News Flash

FAQ on Property Tax Servicing

Every year about this time, all of us begin receiving ad valorem property tax information. One of the things that confuses everyone is who sets the property tax rates and who actually collects the bills.

A couple of years ago, the Kendall County Appraisal District, which had historically collected city property taxes regardless of which county you live in, decided they no longer wanted to provide this service. That caused our city to find a new service pr...

FEMA Assistance

Severe Winter Weather Event Recovery FAQ

February 21, 2021

What FEMA assistance is available to Texas?

Individual Assistance (IA) FEMA’s direct assistance to individuals and households. There are currently 77 counties eligible for IA. These counties can be v...

Declaration of Disaster

LOCAL DECLARATION OF DISASTER BY GARRY MANITZAS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FAIR OAKS RANCH................

The below declaration is being posted now to proactively prepare for requesting assistance from FEMA for natural disaster related costs that have and will continue to affect our City and community because of this unprecedented winter weather event.

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Plumbing repairs and permits within the City of Fair Oaks Ranch

Our THANK YOU Story

A Heartfelt Thank You from our Team to YOU!!!

Dear Residents of Fair Oaks Ranch:

Thank you to all those who shared their groceries with our public works and police teams yesterday! We were blown away by your generosity and we wanted to share the story of how critical this was for our essential staff a...

City Council Approves Resolution 2021-05

City Council approves Resolution 2021-05 ordering a Special Election for City Council Places 5 and 6.  Interested applicants can apply for these seats until 5:00 PM on March 1, 2021.  For more information regarding the city election plea...

UPDATE - Notice of Special Election

The City Secretary has received two applications for a place on the ballot for the position of Mayor. On Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Council Member Place 6, Gregory C. Maxton applied and on Friday, January 29, 2021 Council Member Place 5, Snehal Patel sub...

February Issue of From the Mayor's Desk is now available!

Be sure to read the February's edition of "From the Mayor's Desk"!

Click here to read February 2021 edition of From the Mayor's Desk.

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Message from the City of Fair Oaks Ranch

We ardently strive to provide each of our citizens with as much up-to-date information as possible regarding the current COVID-19 pandemic that has plagued our lives over the past year.

As a small rural community that lies within (3) three different counties, Bexar, Comal, and Kendall, we rely solely on information from each of those counties, and ultimately information from the State of Texas which has been limited and fluid throughout ...

Oak Wilt Season Is Here!

This is a friendly reminder that the City of Fair Oaks Ranch is entering oak wilt season.

Please note that the maintenance of ALL oak trees, including pruning, trimming, cutting and removal, is prohibited February 1st through June 30th (per City Ordinance 2020-22). This timeframe is when fungal spore formation and nitidulid beetle (insect vect...

2019 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report

The 2019 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report is now available.

Public water systems are required by law to report every year on the type and quantity of the substances in their water. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality conducts water quality tests and provides the results for the report. The City of Fair O...