Comal County commissioners approve budget, set tax rate and clear multiple routine items
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Summary
The Comal County Commissioners Court approved a $124 million general-fund budget for 2026, set a 2025 tax rate of $0.305015 per $100 valuation (a 15.44% increase), adopted a first amendment to the recommended budget and approved a slate of routine proclamations, plats, interlocals and contract renewals.
The Comal County Commissioners Court on Sept. 4 approved its recommended 2026 budget, adopted multiple routine proclamations and accepted a number of construction and administrative items before setting a 2025 tax rate of $0.305015 per $100 valuation.
The court adopted a first amendment to the recommended budget and then voted to adopt the 2026 budget as amended. County officials said the budget funds capital projects, pay adjustments to address recruiting and retention in public safety and road maintenance, and planned improvements to flood-warning and other infrastructure.
The court then set the 2025 tax rate at $0.305015 per $100 valuation, which the commissioners characterized as necessary to fund the adopted budget; the court’s published materials showed that rate is effectively a 15.44% increase compared with the prior rate calculations. The court also complied with a new statutory requirement by publishing a taxpayer impact statement showing sample bills under last year’s rate, the proposed rate and the no-new-revenue rate.
Beyond the budget and tax-rate votes, the court approved several routine and operational items, including: claims totaling $1,510,824.29 (EFT $202,630.76; regular claims $1,308,193.53); proclamations recognizing September as Hunger Action Month, Suicide Prevention Month and National Recovery Month; recognition of the Pilot Club of Canyon Lake’s 50th anniversary; acceptance of donated funds to constable precincts from the Canyon Lake Area Chamber of Commerce; final acceptance of roads and release of construction sureties in new subdivisions; approval of plats; renewal and supplemental contract actions for asphalt patching and other procurement; election-related appointments and polling-location approvals; and multiple line-item transfers to cover operational needs such as inmate feeding and overtime.
Votes were taken by voice/hand; the court recorded motions and seconds for each action and carried the items by majority voice vote. No roll-call tallies were recorded in the minutes.
Ending: The court completed the business on its agenda after a full morning session and recessed at the conclusion of action item 31.
