Reporting from New Braunfels
City Hall, growth, utilities, schools, roads, business, and community life in New Braunfels.
Comal.News local reporting · Updated continuouslyThe City of New Braunfels is developing a Downtown Curb Management Study to better understand and plan for a variety of curbside uses within downtown.
City of New BraunfelsThe city scheduled a two-hour open house as it studies downtown curb use; its calendar notice lists no proposed changes.
1 min read · Source-linked reportingRead the reporting and receipts →Discuss and consider approval of the Proposed 2026 Tax Rate.
City of New BraunfelsCouncil will consider a proposed $0.408936 property-tax rate Aug. 18; the city’s statement estimates lower median-homestead bills in both counties.
1 min read · Vote scheduledMaximum Fee Comparison — 2026 maximum fee per vehicle-mile: Area 1, $1,549; Area 2, $1,590; Area 3, $1,156; Area 4, $3,377; Area 5, $1,550; Area 6, $1,828.
City of New BraunfelsA new city study calculates higher maximum roadway impact fees in all six service areas, but City Council has not set the collection rates developers would pay.
2 min read · Study posted
A newly available city record names a U-Haul self-storage and U-Box project at 4975 I-35, but lists the commercial new-build application only as submitted.
1 min read · Filed, not approved
A new city packet identifies the price, five-parcel scope and Oct. 22 deadline for a proposed 6.7-acre expansion of the Gruene 16 site.
2 min read · Price disclosed; approval pending
The fiscal 2027 proposal increases operating appropriations by $4.4 million and projects the economic development fund balance falling to $15.4 million.
2 min read · Proposed for Aug. 13The city estimates a $1,150 property-tax bill for the median-valued Comal County homestead and $971 for the median-valued Guadalupe County homestead if it adopts the proposed budget and rate.
City of New BraunfelsThe proposed city rate would produce lower median-homestead estimates in both counties, according to the notice for Monday’s budget workshop.
2 min read · Proposed budget
New Braunfels Utilities says Stage 2 took effect Aug. 10, 13 days after its Stage 1 notice.
1 min read · In effectDRP Greenbough 75, L.L.C. - New Braunfels ETJ Release 70.657 acres
City of New Braunfels Permit Search and StatusAn Aug. 7 city filing seeks ETJ removal for 70.657 acres on Krause Lane; the permit-search record lists it as submitted, not approved.
1 min read · Filed Aug. 7
City records list three submitted new-occupant applications filed Aug. 6-7, but none of the entries establishes approval or an opening date.
1 min read · Applications submittedSandy Paulos explained that there were $6.4M in unrecorded liabilities that should have been recorded in FY 2025 but were recorded in FY 2026. This issue stemmed from Workday pulling the Purchase Order date versus Invoice date. This issue was discovered and corrected.
City of New Braunfels Finance and Audit CommitteeCity finance staff said a Workday date issue pushed $6.4 million in fiscal 2025 liabilities into fiscal 2026. The error was corrected, and auditors issued an unmodified opinion.
2 min read · Verified in official minutes
The restriction would cover both sides of Divine Way for about 165 feet southwest of Fayette Drive. A public hearing and first reading are Monday.
1 min read · Public hearing Monday
The proposed historic rehabilitation incentive reaches New Braunfels City Council on Monday, but the posted record does not disclose its value or rehabilitation terms.
1 min read · Final vote pending
Monday’s agenda could move unspent 2021 bond money into NBISD’s general fund while trustees revisit high school project contracts and an attendance-credit agreement.
2 min read · Scheduled for Aug. 10
The New Braunfels Economic Development Corporation will discuss spending money to acquire 6.7 acres on Gruene Road, but its final agenda identifies no price, seller, address or intended use.
2 min read · Meeting set for Aug. 13
New Braunfels will hold a free Aug. 28 training for eligible nonprofits seeking hotel-occupancy-tax support for arts and heritage work.
2 min read · Registration opportunity posted
With Conservation Stage 1 in effect, the City Council will take a first vote on revisions to irrigation surcharges and drought-stage triggers.
2 min read · First reading scheduled Aug. 10
Trustees will consider construction tied to Long Creek High School traffic planning and a Zipp Road sidewalk Monday; the public agenda page does not state a price or recommended contractor.
2 min read · Agenda verified
Council will meet Aug. 10 to discuss the city manager and city attorney searches and real-property terms for a Connections Lease.
2 min read · Meeting scheduled
The Heritage Commission will consider possible grant-guideline changes and begin work on the 2027 hotel-occupancy-tax grant process Aug. 13.
2 min read · Agenda posted
A city committee will review managed-parking data, revenue estimates and possible FY27 reinvestment projects Aug. 11.
2 min read · Agenda posted
The Historic Landmark Commission will consider proposed work at the Froehlich-Stein and Schaeffer-Brewer houses Aug. 11.
2 min read · Agenda posted
A city board will consider a Pahmeyer Road traffic-calming plan and proposed parking or loading restrictions on Zipp Road, Klein Meadows and Legend Pond on Aug. 13.
2 min read · Scheduled for Aug. 13
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 reportThe city estimates a $1,150 tax bill on a median-valued Comal County homestead under its proposed rate, with a budget workshop set for Aug. 11.
2 min read · Workshop scheduled
Council will consider up to $1.4 million for final design of the Gruene multimodal project and a companion engineering contract with Pape-Dawson.
2 min read · Agenda postedThe Planning Commission will consider Mayfair development-document amendments, a 2.7-acre South Walnut rezoning and home-occupation rules at three public hearings.
2 min read · Public hearings scheduled
Holding NBU’s published sample usage constant, the listed electric, water, and wastewater components rise $15.56 a month.
5 min read · Verified records · Reproduced mathCounty Watch separates scheduled decisions, active changes, and unresolved questions.
