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New Braunfels could exempt vehicles with Purple Heart or Congressional Medal of Honor license plates from downtown paid parking.
The overview
New Braunfels City Council unanimously approved an ordinance change on first reading Nov. 9 to add vehicles with Purple Heart and Congressional Medal of Honor license plates to the paid parking exemptions in the downtown and river recreation areas.
“Whoever has these plates, thank you so much,” District 4 council member Lawrence Spradley said.
How we got here
In November 2025, City Council approved an ordinance change that exempts vehicles with disabled veteran license plates, disabled parking plates and vehicles displaying a disabled parking placard from paying for parking downtown, according to agenda documents.
During an Oct. 19 special council meeting, the dais directed staff to consider adding Purple Heart and Congressional Medal of Honor license plates to the exemption list.
Stay tuned
The ordinance change will be considered by council on second and final reading at a future meeting.
