Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that the city approved a change to the exceptions to downtown parking by allowing individuals with a valid disabled license plate or placard to park for free in November 2025.
Drivers with disabled parking license plates and placards will no longer be paying for parking near the Comal River.
The gist
New Braunfels City Council approved an ordinance change on second and final reading April 13 that adds disabled parking license plates and placard holders to the paid parking exceptions in river areas. City Council approved the ordinance change on first reading in March.
