City halls, Commissioners Court, elections, and public money
What Comal County and its cities are considering, spending, approving, and leaving unresolved: agendas, votes, budgets, tax rates, roads and public works, and elections.
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A newly posted Bulverde notice fixes the time and Spring Branch location for the next Highway 46 event while leaving the project and traffic details unresolved.
2 min read · Verified city notice
The proposed Election Day network spans New Braunfels, Bulverde, Canyon Lake, Garden Ridge, Spring Branch and the Boerne area.
1 min read · Polling-place list pending approval
A proposed countywide schedule puts specific prices on animal impounds, road and septic permits, brush dumping, civil process and other public services.
1 min read · Proposal posted
Commissioners have added a 90-day outdoor-burning prohibition to their Aug. 20 action agenda while the county’s current burn-ban status remains off.
1 min read · Decision due Aug. 20
A proposed county policy would offer covered firefighters confidential annual screenings at no cost beginning by their fifth year of county employment.
2 min read · Proposed: Vote scheduled Aug. 20
A new county estimate shows the proposed rate adding $19.96 to the median homestead’s bill, with budget adoption and a tax hearing scheduled Aug. 20.
2 min read · Proposal scheduled for Aug. 20
The city manager authorized negotiations for one provider to handle cybersecurity systems and employee support, with implementation targeted for Oct. 1.
2 min read · Developing: negotiations authorized
Fair Oaks Ranch plans its second road-bond sale for four voter-approved corridors, with $9.9 million in projected principal and interest payments.
2 min read · Verified proposal
Council voted 4-0 to set a proposed fiscal 2027 rate of $0.31176 per $100 and scheduled the budget and tax-rate hearing for Sept. 17.
2 min read · Vote recorded
City staff recommends moving medical, dental and vision benefits to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas after Cigna proposed a 39% medical renewal increase.
2 min read · Verified recommendation
An 11-hour maintenance closure will block through traffic between Noble Lark Road and Fair Oaks Parkway, with limited property access possible inside the work zone.
1 min read · Closure scheduled
Comal County’s current orders page identifies Order 568 as accepting and approving the Crossings PID’s 2026 annual service-plan update.
1 min read · County record posted
A one-item Aug. 19 workshop will focus on evaluations of Bulverde’s city manager, city attorney and municipal court judge, but the agenda supplies no criteria or proposed changes.
1 min read · Agenda verified
A new Comal County order listing conflicts with the Aug. 13 agenda on the Crossings assessment plan’s year, while the Grove order has no matching entry.
2 min read · Verified record discrepancy
Council approved a $223,160, 24-by-74-foot modular building for Parks Operations in Landa Park, with a roughly six-week production estimate.
2 min read · Corrected and source-expanded
A newly posted agenda pairs Community Park survey results with possible action on remaining Parks Fund money; the amount and options are not disclosed.
1 min read · Agenda posted
The city scheduled a two-hour open house as it studies downtown curb use; its calendar notice lists no proposed changes.
1 min read · Event verified
Council will consider a proposed $0.408936 property-tax rate Aug. 18; the city’s statement estimates lower median-homestead bills in both counties.
1 min read · Vote scheduled
A new city packet identifies the price, five-parcel scope and Oct. 22 deadline for a proposed 6.7-acre expansion of the Gruene 16 site.
2 min read · Price disclosed; approval pending
The proposed city rate would produce lower median-homestead estimates in both counties, according to the notice for Monday’s budget workshop.
2 min read · Proposed budget
City finance staff said a Workday date issue pushed $6.4 million in fiscal 2025 liabilities into fiscal 2026. The error was corrected, and auditors issued an unmodified opinion.
2 min read · Verified in official minutes
Commissioners will consider a $138,739.94 construction change order for the county’s mental health crisis facility, using principal ARPA funds.
2 min read · Scheduled for Aug. 13
Commissioners will consider annual service-plan updates and assessment rolls for The Grove and The Crossings public improvement districts Thursday.
1 min read · Scheduled for Aug. 13
The restriction would cover both sides of Divine Way for about 165 feet southwest of Fayette Drive. A public hearing and first reading are Monday.
1 min read · Public hearing Monday
The proposed zoning rules would affect where hemp and kratom retailers may operate and leave the city’s existing hemp shop legally nonconforming.
2 min read · Public hearing scheduled
Residents planning to attend Wednesday evening should note that the city lists no reason or replacement date for the canceled session.
1 min read · Canceled
The proposed historic rehabilitation incentive reaches New Braunfels City Council on Monday, but the posted record does not disclose its value or rehabilitation terms.
1 min read · Final vote pending
The New Braunfels Economic Development Corporation will discuss spending money to acquire 6.7 acres on Gruene Road, but its final agenda identifies no price, seller, address or intended use.
2 min read · Meeting set for Aug. 13
Council will meet Aug. 10 to discuss the city manager and city attorney searches and real-property terms for a Connections Lease.
2 min read · Meeting scheduled
A city committee will review managed-parking data, revenue estimates and possible FY27 reinvestment projects Aug. 11.
2 min read · Agenda posted
A city board will consider a Pahmeyer Road traffic-calming plan and proposed parking or loading restrictions on Zipp Road, Klein Meadows and Legend Pond on Aug. 13.
2 min read · Scheduled for Aug. 13
The city estimates a $1,150 tax bill on a median-valued Comal County homestead under its proposed rate, with a budget workshop set for Aug. 11.
2 min read · Workshop scheduled
Council will review recommendations for a uniform 30 mph limit on Wiley Road, a school-zone radar sign and intersection-control changes Tuesday.
2 min read · Council review scheduled
The county election portal now lists Nov. 3 documents involving Schertz, the Comal Appraisal District and Edwards Aquifer Authority districts 8 and 9.
2 min read · Verified official posting
Fair Oaks Ranch says new signs are up and the speed limit has fallen from 55 mph to 50 mph on FM 3351 throughout the city limits.
2 min read · Verified official notice
Council will consider up to $1.4 million for final design of the Gruene multimodal project and a companion engineering contract with Pape-Dawson.
2 min read · Agenda postedCounty Watch separates scheduled decisions, active changes, and unresolved questions.
