Mitchell McWilliams, JP Mendoza and Kenneth Bingham took over ownership of downtown Kyle venue Troubadours—formerly known as Desperados—on April 21.

The trio said they are overhauling much of the venue’s interior, but Mendoza said they plan to keep the most popular aspect of Desperados: Tejano music.

Saturday nights will be dedicated to Tejano music, but whereas Troubadours’ predecessor was only open two days per week and predominantly trafficked in Tejano music, Mendoza and McWilliams said the new club will be open Tuesday through Saturday and play music that appeals to a wider range of tastes.

“We don’t want to push out the old regulars,” Mendoza said. “It’s more about being a more positive impact on the community and opening it up to more diversity and really taking the space to its potential.”

Planned changes at Troubadours include the addition of draft beer to complement the venue’s bottled and canned beer selection. Pizza from Centerfield Sports Bar & Grill, a nearby sports bar owned by McWilliams and Bingham, will also be available for purchase at Troubadours.

McWilliams said taking over Troubadours appealed to him because he sees its potential. On Fridays and Saturdays after 10 p.m., Centerfield’s customers would typically begin to filter out of the restaurant to visit other downtown establishments. If those patrons did not like Tejano music, they would “skip right past” the venue, he said.

“That’s where we saw the opportunity,” he said. “It’s going to take time and work, and people will get to know us and see what we’re doing here.”

Troubadours also offers two billiards tables and free games of pool from 3-7 p.m. each day as well as free games of darts and shuffleboard. The venue will also host karaoke nights on Wednesdays.

“We have 276-person occupancy, so we can fit a lot of people,” McWilliams said. “There are a lot of people in Kyle who we know want to come out. It’s just about getting the right thing to bring them out.”