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May 17, 2012
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(Comal County, TX) -- The death of a Comal County man is under investigation after his badly decomposed body was found inside a home on Mission Valley Road, outside of the New Braunfels city limits, yesterday afternoon.

Comal County Sheriff’s detectives called in New Braunfels Fire Department personnel a little after 3pm yesterday to a home in the 17-hundred block of Mission Valley...

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May 17, 2012
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(San Marcos, TX) --  One of the four men charged in the death of a 35-year old Lockhart man, whose dismembered torso was found by New Braunfels Police in the bed of a pickup truck in 2010, died this week while in custody in Hays County.  

The San Marcos Daily Record reports that 52-year old Eloy Davila Jr. had been housed in the Hays County Jail’s infirmary for most of...

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May 17, 2012
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(New Braunfels, TX) -- The New Braunfels 4B Board will consider adding another 275-thousand dollars onto the plan to extend water and sewer services to potions of the New Braunfels Regional Airport.

The 4B Board and City Council have already approved 500-thousand dollars for that project, but with the recent move by National Flight Services to relocate its San Antonio operations at...

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May 17, 2012
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(New Braunfels, TX0 -- The Comal County Public Health Department is urging those not already vaccinated for Meningitis to do so before the start of summer.

Meningitis is a disease that causes the inflammation of the membrane that surrounds the brain and spinal cord and it can easily be contracted, but you can protect yourself from some (but not all) forms of meningitis with the...

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May 17, 2012
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(New Braunfels, TX) -- The Faust Street Bridge will be getting two new historical markers at a ceremony scheduled for this Saturday morning.

The City of New Braunfels will be hosting two organizations that are bestowing historical plaques for that bridge that connects Faust and Porter Streets at the Guadalupe River. Now used as a walking bridge, it has already been placed on the...

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May 16, 2012
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(New Braunfels, TX) -- Not one, but two major 18-wheeler accidents on southbound I-35 yesterday morning snarled traffic for 8+ hours and left a 51-year old San Antonio man dead.

Just before 2am yesterday, on a rain-soaked highway south of town near Schwab Road, a Fed Ex 18-wheeler hauling two trailers tried to brake and apparently lost control of the back trailer, causing the truck...

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May 16, 2012
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(Guadalupe County, TX) -- A New Braunfels man was sentenced late last week to 2 years in state prison on a charge of possession of a controlled substance from an arrest that happened here in New Braunfels, but in Guadalupe County.

The Seguin Gazette reports that 23-year old Ryan Paul Urias was indicted in March of 2007 on a methamphetamine possession charge and was originally...

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May 16, 2012
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(New Braunfels, TX)  --  More road closures are set to begin tomorrow in the Walnut Heights area of the city, on the east side of I-35, as city contractors continue working on the North Tributary Drainage project. Starting tomorrow, and running through next week Friday, crews will be closing down portions of Briar Bend Drive and Brockton Drive. Homeowners on Brockton, Briar Bend, and...

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May 16, 2012
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(New Braunfels, TX) -- The last of three technology showcases is set for tonight at Canyon high School, giving parents, students, and other CISD residents one last chance to see how the district is using technology in the classroom.

The evening showcase features workshops conducted by students, displays of student projects, and a technology playground where students and adults can...

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May 16, 2012
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(New Braunfels, TX) -- The KNBT Americana Music Jam returns to Gruene Hall this Sunday, and for the 16th year, the event aims to raise funds for local charities that benefit kids in our area. Specifically, this year’s proceeds will go to the Braunfels Foundation Trust and the Shine Initiative.

For much more on those charities, and the complete line-up for this year's Jam, just click...

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