Employers, openings, sales tax, and the local economy
What is opening and closing, who is hiring, what incentives and sales-tax receipts show, and how household costs are moving in Comal County.
Comal.News local reporting · Updated continuously
A tax change announced Oct. 6 could affect costs for Comal County patients and medical practices using record systems, but the proposed rule and its effective date remain pending.
1 min read · Source-linked reportingRead the reporting and receipts →
Comal County business owners can now select same-day or next-day state filing service online, according to the governor’s Oct. 8 announcement.
1 min read · Governor-announced service launch
Comal County farmers and truckers have no confirmed change to their diesel tax payments yet. A new federal order directed Treasury to decide whether certain payments can be deferred, but the signed order does not grant a deferral.
2 min read · Treasury guidance pending
Comal County clinics could see costs change under the comptroller’s Oct. 6 order, but his office has not stated when the tax treatment will take effect.
2 min read · Rulemaking pending
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
Texas says October sales tax allocations rose statewide. Comal County taxpayers need the local allocation figures before anyone can say what changed for the county budget.
2 min read · Statewide allocations announced; local amount unverified
A newly posted staff report backs commercial-office zoning at 1283 Highway 46 South. The applicant wants a counseling office, while the proposed district permits more uses.
2 min read · Rezoning proposed
The proposed Gener8tor incubator faced questions about overlapping services, jobs and how a $1.2 million spending ceiling would be judged.
2 min read · Workshop discussion; expenditure proposed
A new state filing describes a 697-square-foot renovation inside the CHRISTUS hospital on North Union Avenue, with work scheduled to start Oct. 1.
1 min read · State project registered Sept. 29
State licensing displaces the city’s permits, fees and duplicate inspections; council will decide whether vendors also register locally.
2 min read · Proposal headed to Oct. 1 workshop
A proposed three-year Gener8tor program would add coaching, investor connections and local events for New Braunfels startups; Wednesday’s workshop is discussion only.
2 min read · Proposal documented
Council will examine police-camera safeguards, startup-program spending, residential trash rates and rules affecting parking, sidewalks, drainage and passenger shuttles.
4 min read · Agenda posted
A Sept. 14 state registration lists the New Braunfels address, owner, estimated cost, building size and future construction schedule.
1 min read · State filing verified
Sales-tax collections rose 20.1% from fiscal 2025, while four project expenses shifted into fiscal 2027.
1 min read · Verified official report
Ahead of a final tax-rate reading, city records show why grants, rebates, abatements and TIRZ flows cannot be treated as one annual incentive total.
3 min read · Final reading scheduled Sept. 14
Fair Oaks Ranch scheduled final action for Sept. 17 on proposed hemp-retailer rules, and an on-record city response explains the operating limits that could follow.
2 min read · Verified response
A state registration adds cost, size and projected construction dates to the previously reported U-Haul filing at 4975 I-35 South.
1 min read · Verified state filing
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
New filings at Rio Drive, Gruene Road and Solms cover a new-build submission, an accepted electrical application and a post-approval plan change.
2 min read · Three filings active
Portillo's state record specifies a drive-through restaurant at 2807 Sophie Lane; New Braunfels is still reviewing the separate building application.
2 min read · State review complete; city application in review
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
State and city records identify a 2,385-square-foot Chipotle at 2556 Loop 337, while the site format and New Braunfels permit outcome remain unresolved.
2 min read · State project registered; city application in review
A retail-shell application and a traffic-impact determination are both in review near SH 46 and Weltner Road, but the public snapshot does not establish that they are one project.
2 min read · Two separate applications in review
Permit CP2026-717 names four retail-center buildings at 111 Elley Lane, but the current public snapshot stops short of square footage, tenant and site-plan details.
2 min read · Under city review
A new registration identifies a 2,625-square-foot restaurant project in Suite 107 at 2292 Sophie Lane, with construction scheduled to begin in October.
1 min read · Project registered
An Aug. 6 application now advances to an Aug. 27 public hearing on a prominent display that would change what drivers and nearby residents see along Loop 337 and East Common Street.
2 min read · Proposed · Hearing Aug. 27
A second federal approval moves short-term Pell aid into allied-health training, a field listed in New Braunfels’ city-backed Northeast Lakeview College expansion.
2 min read · Verified · Second federal approval
NBU moved to Stage 2 conservation Aug. 10, then followed with summer guidance telling customers that brown grass may be behaving normally.
2 min read · Utility guidance posted
The comptroller announced $1.4 billion in August allocations, but its four category rows total about $1.448 billion while the published total row says $1.2 billion.
1 min read · Official table discrepancy
A new state employment report and a separate New Braunfels incentive receipt put statewide job growth beside a current local economic-development commitment.
1 min read · Verified agency records
Prospective customers still do not have an opening date: the state record lists the $400,000 accessibility review as complete and Nov. 10 as the construction-completion date.
1 min read · State accessibility review complete
State and city filings place a proposed $2 million Camp Bow Wow project on North Business 35 and give residents two records for tracking what happens next.
1 min read · Verified filings
Fair Oaks Ranch says stronger sales-tax receipts are lifting revenue above budget, giving the state overhaul a clear local connection.
1 min read · Announcement verified
People who live or travel near Sophie Lane can now track the two-building retail proposal through a city application, though New Braunfels has not issued the permit.
1 min read · City application submitted
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
A newly registered state record lists a 3,000-square-foot bank with a drive-through and a November construction start.
2 min read · Verified state filing
A July state registration documents a privately funded retail shell with a $4.758 million estimate at 356 Maytown Drive.
2 min read · Verified state filing
If built as filed, the project would create two unfinished spaces for future shops and the workers and customers they could serve.
1 min read · State filing verified
The first approved program is a 14-week EMT course in Iowa; Comal-area students need Texas and a postsecondary provider to clear the same federal gate.
1 min read · First program approved
TDLR lists its accessibility review as complete, while New Braunfels lists the proposed bar’s building filing as INCOMPLETE.
2 min read · City filing incomplete
New Braunfels records list an F45 sign application, a retail-shell new-build application and a Circle K plan-change filing at three addresses.
2 min read · Filed with the city
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
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. 13
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 submitted
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.
