Reporting from Schertz
City Council decisions, development, public safety, and services in Schertz, including its Comal County neighborhoods.
Comal.News local reporting · Updated continuously
Schertz homeowners would pay $36 more a year if council approves a drainage fee increase; city staff estimates $800,000 in added revenue to support payments tied to $8.375 million in projects.
3 min read · Source-linked reportingRead the reporting and receipts →
Residents can follow a proposed $19.8 million reimbursement authorization that would bring eligible Crossvine expenses to a $66 million cap; the board’s decision comes next.
4 min read · Meeting scheduled; authorization proposed
Schertz water customers could gain a more reliable main, but the proposed $894,164 contract comes with conflicting bid counts and a $1 million authorization ceiling.
3 min read · Proposed for Oct. 13
Schertz residents now have three FM 1518 rezoning recommendations to track, including a proposed rental community; City Council must decide whether to approve the zoning changes.
3 min read · Commission recommendations verified; council decisions ahead
Schertz residents would pay more each month for drainage, while businesses using hydrant meters would face higher deposits and replacement costs if the proposed fees take effect.
2 min read · Proposed for Oct. 13
Senior center members rated several services higher than in 2024 and asked for more seating and afternoon classes. Schertz council is scheduled to hear the results Oct. 13.
2 min read · Survey results scheduled for presentation
Schertz residents could pay $3 more per month for drainage if council approves a proposed fee change Oct. 13; water agreements and an auto-repair permit are also on the agenda.
3 min read · Meeting preview
The board is scheduled to consider eligible reimbursement expenditures, review finances and hear a Crossvine development update.
2 min read · Meeting scheduled
A 0.40-acre zoning request near FM 1518 and Schaefer Road would complete a General Business tract for a proposed restaurant and bakery, with a detailed traffic study still ahead if development proceeds.
2 min read · Public hearing Oct. 7
A city planning update lists administrative approval for a phased office-warehouse project at two Sunrise Way addresses.
1 min read · Verified from city record
A Schertz zoning proposal would replace single-family entitlements with open-space rules on land inside Randolph’s Accident Potential Zone II.
1 min read · Verified proposal
A 21-acre housing rezoning near Maske Road would raise the tract’s modeled peak-hour traffic and require a later, detailed traffic study.
2 min read · Proposed for Oct. 7 hearing
A newly posted city status report lists administrative approval for a phased office-warehouse plan at two Sunrise Way addresses.
1 min read · Site plan approved administratively
Schertz residents now have up to $1.5 million in public incentive spending to track as Hollingsworth Logistics Group relocates and expands its local operations.
1 min read · Verified meeting actions
Schertz annexed and rezoned 10.7 city-owned acres near FM 482 for a future nature park after planning records documented flooding, traffic and maintenance concerns.
2 min read · Verified council action
Limited-time purchases pushed city and economic-development sales-tax receipts far above earlier levels. Schertz’s fiscal plan puts the extra money toward one-time capital work while forecasting slower growth ahead.
2 min read · Verified city records
The adopted budget funds four more officers at the no-new-revenue tax rate; council also acted on parkland, incentives and other city business.
4 min read · Verified meeting outcomes
Schertz has moved from a proposed fiscal plan to an adopted budget and property-tax rate, both effective Oct. 1.
1 min read · Adopted; effective Oct. 1
A revised $504,374 amendment fixes its Planning and Finance provisions, but two city transfer references still do not match.
2 min read · Verified filing
Schertz is paying about $200,000 annually toward a second water organization whose stand-alone project carried a $162 million estimate in 2021. Council will examine the arrangement Tuesday.
2 min read · Workshop 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
Schertz’s next quarterly bad-debt adjustment would rise by $506,658.87 over the prior round, while affected EMS patients and utility customers would still owe their balances.
1 min read · Proposed for Sept. 15
A 6-1 Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation to deny frames Schertz’s Sept. 15 hearing on outdoor storage at the RDO Equipment expansion.
2 min read · Council hearing Sept. 15
Tuesday’s council agenda pairs the fiscal 2027 budget and tax rate with five land-use matters, EMS agreements, a police grant and water planning.
3 min read · Scheduled for Sept. 15
Schertz council could adopt utility and drainage increases Sept. 15 as part of the fiscal 2027 budget.
1 min read · Proposed; council hearing Sept. 15
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 city-owned Comal County tract near FM 482 and Schwab Road could enter Schertz city limits Tuesday, completing the next step toward Public Use zoning for a future nature park.
2 min read · Annexation vote scheduled
Schertz staff recommends a higher city property-tax rate for 2026, while the city’s median-homestead illustration falls $4.96 a year because its example uses a lower taxable value.
2 min read · Proposed for Sept. 15
Council members asked to vote—and residents tracking city spending—face contradictory Planning & Zoning directions in Schertz’s proposed budget amendment.
2 min read · Draft conflict before Sept. 15 vote
Schertz says the Sept. 1 council agenda reached the public bulletin board but not the city website; the budget and tax-rate items were intended to return Sept. 15 unchanged.
2 min read · Verified city response
A verified city response resolves how Schertz’s Sept. 1 electrical-code transition applies when an earlier permit application is revised.
1 min read · Verified city response
Schertz residents face an indefinite burn ban that began Sept. 1, while separate Comal County restrictions remain active.
1 min read · Effective until further notice
Schertz’s new permit standard took effect Sept. 1, but Texas retained an exception from one outdoor GFCI requirement for listed HVAC equipment.
1 min read · Effective Sept. 1
Residents can now bid on Schertz vehicles, electronics, furniture and other surplus through Public Surplus, with an 8.5% buyer’s premium added to winning bids.
1 min read · Now available
Residents have another chance to weigh in on proposed zoning changes covering 10.7 acres near FM 482 and 5 acres near FM 2252 and I-35.
2 min read · Public hearings scheduled
Electrical permit applications filed in Schertz beginning Sept. 1 must meet the newly effective 2026 code when they include non-exempt electrical work.
1 min read · Effective today
Public hearings are the next step for two Schertz zoning requests covering about 15.7 acres near FM 482, Schwab Road, FM 2252 and I-35 in Comal County.
1 min read · Public hearings scheduled
Schertz canceled Tuesday’s council meeting because of a posting error, delaying expected action on the fiscal 2027 budget and property-tax rate until at least Sept. 15.
1 min read · Meeting canceledCounty Watch separates scheduled decisions, active changes, and unresolved questions.
