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The Housing Conditions Index is -17, with a -3% to 0% price outlook over 3–6 months. More listings carry price cuts, although pending sales are keeping pace with inventory.
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Drivers could see a proposed lower speed limit in Bulverde, while Schertz residents can track proposed water-main work and fee changes at Tuesday’s council meeting.
2 min read · Upcoming meetings
For residents in a Comal County emergency services district, adopted 2026 rates now translate to a hypothetical $145.31–$300 annual ESD levy on $300,000 in taxable value. The applicable district and individual bill vary.
1 min read · Verified from adopted rates
Residents can follow proposed specialty-court funding and subdivision plats next week; commissioners have not yet acted on the requests.
3 min read · Meeting scheduled; approvals proposed
Drivers on S. Old Bastrop Road now have a county permit record for a 38-foot utility crossing; the permit does not set a work date.
1 min read · Permit issued
Now listed for $1,875,000, this Canyon Lake home has five bedrooms, a guest apartment and 1.56 acres. The listing reports $14,314 in 2025 property taxes and an $825 annual HOA fee.
3 min read · Active listing
Commissioners approved three patrol SUVs, advanced lighting and seating at two sports parks, and rejected tennis court bids above the county’s budget.
4 min read · Verified meeting recap
Commissioners approved $1.06 million in claims, accepted two sets of subdivision roads for county maintenance and authorized a notice concerning up to $25.575 million in debt.
5 min read · Verified meeting outcomes
County claims coverage for Sep 21–Sep 27, 2026, checked September 28, 2026. Cover totals are not verified. Missing data is not zero spending.
2 min read · Data coverage report
A youth-football donation will cover part of a $91,500 project, with Comal County responsible for as much as $85,775.
2 min read · Verified outcome
Comal County accepted BYSA’s contribution for a lighting project intended for the association’s soccer fields at Jumbo Evans Sports Park.
1 min read · Verified outcome
Retirees who keep the county’s current medical-and-prescription option will pay $211.92 more a year after the Commissioners Court approved its renewal.
2 min read · Approved Sept. 24
Commissioners funded one additional month for Comal County’s temporary, part-time budget administrator through a line-item transfer.
1 min read · Verified action
Approved agreements divide $350,500 in lighting, bleacher and shade costs between Comal County and two youth-sports groups.
2 min read · Approved Sept. 24
If approved, future residents of Flying W Unit 2’s 61 lots would use public water and wastewater systems. The plat also includes 129 feet of right-of-way dedication along FM 1102.
2 min read · Proposed for Oct. 1
On Oct. 1, commissioners are scheduled to vote on whether to approve Flying W Unit 2’s 61-lot final plat and allow narrower rights of way and road-frontage setbacks.
1 min read · Proposed for Oct. 1 vote
Commissioners face a proposed $25.575 million debt notice, a 61-lot plat and two transfers of subdivision roads into county maintenance.
4 min read · Agenda posted
A draft resolution would start the notice process for county debt backed by property taxes and solid-waste revenue, with a tentative authorization vote Nov. 19.
2 min read · Proposal posted
A second Parkhill contract amendment would bring two weeks of added planning and surveying services for the Goodwin project to $47,000.
2 min read · Oct. 1 vote scheduled
A completed Precinct 4 subdivision road is up for county acceptance, paired with release of an $892,422.23 letter of credit.
2 min read · Vote scheduled
Comal County will consider extending the construction bond for a 63-lot subdivision after a Sept. 8 estimate listed every covered improvement category at 0% complete.
2 min read · Vote scheduled Oct. 1
An Oct. 1 proposal would place Simmons Valley Unit 1 roads and drainage in Comal County’s maintenance system and release two letters of credit worth nearly $4.59 million.
2 min read · Proposal scheduled for Oct. 1
Commissioners will consider retirement terms listing a 7% employee deposit rate, 200% employer matching and an 11.75% total county contribution rate.
1 min read · Proposed vote Oct. 1
Comal County earned $5.15 million in interest through August, but lower yields left the total $370,977.50 behind the same point last year.
2 min read · Verified
Comal County ended the current JESP tennis-court procurement after construction bids exceeded available funding.
1 min read · Bids rejected
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
The amendment adds a vehicle for Sheriff’s Office patrol service while redirecting money budgeted for hourly personnel.
