New Braunfels
GOVERNMENT
Keeping New Braunfels Safe: City officials adding more personnel and infrastructure
New Braunfels- Since last year, New Braunfels grew nearly 6% with their population now sitting at just under 111,000 people. City leadership is making sure their investment in public safety is keeping up with the community’s growing needs. As one of the fastest-growing cities in the state, we spoke...
First ammunition vending machine in the state has been installed in a Central Texas grocery store
Buying rounds of ammunition has never been easier now that a bullet vending machine is operational at a Canyon Lake grocery store. When you walk into the Lowe’s Market on Sattler Road, the ammunition vending machine sits next to the ATM. Customers must be age 21 or older to make a purchase, and they must undergo a facial recognition scan to confirm their identity.
Sights & Sounds of Christmas put on pause in San Marcos
SAN MARCOS, Texas — Since 1987, a Central Texas nonprofit has been bringing holiday festivities to the San Marcos community. Each year, the Sights & Sounds of Christmas has hosted its two-week-long celebration, featuring a carnival, Santa's Gift Shop, reindeer games and more. “It’s more than a Christmas festival,”...
TCEQ Greenlights Comal Vulcan Quarry Project, Opponents to Appeal
Central Comal County residents are about to meet the “new neighbor” grassroots activists have warned them about for years. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on July 8 greenlit Alabama-based Vulcan Materials Company’s plans to turn the former Eric White ranch into a 1,500-acre open-pit limestone quarry between Bulverde and New Braunfels near State Highway 46 and FM 3009.
Bobcat Ballpark to host free movie night
Texas State and the city of San Marcos are teaming up to host a free movie night at Bobcat Ballpark tonight at 7:30 p.m. with the gates opening at 6 p.m. The event is a part of the Summer Movie Series where every Tuesday, the San Marcos Parks and Recreation Department will host a free movie night at different locations in San Marcos. Tonight’s movie selection is the 2022 film Jurassic World Dominion starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum.
Wimberley Library shows off renovated spaces in latest reveal
, , , The Wimberley library has continued its dramatic transformation into a first-class community asset. This month it reopened its original space showing off the newly renovated wing with its new circulation desk, meeting rooms, fiction and nonfiction stacks and eight dedicated community computer bays to access book, DVD and CD titles, search for jobs, and for the public’s general use. A library card is not needed to use the computers. Community members who wish to use the computers can ask for a guest pass. Opposite the circulation desk and part of the original children’s area, is a bright, welcoming...
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (“RFP”) ON-CALL CONTRACT SERVICES RFP# 2024-007
Sealed proposals in response to this RFP will be received through the City’s e-procurement portal at https://schertz.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities until 8 August 2024 at 3:30 PM. Submissions by other methods will not be accepted. All Proposals must be in the City of Schertz’s possession on or before the scheduled date and time (no late RFP will be accepted). Proposals will be opened publicly through a Zoom meeting which can be found in section 2.1.
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