of Houston, and 250 miles southwest of Dallas, the community of Kyle enjoys a south central location convenient to most major population centers in Texas. With a strategic location close to major highways, airports, and rail, Kyle is a great community to live and conduct business.

Interesting Facts

From 1943 to 1946, Kyle had an “all-woman” government

Noteworthy citizens of Kyle

• W.W. Haupt – developer of Haupt Berry
• Terrell Sledge – Rhodes Scholar
• Cecil Hughson – former Boston Red Sox pitcher
• Dean Edwin J. Kyle – former Texas A&M professor and man for whom Kyle Field (College Station, TX) is named
• Katherine Ann Porter – great American female writer and Pulitzer Prize winner