2 min read · Verified from official meeting records
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
Commissioners are scheduled to consider five patrol SUVs, youth-sports improvements, retiree health coverage and an inmate-housing agreement.
3 min read · Scheduled proposals
Commissioners adopted the fiscal 2027 budget, ratified its property-tax revenue increase and authorized parameters for a later debt sale not expected to exceed $155 million.
3 min read · Verified meeting outcomes
Commissioners approved a Canyon Lake property exchange, accepted Vogel Dam improvements and donated roofing work, released Mayfair bonds and heard a plea to preserve free boat-ramp access.
4 min read · Verified meeting outcomes
The county’s Park Village agreement lists a $10,815 deposit—not the $610,815 previously reported—and a checkpoint dated before the agreement.
2 min read · Verified correction
1 packet cover is verified for Sep 14–Sep 20, 2026. Cover figures are claims, not confirmed payments; invoice and department details remain unverified.
2 min read · Packet covers verified
Commissioners accepted the Vogel Dam improvements and released the surety after engineering and conservation-district reviews.
2 min read · Verified action
Comal County accepted donated roofing work for the BYSA concession stand, including a standing-seam metal system and site cleanup.
2 min read · Verified from official records
Commissioners converted a proposed Series 2026 debt authorization into an approved order, naming countywide taxable property as a repayment source while leaving the amount and projects for later records.
2 min read · Verified outcome
Commissioners will weigh sports-park lighting, shade and bleachers, an outside jail agreement, retiree coverage and funding for five patrol SUVs.
4 min read · Agenda preview
Soccer players could gain a second phase of field lighting at Jumbo Evans Sports Park; commissioners are scheduled to decide the county-backed proposal Sept. 24.
2 min read · Vote scheduled Sept. 24
The proposal would fund five vehicles for Sheriff’s Office patrol service, partly by moving $206,000 now budgeted for hourly personnel.
1 min read · Proposed for Sept. 24 vote
A proposed CountyChoice Silver renewal would raise the monthly Plan G and prescription premium to $610.50 while keeping retirees responsible for the full cost.
1 min read · Proposed for Sept. 24
Commissioners will decide whether to advance a $259,000 second phase of soccer-field lighting, with the county funding up to $239,000.
2 min read · Vote pending
Commissioners are scheduled to consider the fiscal 2027 budget, tax rate, certificates of obligation, subdivision actions and county spending requests.
3 min read · Scheduled for Sept. 17
1 packet cover is verified for Sep 7–Sep 13, 2026. Cover figures are claims, not confirmed payments; invoice and department details remain unverified.
2 min read · Packet covers verified
Commissioners face budget and tax decisions alongside a $610,815 subdivision deposit, Goodwin site planning and two departmental transfers.
4 min read · Agenda preview
Vogel Dam repairs, a donated park roof and several property and road decisions anchor Thursday’s Commissioners Court meeting.
4 min read · Agenda verified
County claims coverage for Aug 31–Sep 6, 2026, checked September 7, 2026. No packet dated in the period was listed. Missing data is not zero spending.
2 min read · Data coverage report
A proposed private-road name and its 9-1-1 review differ by one letter, creating a discrepancy commissioners can resolve before their Sept. 10 vote.
2 min read · Vote scheduled Sept. 10
A proposed $15,000 contract would carry the New Braunfels school through research and state and federal review if commissioners approve it Sept. 10.
2 min read · Decision pending Sept. 10
Archived minutes show commissioners unanimously approved the Nov. 7, 2023 constitutional-amendment results after reporting 17.64% turnout among 134,707 registered voters.
2 min read · Archived record
The workshop started with one agenda item and ended after nearly three hours of requests spanning courts, the jail, public health, elections, parks and county roads.
2 min read · Archived official record
Archived records show the county presented a 37.7915-cent rate for its 2020 budget, heard no public testimony and scheduled adoption for Sept. 19, 2019.
2 min read · Archive record verified
Archived minutes trace a department-by-department review spanning payroll, courts, public safety, health, elections, parks, roads and flood control.
2 min read · Archival record
A September campaign offers 4 concrete ways to give food, time, money or advocacy, backed by a county-specific Feeding America research page.
2 min read · Verified: September participation window
The unanimous vote gave Comal County voters a recorded county-level approval of the November 2020 general-election results as presented.
2 min read · Archived record
Archived workshop minutes detail nearly $117 million in department requests, including 32 new positions and almost $10 million in capital items, before the county finalized its 2022 budget.
