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New Braunfels, Week of October 18: Water Main Break, A Firefighter on Leave, and What the Housing Data Actually Shows

October 19, 2026 · Latest

New Braunfels, Week of October 18: Water Main Break, A Firefighter on Leave, and What the Housing Data Actually Shows

Water Main Break Triggers Boil Notice for Copper Ridge Subdivision A 16-inch water main break prompted New Braunfels Utilities to issue a boil water notice for residents of the Cop…

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Downtown Condos, License Plate Cameras, and What October Means for New Braunfels Buyers

October 12, 2026

Downtown Condos, License Plate Cameras, and What October Means for New Braunfels Buyers

The Neue Breaks Ground Downtown — 43 Condos Coming by Late 2027 A $20 million mixed-use development officially broke ground on September 29, 2026 in downtown New Braunfels. The fou…

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Flooding, Flock Cameras, and a Shifting Market: New Braunfels This Week

October 7, 2026

Flooding, Flock Cameras, and a Shifting Market: New Braunfels This Week

Flood Watch Puts New Braunfels on Alert Through Late September A Flood Watch issued by the National Weather Service covered Comal and Guadalupe counties from Wednesday evening thro…

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Lyndon Ranch Breaks Ground, Kohlenberg Gets More Funding, and What the Market Looks Like Heading Into Fall

September 29, 2026

Lyndon Ranch Breaks Ground, Kohlenberg Gets More Funding, and What the Market Looks Like Heading Into Fall

Lyndon Ranch Affordable Housing Project Begins Excavation on Loop 337 Excavation has started on the Lyndon Ranch apartment project at 1801 Loop 337, on land owned by Austin-based P…

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New Braunfels, Week of September 20: A Community Grieving, a Market Finding Its Footing

September 21, 2026

New Braunfels, Week of September 20: A Community Grieving, a Market Finding Its Footing

Father Killed in FM 725 Head-On Crash; Two Arrested A head-on collision on FM 725 on the evening of September 12 killed 27-year-old Alex "Bubba" Nunez and hospitalized his 3-year-o…

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New Braunfels Week in Review: A Fatal Crash on FM 725, Retail Expansion Along I-35, and What the Growth Story Means for Buyers

September 14, 2026

New Braunfels Week in Review: A Fatal Crash on FM 725, Retail Expansion Along I-35, and What the Growth Story Means for Buyers

Fatal Head-On Crash on FM 725 Kills One, Injures Toddler — Two Arrested A Saturday evening collision on FM 725 in south New Braunfels killed a 27-year-old local man and injured a 3…

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New Braunfels Leadership Transition, Storm Remnants, and What Institutional Investors Mean for Local Buyers

September 7, 2026

New Braunfels Leadership Transition, Storm Remnants, and What Institutional Investors Mean for Local Buyers

City Manager Search Moves Forward Following Retirement Announcement New Braunfels City Council is now in the process of defining a timeline and selection process for the city's nex…

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New Braunfels, Week of August 30: An Assault Case, Community Bright Spots, and What's on the Market

August 31, 2026

New Braunfels, Week of August 30: An Assault Case, Community Bright Spots, and What's on the Market

NBPD Seeks Public Tips in Wren Brook Drive Assault New Braunfels Police are asking residents for information following a physical assault that occurred between 2:50 and 4 a.m. on J…

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New Braunfels August 2026: Wurstfest Dates Set, Heat Persists, and a Housing Market Finding Its Footing

August 24, 2026

New Braunfels August 2026: Wurstfest Dates Set, Heat Persists, and a Housing Market Finding Its Footing

Wurstfest 2026 Locks In November Dates at the Wurstfest Grounds Wurstfest will return to New Braunfels November 6–15, 2026, bringing ten days of German and Bavarian-inspired food, …

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New Braunfels Enters Stage 2 Drought Restrictions as School Supply Drive Wraps Up

August 17, 2026

New Braunfels Enters Stage 2 Drought Restrictions as School Supply Drive Wraps Up

New Braunfels Utilities Moves to Stage 2 Drought Restrictions New Braunfels Utilities announced the shift to Stage 2 drought restrictions effective August 10, citing continued drou…

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New Braunfels, Week of August 9: A Storm on the Horizon, Community Moments, and What the Housing Data Actually Says

August 10, 2026

New Braunfels, Week of August 9: A Storm on the Horizon, Community Moments, and What the Housing Data Actually Says

Tropical Storm Bertha Tracks Toward Texas After Louisiana Landfall Tropical Storm Bertha re-entered the northern Gulf of Mexico and is racing toward a second Texas landfall, expect…

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New Braunfels Tops the Nation for Movers — What the Data Actually Says About Living and Buying Here

August 3, 2026

New Braunfels Tops the Nation for Movers — What the Data Actually Says About Living and Buying Here

New Braunfels' 78130 ZIP Code Ranked No. 1 in the U.S. for Inbound Moves MovingPlace's 2026 mid-year migration report, which tracked nearly 5.3 million moves in the first half of t…

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New Braunfels, Week of July 26: Storm Watch, a Community Honor, and What the Housing Data Actually Shows

July 27, 2026

New Braunfels, Week of July 26: Storm Watch, a Community Honor, and What the Housing Data Actually Shows

Tropical Storm Bertha Puts South Central Texas on Alert Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall in southeast Louisiana before re-entering the Gulf and tracking toward Texas, with a sec…

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Flood Week in New Braunfels: What Happened, What's Open, and What It Means for the Market

July 20, 2026

Flood Week in New Braunfels: What Happened, What's Open, and What It Means for the Market

Flash Flood Threat Forces Comal River Closure, City Activates Emergency Response The City of New Braunfels closed the Comal River to all recreational activity this week by order of…

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New Braunfels Mid-July 2026: Sales Volume Climbs While a Riverside Development and a Wastewater Fight Reshape the Edges of Town

July 13, 2026

New Braunfels Mid-July 2026: Sales Volume Climbs While a Riverside Development and a Wastewater Fight Reshape the Edges of Town

Mystic Shores Residents Push Back on Wastewater Permit Renewal Near Juniper Ranch Residents of the Mystic Shores community are actively contesting the renewal of a Texas Commission…

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New Braunfels in July: Parades, a New Sports Park, and a Buyer's Market Worth Paying Attention To

July 8, 2026

New Braunfels in July: Parades, a New Sports Park, and a Buyer's Market Worth Paying Attention To

48th Annual Fourth of July Parade Fills Downtown New Braunfels New Braunfels held its 48th annual Fourth of July Parade and Program in downtown this week, continuing one of the cit…

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New Braunfels at Mid-2026: Move-In Demand Holds Strong While Market Prices Reset

July 1, 2026

New Braunfels at Mid-2026: Move-In Demand Holds Strong While Market Prices Reset

New Braunfels Tops National Move Volume Rankings for Second Straight Month New Braunfels claimed the top spot for total move volume in May for the second consecutive month, accordi…

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