New Braunfels ISD approves flat tax rate for 2025-26 school year
The New Braunfels ISD, or NBISD, board of trustees approved a tax rate of $1.0377 per $100 of taxable value for the 2025-26 school year on Aug. 25, according to a news release.
The rate means homeowners will see no change in the school tax rate from last year, the release states.
The overview: NBISD Director of Financial Services Jose Betancourt said the district was able to keep its tax rates the same because of the increases in property value and homestead exemptions. The approved rate was set after certified property values from Comal and Guadalupe counties allowed the district to keep the overall rate steady. Last year, the average taxable value of a home in the district was $305,426, which is a $273 decrease in school district taxes on the average home in the district. This year, the average taxable value of a home in NBISD is $279,122, the release states.
Cavender's Boot City planning location in New Braunfels
Cavender’s Boot City, a nationwide clothing store, is planning a location at 1671 I-35 S., Ste. 208, inside the former Joann Fabrics location.
What we know: Joann Fabrics closed all stores after filing for bankruptcy, according to previous reporting by Community Impact. The business is still awaiting permitting, Oldham Goodwin Regional Manager Barbara Scheel told Community Impact. Oldham Goodwin is the commercial real estate agency that owns the property.
Currently there is no opening timeline.
What they offer: Cavender’s sells a variety of Western clothing and workwear such as boots, pants, shirts, cowboy hats and more.
Communities in Texas’ Flash Flood Alley may soon have to install flood warning sirens
Some communities in Flash Flood Alley, which stretches through Central Texas and includes the Colorado and Guadalupe River basins, would be required to install flood warning sirens under a bill advanced by state House lawmakers Aug. 26.
The details: Under Senate Bill 3:
The Texas Water Development Board would identify areas impacted by the deadly July 4-5 floods that have “a history of consistent or severe flooding.”
Local governments in the identified areas would be required to install flood warning sirens if they are not already present.
The state would distribute up to $50,000 in grants to help cities and counties install warning systems.
Lawmakers have said they were concerned that some Hill Country residents and visitors missed or did not receive emergency alerts related to the July 4 floods, which began before sunrise.
Next steps: House lawmakers passed SB 3 unanimously Aug. 26, returning it to the Senate with a minor amendment. If senators sign off on the amendment, the warning siren bill will head to the governor’s desk.
