Bandera County River Authority & Groundwater District

Quarterly Board Meeting – Thursday April 17, 2025. See the meetings and postings pages for more information.

Bandera County

River Authority &
Groundwater District

Drought Status:  Exceptional

CALL US: (830) 796-7260

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Protecting & Preserving
our Natural Resources

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Protecting & Preserving
our Natural Resources

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CALL US: (830) 796-7260

Drought Status:  Extreme  

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Bandera County

River Authority & Groundwater District

Protecting & Preserving our Natural Resources

Drought Status:  Extreme  

CALL US: (830) 796-7260

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Bandera County

River Authority & Groundwater District

Protecting & Preserving our Natural Resources

Transparency

Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District

Transparency in Government

BCRAGD gladly complies with Texas transparency standards set by the Texas Comptroller’s office. The District was recognized for it’s efforts in 2021 by being awarded the Traditional Finance Star for financial transparency.

In continuation of this practice, BCRAGD is actively working on achieving one of the new Texas Transparency Stars.

Budget Narrative:

BCRAGD Budget and Financial Process Our District has a nine-member elected board representing the entire county. Fiscal year budgets are proposed and voted on in an open meeting after public hearings. These votes are conducted in accordance with all posting and public hearing requirements of Chapters 36 and 49, the Water Code, and the Open Meetings Act. The approved budget contains line items clearly outlining potential annual expenditures. Our tax rate, current budget, and financial audit are public information and readily available on the District’s website.
All expenditures of the District are authorized by the Board approved budget. The District maintains and adheres to a Finance Management Policy and Public Funds Policy dictating the management of District finances.
The Board reviews the finances and expenditures of the District at a minimum on a quarterly basis during an open meeting. The complete check registry is supplied to the Board for review. When warranted, during an open meeting, the Board will amend the budget to reflect actual costs to date and projected future costs. The budget can only be amended by Board action in an open meeting.
The District has a number of policies implemented to safeguard District finances and promote transparency. The District maintains both a Finance and Budget committee manned by appointed Board members. The District appoints an employee as the Public Funds Officer, overseeing District investments to ensure accordance with the Public Funds Investment Act and best management practices. The Financial Officer reports quarterly to the Board of Directors in an open meeting.
The District employs an outside bookkeeper to review District finances, produce a quarterly budgetary performance report, and reconcile the check registry. In addition, the District has an outside auditor produce a yearly financial audit of District finances, which is reviewed and accepted by the District Board in an open meeting.
The per capita figures are based on Bandera County’s estimated population of 22,637 for 2023.

Check Registers

  • Check Register FY 2024 December
  • Check Register FY 2024 November
  • Check Register FY 2024 October
  • Check Register FY 2024 August
  • Check Register FY 2024 July
  • Check Register FY 2024 June
  • Check Register FY 2024 May
  • Check Register FY 2024 April
  • Check Register FY 2024 March
  • Check Register FY 2024 February
  • Check Register FY 2024 January
  • Check Register FY 2023 December
  • Check Register FY 2023 November
  • Check Register FY 2023 October
  • Check Register FY 2023 September
  • Check Register FY 2023 August
  • Check Register FY 2023 July
  • Check Register FY 2023 June
  • Check Register FY 2023 May
  • Check Register FY 2023 April
  • Check Register FY 2023 March
  • Check Register FY 2023 February
  • Check Register FY 2023 January
  • Check Register FY 2022 December
  • Check Register FY 2022 November
  • Check Register FY 2022 October
  • Check Register FY 2022 September
  • Check Register FY 2022 August
  • Check Register FY 2022 July
  • Check Register FY 2022 June
  • Check Register FY 2022 May
  • Check Register FY 2022 April
  • Check Register FY 2022 March
  • Check Register FY 2022 February
  • Check Register FY 2022 January
  • Check Register FY 2021 September
  • Check Register FY 2021 August
  • Check Register FY 2021 July
  • Check Register FY 2021 June
  • Check Register FY 2018 – May FY 2021

Budgets, Tax Rates, & Financial Audits

Annual Report

Name Email
Don Sloan pct.2sloan@gmail.com
Bob Williams pct4.williams@gmail.com
Conrad Striegl pct.1striegl@gmail.com
Ernest DeWinne pct.1dewinne@gmail.com
Neil Boultinghouse pct.4boultinghouse@gmail.com
Rachel Mulherin pct.2mulherin@gmail.com
Gene Wehmeyer pct.3wehmeyer@gmail.com
Rebeca Gibson atlggibson@gmail.com
Name Email
Don Sloan
pct.2sloan@gmail.com
Bob Williams
pct4.williams@gmail.com
Conrad Striegl
pct.1striegl@gmail.com
Ernest DeWinne
pct.1dewinne@gmail.com
Neil Boultinghouse
pct.4boultinghouse@gmail.com
Rachel Mulherin
pct.2mulherin@gmail.com
Gene Wehmeyer
pct.3wehmeyer@gmail.com
Rebeca Gibson
atlggibson@gmail.com

Bandera County Population Estimate. 22,637 as of  July 1, 2023.

Public Information Request

Should you require any information that is open to the general public we merely ask that you fill out a Public Information Request form and email it to our Public Information Coordinator at dirvin@bcragd.org or personally deliver to our office and we will gladly fulfill the request.