3 min read · Archived record
Archived minutes show how county officials narrowed proposed Canyon Lake boat-ramp restrictions as residents pressed them on parking, pedestrian access and enforcement.
2 min read · Archived record
An archival canvass records majority support for all eight propositions and 14.63% countywide turnout.
2 min read · Verified archival record
The flood-control estimate rose from $4.3 million to $12.4 million as 33 Road and Bridge vacancies delayed routine work, archived county minutes show.
3 min read · Archive verified
Archived minutes show commissioners unanimously approved local results of 11,348–932 for Proposition 1 and 11,517–831 for Proposition 2.
2 min read · Archived outcome
A December 2022 vote redirected federal recovery money and unused salary funds toward the Goodwin Annex while moving the county’s mental-health facility to another funding path.
2 min read · Archived record
Archived workshop minutes document 39 requested positions and millions of dollars in vehicle, equipment and right-of-way proposals before the 2024 budget was finalized.
3 min read · Archive breakdown: July 13, 2023
An archival review finds 22 approvals covering veterans grants, employee benefits, subdivisions and county equipment, plus one deferred Veramendi issue.
3 min read · Verified archival record
A Sept. 3 update adds signed candidate-certification and election-cancellation records to the appraisal district’s Nov. 3 election page.
1 min read · Official election records posted
Approved workshop minutes document 26 requested positions and $12 million in equipment and capital items across county services.
2 min read · Verified archival record
A Sept. 3 proposal would use Justice Court Security Fund money to equip the Precinct 2 constable’s office with two ballistic shields.
1 min read · Proposed for Sept. 3
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 owners of Canyon Lake Island Lot 6 are waiting on a Sept. 3 county vote on their request to divide the property into two lots.
1 min read · Proposed for Sept. 3
Mayfair’s developer must correct work flagged in annual warranty inspections within 30 days; commissioners will consider releasing the project’s construction bond Sept. 3.
1 min read · Bond release scheduled for consideration Sept. 3
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
Comal County commissioners will decide Sept. 3 whether to add $44,854 to a public-health grant plan for an immunization coordinator, training and outreach supplies.
2 min read · Scheduled for Sept. 3 consideration
A developer would fund listed road repairs if Comal County accepts a Johnson Way segment for public maintenance.
2 min read · Vote scheduled
Commissioners corrected a clerical error in Order 566, granted utility easements near the engineer’s office and jail, and approved employee-benefit and public-health actions.
2 min read · Decisions recorded
Residents with phone notifications enabled can receive geographically targeted county warnings under a FEMA agreement approved June 18; commissioners also acted on subdivision, road and budget items.
2 min read · Verified from approved minutes
Future subdivision residents will rely on roads, groundwater reviews and fire access governed by the county’s new standards; two Summit Estates at Fischer lots remain in the recorded subdivision.
2 min read · Verified meeting record
The proposal covers about 105 miles of listed road segments and would use historical service life to schedule new pavement markings.
2 min read · Vote scheduled Sept. 3
A new state award would pay two providers for individual and family counseling through Comal County’s truancy-prevention program, pending county acceptance.
1 min read · County acceptance proposed Sept. 3
A newly posted county file advances the Meyer Ranch school plat with road, drainage and right-of-way plans requiring a Sept. 3 vote.
1 min read · County vote Sept. 3
One Comal County parcel would move from Schertz's extraterritorial jurisdiction into Public Use zoning, while another would shift from General Business to General Business II.
2 min read · Public hearings set
The state record identifies a 25,315-square-foot Nordstrom Rack at 361 Creekside Way, but its scope field repeats the size instead of describing the work.
2 min read · State accessibility review marked complete
Covered Schertz applications filed Sept. 1 or later move to the 2026 NEC, while Texas preserves a specific GFCI exception for listed outdoor HVAC equipment.
2 min read · Effective Sept. 1
A 1:30 a.m. update continues Comal County’s heat advisory through Thursday evening, with a heat index up to 110 expected.
2 min read · Verified weather update
The county’s latest register identifies two issued utility permits and one newly received filing across five roads, giving residents three case numbers to track.
2 min read · Two issued; one received
A late Saturday update extends the county’s heat advisory through Wednesday evening, with a heat index up to 110 expected.
2 min read · Verified NWS update
The latest National Weather Service alert lists heat-index values up to 111 for an advisory that includes Comal County through 7 p.m. Sunday.
