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Comal County changed a reserve deputy fire marshal position to part-time and will pay for the rest of 2026 from its fire code fund. The recorded action does not quantify a change in service for residents.
1 min read · Source-linked reportingRead the reporting and receipts →
Texas counted 472 people in Comal County’s jail against 583 reported beds in October. Taxpayers face a planned jail borrowing, but the count does not establish how many beds staff could use.
3 min read · October count verified; usable capacity unresolved
New Braunfels has 57 Flock cameras, 47 working. Its police chief says public roads carry no expectation of privacy; the law of long-term tracking is less simple.
4 min read · Analysis
The police chief said state funding for license plate readers is paused. Council also heard proposals on startup spending, parking, shuttles and residential trash rates.
3 min read · Workshop discussion verified
Police Chief Osbaldo Flores told council state grant funding for license plate readers was paused. He proposed continuing the program with stronger safeguards if funding returns.
2 min read · Workshop discussion
A proposed police exam rule uses a 180-day threshold; a firefighter draft revises drug-use disqualifications. The Civil Service Commission takes up both Oct. 6.
2 min read · Proposal scheduled for Oct. 6
A one-year agreement gives Comal County a place to house eligible inmates in Kerrville, with added transportation, medical and guard costs remaining the county’s responsibility.
2 min read · Verified
Commissioners approved youth-sports agreements, a Kerr County jail-backup deal and a retiree health renewal while rejecting over-budget tennis-court bids.
3 min read · Decisions verified from the official meeting record
Two school resource officer positions and an officer assigned to detective work are included in a staffing ordinance scheduled for first reading Sept. 28.
2 min read · First reading scheduled
Council will decide whether to extend Schertz’s Guadalupe County ambulance agreement through September 2028, with the city’s proposed share rising in each fiscal year.
2 min read · Proposed for Sept. 15 vote
The two-year proposal assigns San Marcos part of Schertz’s Guadalupe County EMS obligation and sets a 13-minute response-time target.
2 min read · Proposed for Sept. 15
A $371,998 proposal would maintain license-plate cameras along Schertz streets and start a first-responder drone program, using $62,000 from the existing police budget.
2 min read · Council vote pending
A review of Selma’s recorded Feb. 12 actions finds approvals for two public-safety training projects, a Forum Shopping Center variance, a food-permit change and an emergency-radio agreement.
2 min read · Verified archival report
Friday visitors to the Municipal Court office on Landa Street have a noon cutoff before regular hours resume Tuesday.
1 min read · Verified notice
Federal detainees can again be housed at the Comal County Jail under a paid detention-services order that starts with $5,000 and runs through Aug. 22, 2027.
2 min read · Task order filed; county ratification pending
The agreement covered detention bed space at the county jail; commissioners will decide Sept. 3 whether to ratify the sheriff’s closeout signature.
2 min read · Federal closeout verified; county ratification pending
The one-year state award would support court services for participating veterans, including a dedicated supervision officer, testing and transportation.
1 min read · Grant acceptance scheduled
The city’s emergency page still lists three flood-related closures and degraded wastewater operations, but its latest visible status is dated July 16.
2 min read · Official alert remains active
A newly posted city report counts 1,659 crashes in 2025, including 35 fatal-or-serious-injury crashes, and identifies FM 306 at I-35 as the network’s leading hotspot.
2 min read · Verified city reportCounty Watch separates scheduled decisions, active changes, and unresolved questions.
