Council opened a public hearing on a proposed ad valorem tax rate of $0.818931 per $100, with staff saying debt service rose ~$141,000 and reserves are low; residents urged raising the rate to preserve services and pay raises. Council set a follow-up hearing for Sept. 1.

The city received a statewide attorney general notice alleging the fiscal‑year audit was not filed within 180 days; the city attorney said staff documented timely filing (the 180th day fell on a Sunday so documents were filed the following Monday) and the council authorized sending a formal response while proceeding with tax‑rate scheduling.

After a staff presentation, Boerne City Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 2026‑R44 endorsing TxDOT's Alternative 1 for turn‑lane and pedestrian improvements at State Highway 46 (River Road) and Herff Road; the plan requires an easement from the Cibolo Center for Conservation.

At oral argument in State of Texas v. City of McAllen and others, petitioners urged dismissal for lack of standing; respondents said the challenged statutes let cities grant a 'thing of value' in possible violation of the state gift clauses and asked the Court to reach the merits.

With the campus bond defeated in November, council spent more than an hour weighing three options — reballoting at a lower amount, phasing the project, or selling property — and asked staff to schedule a December work session, obtain broker estimates of property value, and pause construction design beyond schematic work.