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.
Comal.News local reporting · Updated continuously
New Comal County residents have 30 days to register a vehicle in Texas. This guide covers the paperwork, inspection rules, fees and three county tax-office locations.
4 min read · Guide verified against official pages
Comal County taxpayers can now report suspected fraud through the comptroller’s whistleblower portal as Texas FIRST begins statewide work, the agency says.
1 min read · Comptroller announcement
New Braunfels added funding for two fire inspectors; businesses in Mayfair and Veramendi are among those affected by the city's next inspection-cycle goal.
2 min read · Budget adopted; inspection goal pending
ESD 7 residents are closer to a completed emergency-radio system, but power setup remains and the district estimates $927,970.79 in project costs ahead.
2 min read · Minutes posted; project work remains
Comal County Medicare recipients can now change eligible health or drug coverage for 2027; their plan must receive the enrollment request by Dec. 7.
2 min read · Enrollment open
Schertz taxpayers can now see that the council approved a 4% raise and one-year contract extension for City Manager Steve Williams; the verified outcome does not give a dollar amount.
1 min read · Verified council action
New Braunfels residents now have the police chief’s account of camera use, data retention and grant funding; council took no action at the Sept. 30 workshop.
2 min read · Workshop disclosures
Residents served by Comal ESD 7 face a longer wait for a district-funded fire engine: September minutes projected about two more months before it entered service.
2 min read · September board report
Bulverde residents can follow a proposed temporary judge appointment for the Oct. 28 court setting; council action is next.
2 min read · Meeting scheduled
County drivers will see road money shifted to paving and equipment, while residents in unincorporated Comal County face an outdoor burn ban starting Friday.
5 min read · Court actions verified
A proposed phase-in would cut the first-year road fee for qualifying new Area 2 homes by $3,442. Developers would pay less upfront; the city would collect less per permit for growth-related roads.
4 min read · Proposed fees
NBU customers now have a $155 million ceiling on a debt-reimbursement declaration, while the utility’s fiscal 2027 plan lists separate projected funding sources. A later bond record will show actual borrowing terms.
2 min read · Resolution approved; borrowing terms to be documented later
Future data center applicants in Schertz’s manufacturing districts now face a specific use permit process that lets council set development conditions.
2 min read · Adopted Oct. 20
Schertz approved a $29,000 design increase for Lookout Road, moving the planned intersection alignment and sewer work forward for drivers and future service needs.
2 min read · Council action verified
Drivers using Randolph Air Force Base’s south gate are next in line for a road redesign as Schertz raises its design authority to $3.5 million; construction remains a later step.
2 min read · Design amendment approved
Schertz taxpayers now have a recorded 7-0 decision approving a 3% raise for City Secretary Sheila Edmondson; the verified outcome gives no dollar amount.
1 min read · Verified council action
Schertz residents can speak before the committee takes up possible grant changes, a project update and public use of corridor spaces next week.
3 min read · Meeting scheduled
Schertz approved engineering steps affecting drivers on three roads; drainage options for gated-community residents are next for staff review.
4 min read · Meeting recap
Residents can now inspect $2,979,037.48 in county claims presented Oct. 15; the packet separates electronic transfers from regular claims.
1 min read · Claims packet verified
Downtown property owners and residents could see grant rules change next; the board will also weigh a sign request and $65,000 toward tree work.
3 min read · Meeting scheduled
New Braunfels residents could see expanded flood-warning service after council approved two county agreements; it also approved a 5% raise for the municipal judge.
4 min read · Verified council actions
Downtown residents and visitors could gain trees, benches and lighting under a $450,000 proposal; funding and the final design remain subject to later decisions.
2 min read · Proposal awaiting board action
Residents can follow proposed bus permits, land-use requests and road costs at the Oct. 26 council meeting; decisions come next.
3 min read · Meeting scheduled
Residents can hear what comes next for possible Germany trips and committee project funding at Wednesday’s New Braunfels meeting.
3 min read · Meeting scheduled
Comal County residents now have a statewide portal to submit suspected fraud, tax evasion, waste or abuse to Comptroller investigators, with documents and optional anonymity.
1 min read · Agency announcement
Drivers on FM 2252, RM 32 and SH 46 now face expected delays under ongoing TxDOT projects; listed end dates range from November 2026 to January 2028.
2 min read · Ongoing construction
Library patrons can review the posted internet-use policy now; the board’s next meeting could determine whether to approve it.
3 min read · Scheduled for Oct. 27
Schertz residents now have a verified council decision raising City Manager Steve Williams’ pay by 4% and extending his contract one year; the dollar cost awaits the amended contract.
1 min read · Approved Oct. 13
Residents have a 6 p.m. Oct. 20 forum to follow, and the notice now says a possible board quorum may attend. It lists no public agenda items.
3 min read · Scheduled for Oct. 20
River users could face higher fees and changed vessel access after a Thursday review; both changes are still proposals.
4 min read · Meeting scheduled; changes proposed
Comal County residents can use two city maps to check an address, then see how city taxes, services and development review differ.
3 min read · Official city guidance
A city report says about $287,151 in District 1 road fees was spent after an applicable ten-year deadline. Fee payers and drivers now have a concrete question about the project trail.
2 min read · City review underway
Comal County’s adopted budget adds 33 positions; taxpayers can trace $952,050 to nine school resource officer posts, while the full staffing cost needs a closer accounting.
3 min read · Adopted budget; fiscal year begins Jan. 1
County taxpayers now have two planned borrowings to watch: a retained budget calculation estimates $6.2 million in first-year interest, while later payments depend on final terms.
3 min read · Budget estimates; borrowing terms pending
Fair Oaks Ranch customers with a 3/4-inch water meter and sewer connection now have $121.02 in listed monthly fixed charges, before sewer usage and other charges.
3 min read · Rate schedule in effect
Comal County voters seeking a mail ballot must get an application to the elections office by Friday, Oct. 23; a postmark alone will not meet the deadline.
1 min read · Deadline verifiedCounty Watch separates scheduled decisions, active changes, and unresolved questions.
