SATX-NBF: Impact 10/2/2025

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, or TCEQ, is holding a public meeting Oct. 2 for a proposed permit that requests the authorization to dispose of 460,000 gallons of treated domestic wastewater on 117 acres of public access land to serve a new residential development.

Two-minute impact: This permit—proposed by Chesmar Homes and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority—would be for a wastewater treatment facility and disposal site located 3.5 miles west of the FM 2722 and Hwy. 46 intersection in New Braunfels, according to a news release from the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance, or GEAA. GEAA is a nonprofit organization that works to promote broad-based advocacy protections and preservations of the Edwards Aquifer.

The proposed facility and disposal site would be located in the drainage basin of the Comal River and in a segment of the Guadalupe River Basin.

Before you go: The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at Oak Run Middle School, located at 415 Oak Run Point in New Braunfels.

Lefko Plastics—a Canada-based manufacturing company—is officially expanding to New Braunfels.

Some details: Lefko USA Inc. will be operating in a 70,000-square-foot facility at 2625 Goodwin Lane. The facility will serve customers in Mexico and the Southern United States area and manufacture custom blow-molded plastic parts, components and products, as previously reported by Community Impact.

The company’s expansion will create over 150 new, full-time jobs and generate more than $15 million in capital investment. Lefko Plastics was also offered a $19,000 Veteran Created Job Bonus, according to a news release.

Lefko Plastics also received a Texas Enterprise Fund, or TEF, grant of $968,500, after the New Braunfels City Council approved a resolution nominating the company for the state’s Enterprise Zone Program designation on Aug. 25. Along with incentives from the state, Lefko Plastics also received an incentive not to exceed $950,000 from the city of New Braunfels.

New Braunfels ISD’s original Lamar building, located at 240 N. Central Ave. near the Comal County Fairgrounds, has been repurposed.

The overview: The building is now home to Two Rivers High School and the Disciplinary Alternative Education Program. Maria’s Closet—a resource that provides students in need with clothing, shoes, toiletries and backpacks—and additional district staff offices have also relocated to the “old” Lamar Elementary, the release states, according to a news release.

Quote of note: NBISD Superintendent Laurelyn Arterbury said the learning and service that has always defined the Lamar campus for over a century will carry forward.

“We are proud that this historic building will continue to support students and staff in meaningful ways,” Arterbury said in the release.

An Austin-based primary care clinic conglomerate and insurance provider has expanded its territory in Central Texas, southward into San Antonio.

What’s happening? Harbor Health announced the acquisition of 10 health clinics in the San Antonio area from VillageMD on Sept. 18 in a news release.

“With a broader statewide presence, we will now be positioned to serve up to 14 million Texans with care and coverage, up from 1.6 million currently,” Harbor Health’s CEO and Co-Founder said in the release.

Overall, the company acquired a total of 32 new clinics in Texas, with six each in Dallas and El Paso and an additional 10 in the Austin area, the news release states.

What’s special about it? Harbor Health offers patients comprehensive primary care, including clinicians and doctors, and owns clinics across Texas and the United States, according to their website.

Treatments are geared toward general men’s and women’s health, plus specialities in diabetes, hypertension and cholesterol.

Additionally, the health care company offers its own insurance plans for medical coverage and more.