Comal County recorded $5,154,504.98 in year-to-date interest through Aug. 31, down $370,977.50, or 6.7%, from the same point in 2025.
The court approved the treasurer's August 2026 monthly report after hearing that funds were properly collateralized and year-to-date interest income exceeded $5.1 million.
The report covers $218,337,261.57 in county money, including accounts for the general fund, roads, flood control, health coverage and other public services.
Where the money sits
At the end of August, the county listed $62.55 million in agency securities, certificates of deposit and municipal obligations; $152.74 million in money-market funds; and $3.05 million in bank accounts. The investment and money-market balances together totaled $215.29 million.
The securities portfolio included $24.46 million in certificates of deposit, $14.57 million in federal-agency instruments and $23.53 million in municipal obligations. Their reported average yields were 3.856%, 3.699% and 3.277%, respectively, producing a blended 3.604% yield.
The certificate schedule shows how rates and timing vary within that total. One $248,000 certificate paying 3.900% matures Oct. 23, 2026; another paying 5.558% matures Oct. 28, 2026. The schedule extends to a $248,000 certificate paying 3.800% and maturing March 26, 2029.
Lower yield, lower total
At Aug. 31, 2025, year-to-date interest was $5,525,482.48 and the compound effective yield was 4.3438%. The 2026 report put the comparable yield at 3.6367%, a decline of about 0.71 percentage points.
Money-market holdings generated $3,907,779.96 of this year's interest through August. Bonds, certificates and agency securities generated another $1,246,456.05, while bank interest contributed $268.97.
The county's largest listed money-market balance was $87.08 million for the general fund. Other sizable balances included $11.18 million for American Rescue Plan Act money, $8.84 million for indigent health, $5.34 million for land acquisition and $4.84 million for flood control.
What comes next
The next like-for-like checkpoint is the county's September treasurer's monthly report. It can show whether the year-over-year interest gap narrowed or widened as investments matured and rates changed.
The full September 24 meeting recap covers the court's other decisions. Readers can also inspect item 10 on the official agenda and use the 33-page August report to check fund balances, individual investments, maturity dates and the three-year interest table.