Clay Bock said he began his fitness journey back in 2007, becoming a personal trainer at various gyms across Central Texas.

“I’ve always been in the gym, starting when I was 12 years old,” Bock said.

Put in perspective: After years of coaching, refereeing and training, Bock wanted to bring something to New Braunfels that was missing—a gym specifically designed for boxing.

“Moving here, there wasn’t anything fully dedicated to boxing,” Bock said. “It was tough having to travel elsewhere.”

Let’s Bocks Fitness and Boxing was originally established after the COVID pandemic in 2020, where classes and training were held in the backyard of Bock’s home.

Then, in January 2023, he opened a brick-and-mortar at 1265 Industrial St., Ste. C. in New Braunfels.

“Ever since, we’ve slowly built up the business, creating a new community for boxing here in the city,” Bock said.

A local favorite has officially reopened in New Braunfels, this time as a food truck.

Sorting out details: Steaks to Go held a soft opening on Dec. 14 and a grand opening on Dec. 18 for its new food truck, located at 221 Elliot Knox Blvd., next to Roc-N-Ritas.

Steaks to Go previously operated as a brick-and-mortar at 107 S. Business I-35 before closing in 2014, Co-Owner Casey Woods told Community Impact.

"When we had the chance to bring back a New Braunfels favorite, we didn’t think twice. We said yes and got to work," Woods said in a Dec. 8 Facebook post. “With the original chef returning and our take on the recipes, everyone remembers, we’re proud to revive a name that means something to this town."

The specifics: Steaks to Go is offering the Original-Style Steak Sandwich, which contains one-third of a pound of sliced steak.

• 221 Elliot Knox Blvd., New Braunfels

Central Texas counties could begin receiving up to $1.25 million each in state funding for flood warning sirens in the coming weeks and months, officials announced Dec. 16.

The overview: The funding comes less than six months after historic flooding hit parts of Central and West Texas over the July 4 weekend, killing at least 137 residents and visitors. During special legislative sessions this summer, state lawmakers approved requirements that 30 counties included in a July disaster declaration install flood warning systems with the help of $50 million in state grants.

Zooming in: Each county is expected to receive up to $1.25 million from the Texas Water Development Board. Counties seeking more money will need their requests approved by the three-member board.

Counties are required to submit detailed project plans to the TWDB and can use the grants to install physical infrastructure such as sirens, rain gauges, flood gauges and solar panels to power the warning systems. The money can also be used for local flood education, outreach and training programs, TWDB staff said.