Archive for February 13, 2010

@tigergaiason I'm sorry.

The dust has settled in the Kyle special municipal election, and Lucy Johnson, with 53 percent of the vote, won the mayor’s race, according to preliminary results posted tonight.

Johnson, a graphic designer, ran as the “more fiscally conservative candidate” and said she’d help create a more comprehensive growth plan and trim the city budget.

She garnered 529 votes, compared to 476 votes earned by her opponent Michelle Lopez, an administrator at Texas State University who said during the campaign that she wanted to improve Kyle’s infrastructure and better involve the public in the government process. The pair ran for the mayor’s seat vacated by Mike Gonzalez, who resigned to run for a spot on the Hays County Commissioners’ Court.

The results from tonight’s election are unofficial until canvassed by the Kyle City Council.

Jaime Sanchez (pictured), with just over 50 percent of the vote, emerged as the leader in the four-way District 5 City Council race to fill Johnson’s seat. Mike Fulton, who moved to Kyle from Las Vegas and works in information technology for an armored car company, came in second, with 43 percent of the vote.

Kyle — the fifth fastest growing city in Texas, according to U.S. Census estimates — has accumulated about $73 million in debt, faces rising taxes and has many pending infrastructure projects. Sanchez, a Kyle native, said during his campaign that he would use his experience as a construction engineer to determine what projects are needed now and what can wait.

In the race for District 6 City Council seat, banker Russ Huebner got 52 percent of the vote to triumph over Rhonda Cox. The District 6 seat was vacated by Ray Bryant, who is running as a Democrat for a spot on the Hays County Commissioners Court.

During his campaign, Huebner outlined a three-point plan to solve the city’s debt problem: putting a five-year moratorium on new debt, making a planned tax increase next year the last for five years, and increasing the city’s strategic plan to look at least 15 years ahead instead of five.

The City of Kyle has posted election results here.

@gods_countryz_t ur so lame… How did u not understand dat basic hawaiian???

Damn, @ApoloOhno freakin' rocks!! Awesome first race! That's a fast man!

Machete ! En bajita no hay mas na burguer :p

@therealtcollins Shyt, I don't know if you're at AllStar Weekend or a Rubix Cube convention..

I don't know how I expect to lose weight during Girl Scout cookie season, I just can't say no…and those PB Patties sure are tasty!

@JTizzle4Shizzle was it that bad??? The book was good… The ending wasn't like the notebook…

@TyWilliamsMusic FUN!!

Music is my addiction, nicotine is simply my relaxer

RT @RevRunWisdom: Love is just a word! Unless someone comes along and gives it meaning (real tlk) http://myloc.me/3MHmX

@shanedawson I had a dream that u put ur # on twitter and were all like "text me bitches"…..yeah it was weird. Ha anyways, good morning

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HOLY SHIT! Train! It scared me. D: would someone mind getting me a glass of ice cold water? ):

Jus got done reading "dear john" now I need to see if the movie is as good as the book….

This is an invitation to visit addresses from the past to stir up some memories.

RT @ihatequotes: Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. -Steve Jobs #ihatequotes

@WoWTCGandMinis totally looking foward to it.