Reporting from Fair Oaks Ranch
Council decisions, water, development, public money, and community news in Fair Oaks Ranch.
Comal.News local reporting · Updated continuouslyThe amendments update regulations on outdoor lighting, the use of hemp and kratom retail sales, data centers, religious institutions, and procedures for political signage on public property when used as a poll site.
City of Fair Oaks RanchThe 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 · Source-linked reportingRead the reporting and receipts →The preliminary FY 2026-27 budget includes $200,000 for the Comprehensive Plan update.
City of Fair Oaks RanchThe proposed 11- to 16-month planning process would revisit land use, transportation, drainage, utilities, parks and the city’s long-term growth priorities.
2 min read · Preliminary budget item
The city says Stage 1 began Aug. 1, retaining surcharges for high water use and limits on car washing and landscape-watering permits.
2 min read · Verified official notice
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
The Municipal Development District’s proposed budget forecasts $737,800 in revenue, $69,771 in spending and a $5.08 million year-end balance.
2 min read · Council consideration Aug. 6
Council previously directed staff to work with a $0.30697 maximum, but the Aug. 6 packet leaves the calculated rates and final recommendation blank pending county figures.
2 min read · Proposed rate pendingCounty Watch separates scheduled decisions, active changes, and unresolved questions.
