Comal County hearings on proposed countywide tow rotation draw divided response from local providers

Comal County held a public workshop Aug. 14 to consider a draft order that would change the county’s sheriff-dispatch tow-rotation system from three geographic sectors to a single countywide rotation, a move county staff said is intended to improve response times and equity among providers.

County presenter (speaker 4) said the proposal aligns the local order with state regulation by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) and the Texas Administrative Code (Title 16, Ch. 86). The draft would place all qualified wrecker companies on a single rotation list; to qualify a company must hold a TDLR wrecker license and own or operate a TDLR-licensed vehicle storage facility (VSF) within Comal County. Presenter (speaker 4) described response-time standards in the draft — 45 minutes for light-duty tows and 75 minutes for heavy-duty — and a discipline matrix allowing written…