AUSTIN (ABJ) — Hays Co Bar-B-Que has secured a $500,000 incentive package from the city of Kyle as the acclaimed restaurant relocates its operations from San Marcos.
It received unanimous approval from the Kyle City Council on Sept. 3 for the incentives aimed at helping it move into a former tire shop at 505 S. Old Highway 81. City officials are hoping the project serves as a catalyst for Kyle’s downtown growth.
The 17-year-old barbecue business, owned by Michael and Asenette Hernandez, sold its 8,000-square-foot restaurant in San Marcos to the Hays County Food Bank in June. But the Hernandez family purchased the 1.5-acre property at 505 South Old Highway 81 on the edge of downtown Kyle.
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