46 • Regular AgendaCity of New Braunfels (Comal County)

Comal County & Guadalupe County House Bill 1522, passed by the Texas Legislature in 2025, amends section 551.043 of the Texas Government Code to require that the notice of a meeting required to be posted under section 551.043(a) of the Texas Open Meeting

Presented in: City of New Braunfels City Council - August 24, 2026 on 2026-08-24

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Comal County & Guadalupe County House Bill 1522, passed by the Texas Legislature in 2025, amends section 551.043 of the Texas Government Code to require that the notice of a meeting required to be posted under section 551.043(a) of the Texas Open Meetings Act, at which a governmental body will discuss or adopt a budget for the governmental body, must include a taxpayer impact statement showing, for the median-valued homestead property, a comparison of the property tax bill in dollars pertaining to the property for the current fiscal year to an estimate of the property tax bill in dollars for the same property for the upcoming fiscal year. The City of New Braunfels has proposed a budget for FY 2027. 2025 Value of Median-Valued Homestead Property in Comal County.....................................$287,080 2025 Property Tax Bill for the Current Fiscal Year ($0.0.408936).....................................$1,174 2026 Value of Median-Valued Homestead Property in Comal County.....................................$281,180 Estimated 2026 Property Tax Bill for the Upcoming Fiscal Year if the City Adopts the Proposed Budget and Tax Rate ($0.408936 per $100 of value).....................................$1,150 Estimated 2026 Property Tax Bill for the Upcoming Fiscal Year if the City Adopts a Balanced Budget Funded at the No-New-Revenue Tax Rate ($.415613 per $100 of value).....................................$1,169 2025 Value of Median-Valued Homestead Property in Guadalupe County.....................................$246,910 2025 Property Tax Bill for the Current Fiscal Year ($0.0.408936).....................................$1,010 2026 Value of Median-Valued Homestead Property in Guadalupe County.....................................$237,372 Estimated 2026 Property Tax Bill for the Upcoming Fiscal Year if the City Adopts the Proposed Budget and Tax Rate ($0.408936 per $100 of value).....................................$971 Estimated 2026 Property Tax Bill for the Upcoming Fiscal Year if the City Adopts a Balanced Budget Funded at the No-New-Revenue Tax Rate ($.415613 per $100 of value).....................................$987 The estimates in this Impact Statement are valid only for the FY 2027 proposed budget and tax rate.