Happy Tuesday, New Braunfels. You know the drill – grab your coffee (or whatever you sip in the morning), kick back, and let New Braunfels Brief serve up everything you need to know for the week ahead.
📰 In the news
Local happenings: Pack your boots for new trails in New Braunfels, spot the secured 133 acre TSTC site, and watch out for fake deputy phone calls — catch up here.
State-level stories: Texas Athletics prepares to debut a new cardiovascular supplement partner, manufacturing activity in August keeps climbing, and Texas Tech welcomes its biggest freshman class — see what else is brewing.
National headlines: Housing sales slump worries the Feds, Idaho secures foster kids social security payments, and Mitsubishi recalls Outlanders for faulty liftgate gas springs — peruse the best of the rest.
Highlights this week
- Bring your device for expert tech advice
- Craft custom porch signs for rescue
- Play free chess at Seguin library
- Enjoy snacks, crafts, storytimes and free books
- Learn Japanese with native speakers Canyon Lake
- Avoid surprises with $300 off auto repair coverage
After a busy day, walk into a clean home
Every hour you spend scrubbing is an hour you don’t get back. Trustworthy Cleaning Service has been freeing up time for Austin families since 2004 with deep cleans that reset your entire home.
While you are at work or running around town, their crews will make your space sparkle. They’ve seen every cleaning disaster—pet accidents, post-party chaos, construction dust—and know exactly how to restore your home.
Expect background-checked crews, eco-friendly products, and flexible scheduling. Start coming back to a clean home, and discover more hours to do what you love.
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Decor: Ready to give your space a fresh vibe without breaking the bank? These wallet-friendly finds at decor stops in New Braunfels look way pricier than they are.
Travel: Roadside oddities make every drive memorable. From a spray-painted Cadillac on a desert highway to a see-through bathroom off the interstate, these quirky attractions will turn your next road trip into the highlight of every BBQ.
Tools: A basic set of wrenches, screwdrivers and pliers turns you into the household hero, aka no more 11 PM calls to your neighbor for a leaky faucet fix. If you’ve got these tools, you’re ready for whatever your home throws at you.
Coffee: For those who believe coffee is less “morning fuel” and more “liquid art form,” Gruene Coffee Haus has you covered. From single-origin beans roasted with nerdy precision to the kind of pour-overs that make drip coffee seem like a distant bad dream, this is where caffeine meets craftsmanship.
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📆 Around town this week
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This week
📖 Preschool Storytime @ New Braunfels Library | Tuesday (8/26) at 9:30am – If your little one scribbles more than the city council, swing by the local library’s storytime for 3-to-5 year-olds. We’ll untangle letters, stage dramatic readings, and sneak in fingerplays. It’s laid-back literacy, plus your next look-at-my-clever-kid boast.
👶 Toddler Time @ New Braunfels Library | Tuesday (8/26) at 10:30am – Whether your tiny human is stage-ready or still tossing toys off shelves, the library’s toddler story-and-song hour has you covered. Shakers, scarf dances, rhymes, and a cuddle-circle finale, enough wiggle wrangling to make you nostalgic for nap time.
🎨 Paint & Play @ McKenna Children’s Museum | Wednesday (8/27) at 2:00pm – Who said adulting means ditching the finger paints? Walk in with your museum ticket, snag a canvas (while supplies last), pick your apple shade, and make something fridge-worthy. It’s low-key culture with plenty of laughs, zero art-school angst.
📚 McKenna’s Book Fair @ McKenna Children’s Museum | Friday (8/29) at 9:00am – Need a mild distraction from the usual weekend chaos? McKenna’s Book Fair at the museum has kid-friendly storytimes hosted by canine classmates, snacks, crafts, and a free book for every child with your admission, so you can finally sit down with that coffee.
🎸 Lee Mathis & the Brutally Handsome @ Gruene Hall | Friday (8/29) at 11:00am – Outlaw country is rolling back into town with Lee Mathis & the Brutally Handsome, cranking up high-energy swing, trad, and forgotten ’70s-’90s hits. These award-winners blend originals from The Hard Stuff and Vices with fresh cuts that’ll stick in your head.
This weekend
☕ Caffeine and Chrome @ Gateway Classic Cars | Saturday (8/30) at 9:00am – Picture vintage muscle cars and wagging tails, with fresh coffee wafting through the showroom, all free to attend. Bring your classic ride and four-legged sidekick, drop off a small shelter donation, grab pastries and java, and talk shop with fellow car lovers.
🏍️ Customer Appreciation Day @ Gruene Harley-Davidson | Saturday (8/30) at 9:00am – At Gruene Harley-Davidson they’re turning the shop into a rolling BBQ pit, complete with free grub and drinks while they last. Spin a prize wheel or snag service specials so good you’ll wonder if they misread a decimal. Come ride, respect, repeat.
🎸 Pug Johnson @ The Redbird Listening Room | Saturday (8/30) at 7:30pm – BYOB’s ten bucks per crew, so bring your own beer and hear a Texas troubadour fuse swamp-pop, Tex-Mex, and honky-tonk with tales sharper than your uncle’s dad jokes. Ditch dry crackers, grab a Redbird Charcuterie Plate, and settle in for sly country charm.
🎤 Kristen Foreman @ Watering Hole Saloon | Saturday (8/30) at 9:00pm – This Saturday, Kristen Foreman is boot-scootin’ through the air-conditioned dance hall at the Watering Hole Saloon, turning your weekend into a country hoedown. Five bucks gets you in, drink specials keep the Texas spirits high, and your two left feet are welcome.
🎸 Taylor Campbell Band @ The Redbird Listening Room | Sunday (8/31) at 4:00pm – Afternoon at the listening room means trading your to-do list for Taylor Campbell’s tales and tunes, a mix of Carolina foothills soul and East Texas twang. BYOB, ten bucks per crew, grab a Rambler, soda, or charcuterie plate and settle into genuine roots music.
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🎶 Live music & entertainment
- 8/27 Jacob Augustine @ Seguin Power Plant – 6 pm
- 8/27 Dean Paul Willeford @ Pour Haus – 8:30 pm
- 8/28 Kristen Foreman @ Gruene Grove – 7 pm
- 8/28 Bobcat @ Lone Star Lounge – 8:30 pm
- 8/29 Michael Monroe Goodman @ The Grapevine – 5 pm
- 8/29 Teague Brothers Band @ Happy Cow – 7 pm
- 8/29 Brandon Rhyder @ The Redbird Listening Room – 7 pm
- 8/29 James McMurtry @ Gruene Hall – 9:30 pm
- 8/30 Hunter Davis @ Krause’s Biergarten – 10 am
- 8/30 Jason Boland’s Camino Real @ Gruene Hall – 8 pm
🏠️ This house is wild
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Listed by: Shelby Renfeld (Keller Williams Heritage)
Santa Barbara vibes meet Texas Hill Country in this custom retreat, where creamy stucco and rich wood accents set the tone for seriously elevated living. Behind a private arched gate, a courtyard with lush greenery and a bubbling fountain feels straight out of a Mediterranean daydream. Inside, hand-troweled walls, exposed beams, and a sun-drenched open layout keep things bright, while the chef’s kitchen brings double ovens, a gas range, and a walk-in pantry that’s ready for midnight snack attacks.
The primary suite dials up the luxury with its own fireplace and a spa-worthy bath, complete with a clawfoot tub. Out back, the resort-style pool and spa make every day feel like vacation, all tucked away in the gated Bordeaux section for maximum privacy and peace.
