Approved Amendment No. 3 to a Department of State Health Services contract for the county public health department, adding $44,850 to budget year five for training and to extend a position. Approved Amendment No. 6 to a Department of State Health Services contract under the public health emergency preparedness grant for the Comal County Public Health Department. The vote was called, but the transcript does not record the result being announced. The latter qualification comes from the reviewed outcome and limits what can be said about the announced vote result.
County operations and spending
Approved Revision No. 1 to the county's Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) policy, which adds veteran HUB provisions to match state changes. Approved a line-item transfer from administrative contingency accounts to cover postage, shipping, short-term disability, transport, insurance and other costs for the rest of 2026. Approved a line-item transfer in indigent health care from hospital outpatient to hospital inpatient to pay inpatient expenses for indigent inmates for the rest of 2026.
Approved the treasurer's monthly report for September 2026, which showed year-to-date interest income of $5,798,471. Approved the county's claims as presented, with a stated total of $1,420,293.14, including $854,290.10 in regular claims. These are different accounting measures and should not be added together as a single meeting expenditure.
Development approvals and guarantees
Approved an amended plat for Woodland Subdivision Unit 4 that combines lots 1 and 2 into Lot 1R, and authorized the county judge to sign it. Approved the final plat of the Ties Place subdivision, a tract of a little under five acres off Skyline, and authorized the county judge to sign it. Approved an amended plat for Mystic Shores Unit 12 that combines two lots, with a correction so it establishes Lot 1540 RR, and authorized the county judge to sign it.
Accepted a continuation certificate that extends construction bond No. 100243983 by one year for roads and other improvements in Estates at Mitchell Ranch. Approved releasing a construction bond for stormwater drainage and other site improvements in Veramendi Precinct 11A, after staff said construction was complete. Accepted Amendment No. 3 to a letter of credit, extending the surety by one year for roads and stormwater drainage in Canyon Ranch Unit 1, and approved the related surety agreement with the developer. Accepted Amendment No. 3 to a letter of credit, extending the surety by one year for roads and stormwater drainage in Canyon Ranch Unit 2, and approved the related surety agreement with the developer.
Items left for another day and other actions
The court did not take up items 20 and 21 because it was not prepared to. The posted agenda identified those items as Dell Apex backup and a cloud-backup transfer. It also scheduled a Johnson Way hearing and election question under item 5; the retained outcome excerpts establish no disposition for that item.
After executive session, approved a release agreement between Barbara C and Comal County and authorized the county judge to sign it. The verified public action establishes approval of that agreement, without establishing the substance of the private discussion.
Approved a proclamation recognizing Oct. 23-31, 2026, as Red Ribbon Week in Comal County. Approved a proclamation recognizing October 2026 as Hill Country Night Sky Month in Comal County. Approved a proclamation recognizing October 2026 as Head Start Awareness Month in Comal County. These recognition items were distinct from the spending, land and operational actions above.
Citizen comments
The posted agenda includes a Citizen Comments workshop heading. Its text does not identify speakers, summarize testimony or describe any council response. The retained outcome excerpts address numbered actions rather than that workshop discussion, so this guide cannot characterize residents’ comments or say whether anyone spoke. The workshop recording or detailed minutes are the next records needed to report those views accurately.
How to follow the next record
The posted agenda scheduled the Comal County Commissioners Court for Oct. 22, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. at 100 Main Plaza in New Braunfels. Readers can use the official Oct. 22 agenda to locate the numbered items, then check the court recording for the actions described here. The next records to watch are a bridge schedule or budget update, the return of backup items 20 and 21, and a fuller account of the workshop comments.
