THE
THE AIRPORTS GROWING BECAUSE WE'RE GROWING... IN FACT-- HAYS COUNTY HAS BECOME
THE FASTEST
GROWING COUNTY IN TEXAS...
BECAUSE OF
CITIES LIKE KYLE AND BUDA...
IN OUR CONTINUING BOOMTOWN
COVERAGE --
KALYN NORWOOD EXPLORES THESE
NEIGHBORING CITIES...
NEIGHBORING CITIES... PEOPLE USED TO SIMPLY PASS BY...
BUT NOT ANYMORE. SINCE 2010 KYLE HAS GROWN BY
80PERCENT
WHILE BUDA HAS GROWN BY
127-PERCENT.
FOR SOME -- IT'S THE
AFFORDABILITY AND NEW
OPPORTUNITY -- THAT'S CAUSED
THEM TO LEAVE AUSTIN AND
START A NEW LIFE FARTHER SOUTH.
20:05:47 "IT WAS JUST A LOT MORE
AFFORDABLE THAN THE OTHER PLACES. WE LOVE THE FACT THAT KYLE
SITS RIGHT ON 35, EASY ACCESS TO
AUSTIN, SAN ANTONIO, SAN
MARCOS."
JUST 20 MILES SOUTH OF AUSTIN
SITS THE SELF
PROCLAIMED PIE CAPITAL OF TEXAS.
YOU CAN SEE THE GROWTH IN KYLE'S
DEVELOPING
NEIGHBORHOODS INCLUDING PLUM
CREEK.
AND THE CITY IS NOT ONLY OPENING
ITS DOORS TO NEW
HOMEOWNERS LOOKING FOR LOWER
COST OF LIVING BUT IT'S
ALSO OPENING DOORS FOR OTHERS TO
LIVE OUT A DREAM.
NATS 19:56:41 "IT'S A LITTLE BIT
SOUR, A LITTLE BIT SWEET, I
LIKE IT A LOT."
FADE IN NATS 19:54:07 "THAT'S
GOING TO BE THE BUBBLE GUM. CAN
I TRY? SURE."
THIS ICE CREAM SHOP DOWNTOWN
OPENED JUST OVER A YEAR AGO.
THE OWNER OF "LA OLA POP SHOP"
JULIAN
JULIAN HERNANDEZ SAYS HE AND HIS WIFE PAULINA MOVED FROM AUSTIN TO KYLE
ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO.
20:08:12 "WE KNEW WE WANTED TO
HAVE A FAMILY
AND CRIME RATE'S OBVIOUSLY
DIFFERENT,
HOME PRICES AND RENTS ARE
DIFFERENT."
THE COUPLE HAD HOPES OF STARTING
A FAMILY AND
CREATING A BUSINESS OF THEIR
OWN.
OWN.
20:02:39
20:02:39 "WE LOOKED EVERYWHERE BUT KYLE OFFERED THE BEST OPPORTUNITY."
19:35:19 "IT HAS TAKEN SOME REAL
INVESTORS TO COME IN AND
SEE SOME VISION IN OUR
DOWNTOWN."
DIANA TORRES SAYS IT'S
BUSINESSES LIKE LA OLA POP
SHOP THAT HAVE HELPED DRAW MORE
PEOPLE TO THE HEART
OF THE CITY.
TORRES IS THE DIRECTOR OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
"WE'RE IN BETWEEN AUSTIN AND SAN
ANTONIO WHICH
IS THE FASTEST GROWING CORRIDOR
IN THE COUNTRY
SO WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE YOU
KNOW LOCATION,
LOCATION, LOCATION."
AND THE LOCATION IN ADDITION TO
AN AVAILABILITY OF
LAND HAS ITS ADVANTAGES.
19:17:27 "FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES
ARE STARTING TO
SHOW US SOME ATTENTION AND LOVE
HERE SO WE'RE EXCITED
ABOUT THAT."
MEDICAL FACILITIES LIKE THE
SETON MEDICAL
CENTER TO MEET THE NEEDS OF MORE
PEOPLE.
SINCE THE 2010 US CENSUS IT'S
GROWN FROM 24 THOUSAND TO
NEARLY
NEARLY 44
NEARLY 44 THOUSAND PEOPLE. AND YOU CAN SEE THE CHANGE OVER TIME.
