There's a new mayor in town.

All precincts reporting indicate Michael French will be serving as the new mayor of New Braunfels. 

What you need to know: French has received 47.25% of the vote, or 2,313 ballots. Linnartz trails behind with 2,011 votes, or 41.08% ballots, according to unofficial voting results from Comal and Guadalupe counties. Since the mayor's race is a plurality, the candidate with the most votes wins, according to an email from city officials.

Two other candidates were also vying for the mayor's seat: Angela Allen and Jonathon Frazier. Frazier endorsed Linnartz, but he still appeared on the ballot because the deadline to withdraw had passed, according to previous reporting by Community Impact. Allen received 498 votes, or 10.17% of the vote, and Frazier received 73 votes, or 1.49% of ballots cast.

What’s next? All results are unofficial until canvassed. 

Posted: 8:45 p.m. May 2

Incumbent Mary Ann Labowski will remain in the New Braunfels City Council, District 5 seat, according to unofficial voting results from the May 2 general election.

With all precincts reporting, Labowski received 366 votes, or 52.59% of the vote. Her opponent Chase Taylor received 330 votes, or 47.41% of the vote, according to unofficial voting results.

Some details: There were a total of 4,703 ballots cast out of 54,972 registered voters, according to the Comal County elections website. Labowski won the District 5 seat in May 2023, according to previous reporting by Community Impact.

New Braunfels Utilities is looking to modify its service area.

The New Braunfels Utilities, or NBU, board of trustees voted April 30 to submit an application to the state’s Public Utility Commission decertifying its water Certificate of Convenience and Necessity, or CCN, for three undeveloped properties.

A CCN is an area where a utility is obligated to provide water and wastewater services. The action does not affect current customers and water service rates remain unchanged, according to a news release.

Some details: Two of the properties are located west of FM 306 and will be located within Comal County’s Municipal Utility District, or MUD, No. 5. Those properties would be served by the MUD, which is a 621-acre district north of New Braunfels.

MUDs are special-purpose districts created by the state, used by developers to fund the upfront costs of building new communities in unincorporated areas—land outside city limits that isn’t governed by a municipal government, according to the Texas Municipal League.

A pediatric dentist has relocated in New Braunfels.

In case you missed it: Treetop Pediatric Dentistry relocated from 2810 Oak Run Parkway, Ste. 300, to a new, 7,400-square-foot location at 3355 Oak Run Parkway, Ste. 100, on April 20.

The practice has served the New Braunfels area since 2012. The new location is designed to better serve the growing Oak Run/Hwy. 46 Corridor, according to a news release. The new space is tailored to children of all ages and needs with quiet rooms for sensory-sensitive patients—features typically not found in a dental office, the release states.

The new space also features two toddler-specific treatment rooms and two open bay hygiene pools.

Brandon Shamblin, founder of Treetop Pediatric Dentistry and board-certified pediatric dentist, said the space is "pediatric dentistry reimagined."

What they offer: Treetop Pediatric Dentistry offers care for infants and toddlers, Invisalign for teens and kids, evaluations for lip and tongue ties, and more.

• 3355 Oak Run Parkway, Ste. 100, New Braunfels

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