NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas \u2014 The Comal River has reopened to the public after being closed earlier this week due to flooding, but city officials are urging visitors to use caution as cleanup efforts continue.<\/p>\n
The City of New Braunfels announced the river reopened for recreational use at 3 p.m. Friday. Due to the late reopening, lifeguards will not be on duty Friday but are scheduled to resume normal operations at 10 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n
City crews have spent the past several days clearing debris left behind by the recent floods, and officials said water clarity continues to improve. However, visitors are warned that submerged debris may still be present and could pose a safety risk.<\/p>\n
“Anyone entering the water should be cautious about debris that may not be visible under the water’s surface,” the city said in a statement.<\/p>\n
River Acres Park has also reopened to the public.<\/p>\n
The reopening comes just days after heavy flooding forced closures across the area and prompted cleanup efforts along the river. While recreational activities have resumed, some residents have expressed concerns on social media about whether conditions are safe enough for the public to return.<\/p>\n
City officials say crews will continue monitoring river conditions and encourage visitors to remain aware of their surroundings while enjoying the water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas \u2014 The Comal River has reopened to the public after being closed earlier this week…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":377313,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82,84,83],"class_list":["post-377312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/377313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}