BY ZARA FLORES, SIERRA MARTIN & ERIC WEILBACHER
Gov. Abbott names city ‘film-friendly’ New Braunfels could see more film crews making their way into town. On Nov. 13, Gov. Greg Abbott announced a number of trainings and certifications were completed to earn New Braunfels the title “Film Friendly Texas Community” by the Texas Film Commission, joining more than 175 municipalities in Texas that went through the certification process. The TFC documented more than 183,000 film-related jobs created in Texas since 2007.
2023 season saw visitor, revenue and litter increases on Comal River Despite higher temperatures and lower water levels, the city of New Braunfels generated more revenue this summer than the last from river recreation. The gist Amy Niles, New Braunfels’ river and watershed manager, presented to council the 2023 river season report Oct. 16. One of the biggest issues coming out of the summer was the rise in litter collected from the Comal River, the presentation showed. The 2023 total for litter collected through September has already surpassed the last three seasons. The police department also issued more cita- tions over the disposable container ban than last year, according to the presentation.
Litter and citations
Bags of trash collected
2020
234
2021
210
2022
273
2023*
326
Citations issued
2020
168
187
2021
2022
375
“[This] will bring more awareness about New Braunfels as a destination for travel in Texas.” NEAL LINNARTZ, NEW BRAUNFELS MAYOR
2023*
380
*THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2023
SOURCE: CITY OF NEW BRAUNFELS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
9
NEW BRAUNFELS EDITION
Powered by FlippingBook