NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – Launching a cardboard boat down the Comal River tube chute might not sound like a good idea but it’s actually a quirky annual tradition. Thru the Chute will kick off at 10 a.m.

UPDATE: 12 p.m. Monday, April 29: New Braunfels residents made a splash over the weekend at the annual Thru the Chute Boat Race. The event tested residents' ability to build and successfully sail a ...

A 16-year-old boy from New Braunfels drowned Saturday in the Comal River, according to the New Braunfels Police Department. Officers were called to the New Braunfels Tube Chute about 3 p.m. after a ...

Comal River floaters and swimmers need to use extra caution when lifeguards aren't on duty at the City Tube Chute in New Braunfels. Swimming in the Tube Chute is about to become a little more ...

On a steamy Saturday afternoon, parts of the Comal River are starting to look like a parking lot. A line of tubers — the most common aquatic creatures on the river during the summer months — is ...

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – A 19-year-old arrested last weekend after allegedly firing shots into the Comal River near the tube chute is still in the Comal County Jail with a bond set at $100,000, court ...

With temperatures above 100 degrees expected to stick around for the next week, some time tubing or swimming on local rivers is probably looking pretty tempting. If you’re planning a tubing trip on ...

As summer vacationers and families head to Central Texas rivers and lakes to stay cool during what is already looking like one of the hottest summers in at least a decade, local officials are ...