1 min read · Verified alert update
Comal County property owners now have an Aug. 26 hearing to watch before appraisal-district field checks begin Sept. 1.
1 min read · Verified district notice
A Friday update keeps Comal County under a heat advisory through Sunday evening and lowers the listed heat-index ceiling from the earlier alert.
2 min read · Verified weather alert
The county’s active-plats data adds precise lookup keys for Western Ready Mix Subdivision and Canyon Lake Plaza, both listed in administrative review.
2 min read · Filed and under review
Order 569 moves The Grove PID from a pending county item to an approved 2026 plan, making the property-level assessment comparison the next consequential record.
2 min read · Approved Aug. 20
Utility-district voters now have an official county posting to track, though the preserved page does not identify the offices or measures covered by the order.
1 min read · Election order listed
The appraisal district has given property owners advance notice that field checks and reappraisals will begin across Comal County on Sept. 1.
1 min read · Start date posted
Order 570 changes the county’s posted burn status from off to an outdoor-burning prohibition Friday morning, with campfires, fire pits and burn piles barred.
2 min read · Verified — Starts Aug. 21
Comal County enters four consecutive afternoons under a heat advisory Thursday, with a heat index up to 112 expected across the advisory area.
1 min read · Heat advisory updated
A newly posted county plan calls for one main early-voting location and five temporary branches. Commissioners are scheduled to decide Thursday.
2 min read · Proposed: Vote Aug. 20
A new county entry ties CEMEX to floodplain permit 102883 and gives residents a public record number for tracking the filing’s next stage.
1 min read · Filed Aug. 18
Comal County residents can now pursue a public-service role reviewing property-appraisal disputes through the district’s 2027–28 application notice.
1 min read · Applications open
Comal ISD reports another annual accountability gain, bringing its districtwide score to 88 while opening the next comparison at the campus level.
1 min read · New district result
Comal County residents would wait until 2028 for state review while the county funds half the research and writing needed for the school’s National Register nomination.
2 min read · Proposed for Aug. 20 vote
Proposed Oct. 1 agreements disclose the charges and claims thresholds governing the county employee health plan’s administration and stop-loss protection.
1 min read · Proposal verified
The Nov. 3 operations plan would cap individual vote-center crews at six, eight or 10 people, including each site’s presiding and alternate judges.
1 min read · Proposal verified
A technical problem has stopped families from using the Comal ISD service, and the district has not posted a restoration estimate.
1 min read · Service outage
A proposed amendment would replace the grant’s work plan and budget, assigning the unchanged $195,088 award entirely to personnel and fringe benefits.
2 min read · Proposal verified
Tex-Mix employees have a construction date to watch: The state registration schedules work on a new 5,000-square-foot company office to begin Sept. 1.
2 min read · State registration filed
Comal County commissioners will consider keeping financial security in place for Canyon Ranch Unit 3 roads and stormwater work for another year.
1 min read · County decision pending
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
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 proposed fall partnership would give county services a no-cost cyber-risk assessment and implementation help during a 14-week semester.
1 min read · Agreement scheduled for consideration
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
Families can prepare for school with two Aug. 19 immunization clinics and applications for free and reduced-price meals.
2 min read · District announcement
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 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
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 Edwards Aquifer Authority board will consider an irrigation-suspension agreement worth up to $82,234.21 and a roughly $1.61 million medical-insurance purchase Aug. 11.
2 min read · Agenda posted
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
The district says voters will receive two propositions covering safety, aging facilities, enrollment growth, transportation and classroom technology.
2 min read · Official district announcement
Trustees are scheduled to consider calling a Nov. 3 bond election for no more than $595 million, but the posted agenda leaves the proposed split between two propositions blank.
2 min read · Scheduled for consideration
The county judge is scheduled to present the proposed 2027 budget Thursday as commissioners consider a proposed tax rate and dates for public hearings.
2 min read · Budget presentation scheduled
The proposed pact specifies 38 deputies and a $50.83 hourly rate through December. The rate for the rest of the school year is missing.
4 min read · Verified proposal · County action pending
Safeware quoted six dam-monitoring nodes and two different three-camera configurations. The packet never says whether the $44,080 scope is additive or superseded.
3 min read · Verified proposal · Total unconfirmedCounty Watch separates scheduled decisions, active changes, and unresolved questions.
