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New Braunfels to open applications for charter review commission

New Braunfels City Council discussed forming a seven-member charter review commission during a meeting on June 8 and opening an application period for interested residents.

What you need to know: City Manager Robert Camareno said they are hoping to open the application process in mid-June or late June and leave it open for 30 days. He said they are targeting Aug. 10 as the date for council to make their appointments.

The city began discussing forming a charter review commission during a May 26 council meeting after officials discovered a conflict between the city charter and the Texas Constitution regarding the New Braunfels mayoral race.

What they're saying: Council member D. Lee Edwards said they needed to try to appoint diverse individuals to the commission.

“We’re going to be watched closely on this, so I want to make sure we take no missteps,” Edwards said.

 
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Mobile dessert trailer serving bubble waffles and boba lemonades opens in New Braunfels

Level Up Treats, a New Braunfels-based mobile dessert trailer, celebrated its grand opening May 13.

What you need to know: Level Up Treats, owned and operated by local Army veteran Crystal Quinn, specializes in bubble waffles, ice cream sundaes and boba lemonades. Quinn said Level Up Treats was created with the vision of bringing people together through fun, affordable desserts while creating lasting memories.

"As a veteran-owned small business, we're incredibly grateful for the support we've received from the New Braunfels community and look forward to serving local schools, neighborhoods, businesses and events for years to come," Quinn said.

  • Serving New Braunfels, Schertz, San Antonio and other nearby areas

 
Neighboring News
Jimmy John’s prepares to set-up shop on Texas State University campus

Editor's note: This article is based on a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations filing. Community Impact will provide updates as more information is available.

A customizable sandwich shop is set to arrive on the Texas State University campus at the start of the 2026-27 school year.

The gist: The university will remodel a space in the Undergraduate Academic Center to accommodate a new Jimmy John’s. The campus location will be the third in the city of San Marcos.

The site’s remodel was scheduled to begin on June 1 and be completed on Aug. 15, according to the filing.

What’s special about it? While the chain eatery offers multiple sandwich and wrap options, customers can also build their own meal from scratch. Sandwiches are fully customizable, from bread to protein, veggies and sauce.

  • 614 N. Guadalupe St., San Marcos

 
Latest Education News
More than 100K students have been awarded Texas Education Freedom Accounts. Here are the next steps.

As the 2026-27 school year nears, the number of people selected to participate in Texas’ education savings account program has topped 100,000.

The overview: To date, just over 102,000 students have been accepted into the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program, which gives families state funds to send their children to private schools or homeschool them.

However, being awarded funds does not mean a student is guaranteed to be able to use that money at a participating private school this fall.

Zooming in: Over 2,600 private schools have been approved to accept TEFA funding, per the state comptroller's office. State law does not require schools participating in the program to accept all interested families.

Next steps: Families accepted into the program have until July 15 to do one of the following:

  • Confirm enrollment at a private school involved in the program
  • Notify the state of their homeschooling plans
  • Opt out of the program

Once families confirm their plans, state funds will be deposited into their TEFA accounts as soon as July.

 

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