19:25:35 "WE ARE NO LONGER THAT
COMMUNITY OF
10 OR 15 YEARS AGO."
BUT KYLE ISN'T THE ONLY CITY
CHANGING.
00:31:38 "IT WAS A FARMER'S
COMMUNITY, BUT NOW AS YOU
KNOW IT'S JUST EXPLODING WITH
GROWTH."
DODI ELLIS -- HAS SEEN THE
TRANSFORMATION OF BUDA FIRST
HAND.
00:24:42 "THE MILL HAD BELONG TO
MY GRANDFATHER
MY GRANDFATHER
JC
JC RUBY
JC RUBY AND THEN IN THE 60S." THE BUDA MILL AND GRAIN COMPANY LOCATED JUST
SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN IS STILL IN
THE FAMILY AFTER 54
YEARS.
00:41:49 "PEOPLE WHEN YOU'D
DRIVE BY YOU KIND OF DIDN'T
LOOK."
THAT WAS YEARS AGO BUT THAT'S
NOT THE CASE ANYMORE.
00:31:55 "YOU SEE ALL THESE
PEOPLE IN THEIR 20S AND 30S
WITH THEIR DOGS AND THEIR
CHILDREN.IT'S JUST VIBRANT.
WE WOULDN'T BE HERE IF IT WASN'T
ALL THIS GROWTH."
SHE AND HER FAMILY STARTED
RENOVATING THE MILL IN 2012
HOPING TO KEEP UP WITH THE
CHANGING TIMES . SO THEY
RESTORED ITS OLD BARNS AND BEGAN
BRINGING IN
NEW BUSINESSES LIKE EATERIES AND
RETAIL
SHOPS.
RETAIL SHOPS. 00:27:18 "EVERYONE WILL TELL YOU
THEY DON'T WANT TO
DRIVE INTO AUSTIN. THEY'RE TIRED
OF THE TRAFFIC AND
THEY WANT SOMETHING TO DO HERE
AND WE WANT
SOMETHING TO KEEP PEOPLE HERE."
01:12:58 "THE GOAL IS TO
BASICALLY KEEP PEOPLE LIVING,
WORKING, AND PLAYING HERE."
ANN MILLER IS THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE BUDA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION.
SHE SAYS THE CITY IS SEEING LOTS
OF COMMERICAL
DEVELOPMENT.
01:09:55 "WE'RE WORKING OUR WAY
TO BECOMING THE
HEALTH CAPITAL OF HAYS COUNTY
WITH BAYLOR SCOTT &
WHITE, SAINT DAVID'S AND
ASCENSION SEATON ALL
WORKING ON PROJECTS CURRENTLY."
TRAFFIC IS A SIDE EFFECT OF
RAPID
RAPID GROWTH. THE CITY GOING FROM ABOUT 7 - THOUSAND PEOPLE TO 16
THOUSAND IN LESS THAN A DECADE.
NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE SUNFIELD AND
WHITE
WHITE OAK
WHITE OAK PRESERVE CONTINUE TO BRING IN MORE HOMEOWNERS. 01:37:04 "I DIDN'T WANT TO BE
TOO FAR FROM AUSTIN
BECAUSE I LIKE AUSTIN BUT IT WAS
JUST EVERYTHING
WAS JUST SO CROWDED."
AUSTIN NATIVES LIKE LEON AND
SUSAN
SUSAN MENDEZ SAY HIGH TAXES AND UTILITIES PROMPTED THEM TO MOVE. WHETHER IT'S NEW FACES OR THE
FAMILIAR -- THE CITIES OF
KYLE AND BUDA ARE LEARNING TO
WELCOME CHANGE.
20:12:57 "YOU CAN'T STOP GROWTH,
YOU CAN'T STOP
PROGRESS, YOU CAN ADAPT AND HOPE
THAT THE CITY IS IN GOOD
HANDS WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
LEADING YOU KNOW."
LOTS
LOTS OF
LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN KYLE AND BUDA -- STILL COMMUTE TO AUSTIN.
BUT THAT WILL CHANGE IF BOTH
CITIES HAVE THEIR WAY...
THEY WANT TO RECRUIT HIGHER END
TECH FIRMS AND SATELLITE