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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Commissioners approved moving $1.5 million from a River Road bridge allocation to Road Department spending. Residents have a documented paving plan, but the next ledger must show the receiving lines.
2 min read · Approved transfer
Residents could face new dust standards and right-of-way work rules if Garden Ridge adopts two proposed ordinances. Council takes them up Nov. 4; neither is approved yet.
3 min read · Meeting preview
Fair Oaks Ranch vendors could see a $100 city fee removed, while residents may see a proposed wastewater service-area change advance. Both questions are before council Nov. 5.
3 min read · Meeting preview
Residents have three meetings ahead: NBISD’s fall student data workshop, a proposed Morton Preserve expansion before county commissioners, and Garden Ridge’s planning retreat. The decisions and direction come next.
3 min read · Meetings scheduled
Garden Ridge residents can attend a Nov. 7 workshop where council will discuss the city strategic plan’s priorities and implementation direction. The posted agenda describes the work ahead, not a final decision.
2 min read · Scheduled for Nov. 7
Residents have a chance to weigh in before commissioners decide whether to pursue a purchase of about 165 acres and a donation of about 135 acres for Morton Preserve. Road, park, animal-control and towing proposals are also next on the Nov. 5 agenda.
4 min read · Meeting scheduled
Residents tracking work in seven Comal County locations can now see two filings marked “Received” and five marked “Pay Fee(s).” Those portal statuses do not establish permit approval.
2 min read · Portal statuses verified
An accountant found no exceptions in a reconciliation of New Braunfels roadway impact-fee records. Developers and residents can see six years of collections and spending, though the limited procedures do not establish an audit opinion.
2 min read · Accountant’s findings documented
A developer wants five more years to finish improvements tied to a New Braunfels public grant agreement. The EDC took no action in September; a later amendment was scheduled for consideration.
2 min read · Extension requested; later action unverified
Drivers and festival visitors face a westbound Landa Street closure beginning Nov. 6; New Braunfels has posted shuttle, parking and rideshare details for the festival.
2 min read · City traffic plan posted
Food vendors, utility customers and drivers could be affected by proposals before Fair Oaks Ranch council Nov. 5; decisions and costs are still ahead.
3 min read · Meeting scheduled
New Braunfels residents could see painted traffic-calming measures on Deborah Drive and Divine Way if the board approves staff plans. Funding would be ranked afterward, so installation remains uncertain.
4 min read · Board review scheduled
Comal County submitted $1,430,151.32 in claims for the Oct. 29 Commissioners Court session. The packet shows costs awaiting approval; it does not establish that the county paid them.
1 min read · Submitted for approval
Property owners in unincorporated Comal County, Bulverde, Garden Ridge, New Braunfels and Spring Branch can check the county’s addressing information and submit a request form. The county form says to allow 7–10 days for an address letter and map.
3 min read · County instructions verified
Bulverde residents have a chance to ask Mayor Helen Hays questions and share feedback at a Nov. 2 town hall in Spring Branch.
1 min read · Scheduled
New Braunfels planners will next review proposed data-center rules that could change how utility capacity and nearby residents’ concerns are assessed. A public hearing is set for Nov. 4; no decision has been recorded.
3 min read · Scheduled for Nov. 4
A proposed auto-repair use at 2077 Schertz Parkway is next for a public hearing and commission recommendation. Residents can speak before the commission acts on the request.
3 min read · Hearing scheduled
At Schertz’s posted rates, a 9,000-gallon winter average would cost sewer customers $16.71 more per month than 6,000 gallons. Actual readings, adjustments and future rates will determine each bill.
3 min read · Posted formula; illustrative charges
Drivers now face a separate southbound US 281 construction listing south of FM 1863 through Oct. 30; TxDOT expects delays but lists no detour.
1 min read · TxDOT construction listing
Fair Oaks Ranch residents can hear the next status report on school traffic and intersection safety Nov. 4. The committee may also select its leaders; the listed road concerns remain at different stages of review.
3 min read · Meeting scheduled
Comal ISD residents can hear updates on legislative priorities, CCMR, technology and staffing at the Nov. 5 workshop. Public comment is limited to posted topics; the next record will show what trustees discuss.
3 min read · Workshop scheduled
Comal County approved a New Braunfels flood-warning agreement that assigns the county siren maintenance. A road-safety agreement also caps the county’s construction share; residents can check the official recording for the decisions.
4 min read · Approved Oct. 29
Construction has begun on Coll Street. A $7.2 million economic-development approval from 2024 now sits beside an approximately $8.2 million city portion of a $9.6 million joint project. Drivers and nearby businesses face phased access changes, but the figures’
3 min read · Construction underway; funding comparison unresolved
New Braunfels plans to spend nearly $700,000 in development-paid road fees on a new intersection layout, sidewalks and drainage. Drivers face delays starting Nov. 2; the first detour is expected in early December.
3 min read · Construction scheduled for Nov. 2
Families can hear trustees’ next discussion of fall student data at a Nov. 2 workshop, with a public comment period scheduled beforehand.
3 min read · Workshop scheduled
Residents can raise traffic concerns Nov. 5 as Schertz’s safety panel revisits neighborhood roads and considers a new traffic-count tool.
3 min read · Meeting scheduled for Nov. 5
Southbound US 281 drivers are now directed onto entrance and exit ramps near FM 1863 during night bridge-approach repairs through Oct. 29; TxDOT expects delays.
1 min read · Night detour listed by TxDOT
Residents near 2077 Schertz Parkway can weigh in Nov. 4 before a recommendation on a proposed six-bay auto repair shop.
4 min read · Hearing scheduled
Residents can weigh in Nov. 4 on proposed data-center rules that would add permit, spacing, water and noise requirements.
3 min read · Hearing scheduled
Bulverde residents can weigh in Nov. 3 on a proposed industrial rezoning near FM 1863; approval could allow more uses than the applicant’s planned warehouse.
4 min read · Hearing scheduled
Garden Ridge residents face proposed dust and road-work rules, including fines up to $2,000 per offense; council action is next on Nov. 4.
4 min read · Meeting preview
Coll Street residents and businesses now face phased drainage construction, with detours and occasional driveway impacts expected through early 2028.
2 min read · Construction underway
County taxpayers would back proposed water-protection borrowing that could cost an estimated $39.6 million to repay; a Nov. 19 decision comes next.
2 min read · Proposed financing; court consideration scheduled Nov. 19
Residents who want to bid in Comal County’s final 2026 online tax sale must register before 5 p.m. Nov. 2; the sale is scheduled for Nov. 3.
1 min read · Scheduled
For residents requesting a birth certificate, the clerk charges $23 for a certified copy. Check who qualifies, what the application asks for and a mail-ID instruction that needs confirmation.
3 min read · Official forms and fee schedule reviewed
New Braunfels now projects $4.55 million to acquire land for Barbarosa Road, up from a $1.45 million authorization, as property owners face 14 pending acquisitions.
3 min read · Additional land funding proposedCounty Watch separates scheduled decisions, active changes, and unresolved questions.
