🌱 Creditors in New Braunfels: see this new guardianship notice.

Hi there, New Braunfels! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Creditors in New Braunfels: see this new guardianship notice.
• What the new Edwards Aquifer rules mean for New Braunfels water users
• What investigators are saying after a woman’s body was found locally

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 86 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 72.
• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 72 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Notice Karim Ibrahim (herald-zeitung.com) — A new legal notice in Comal County names a guardian for the person and estate of Karim Ibrahim Muci, with contact and attorney offices based in New Braunfels. Local creditors are instructed to present any claims against the estate within the legally required timeframe.
   

2. Edwards Aquifer Authority eases restrictions as water levels improve (expressnews.com) — Water conditions tied to Comal Springs in New Braunfels have improved enough for the Edwards Aquifer Authority to ease regional pumping limits from Stage 3 to Stage 2, allowing utilities slightly more groundwater. While New Braunfels Utilities still sets its own restrictions, this change could eventually reduce drought surcharges and ease rules if higher aquifer levels persist.
   

3. Woman's body found on banks of Guadalupe River during search for missing New Braunfels resident, police say (kens5.com) — New Braunfels police say a woman’s body was found Tuesday evening along the Guadalupe River during a coordinated search connected to missing resident Juliet Elizabeth Watson. The body has not yet been identified and will undergo autopsy, so investigators have not confirmed whether it is Watson. The Criminal Investigations Division continues to handle the case and search efforts in the Rusk Lane area.
   

4. New Braunfels area resident launches community preparedness initiative following downtown shooting (herald-zeitung.com) — After three people were wounded in a May 3 drive-by shooting in downtown New Braunfels, local resident Delihah Medrano is organizing a community preparedness push. She’s advocating wider access to CPR, AED, and bleeding-control training and more emergency equipment in busy public places. Her goal is to close the gap between residents’ desire to help and their readiness in a crisis.
   

5. Rapid growth and new opportunities in America's new boomtowns (cw33.com) — New Braunfels is highlighted as one of America’s new boomtowns, posting a 40% jump in housing units, a 32% increase in its labor force, and 6.8% annual real GDP growth. The report compares New Braunfels’ rapid expansion with other fast-growing Texas and national cities, underscoring both new opportunities and the strains that come with such growth.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anybody lose this sweet guy?
  He showed up in our neighborhood off Goodwin maybe 2 weeks ago. He’s wearing a flea collar and is uniquely built, so was hoping someone would… (Nextdoor Northgate)
• Brought to North America in 1890, European Starlings are famous for "murmurations", which are fluid, shape-shifting aerial displays of thousands of birds flying in unison.
  They are highly intelligent, aggressive survivors that easily adapt to urban life and effortlessly mimic everything from other birds to car alarms… (Nextdoor Vintage Oaks)

• CRH plc posted a job opening for Tower Attendant in New Braunfels. Apply here.
• Archdiocese of San Antonio posted a job opening for Custodian (summer seasonal)- John Paul II Catholic High School in New Braunfels. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Braunfels here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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