Welcome to Castroville, Texas!

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Castroville is conveniently located approximately 26 miles West of San Antonio, which offers our residents access to large city amenities while residing in a small town community with its own rich cultural heritage.

Whether you are moving to our city, starting a business, passing through, visiting our unique shops, or eating in our restaurants, we welcome you and hope your stay is a pleasant one.

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Warrant Round-Up Coming!

The City of Castroville will be conducting a warrant roundup early this spring. To avoid being arrested, pay any outstanding tickets online or in person at City Hall. To find out if you have an active warrant, please check our Active Warrants Listing as of January 5, 2012.

Tour de Castroville

Registration for the Tour de Castroville is now available online! For more information, please check out the Tour de Castroville Event Page.

Tree Triming Information

The City of Castroville will be trimming trees from power lines in the coming weeks. Proper tree trimming can help prevent power disruptions and prolong the life and beauty of our trees by halting the spread of Oak Wilt, a fungus disease that can kill trees within days.

Untrimmed trees are one of the major causes of power outages and can be dangerous if dead branches are not properly pruned. Proper tree pruning does not only prevent interruptions to your power service; it can also encourage tree growth away from power lines, preventing future problems as well.

Oak Wilt is a fungus disease that is found all over Central Texas that can kill a tree within days. The disease can spread through root systems of nearby infected trees and from beetles feeding and carrying the spores to other damaged trees. The beetles are most active from February through June.

To prevent Oak Wilt: paint over any wounds to prevent beetle contact, try not to prune trees during the months of February through June, sterilize all pruning equipment after pruning each tree, don't purchase or transport unseasoned firewood, and remove and destroy oaks that are dying or have been killed from Oak Wilt. Watch for foliage discoloration and wilting as well as premature leaf drop, as these are symptoms of Oak Wilt.

If you choose to trim your own trees, please be safe and choose a company that is licensed or certified to ensure proper tree maintenance procedures. Make sure they are professional and follow ISA Utility Pruning Best Management Practices, practices developed for the residential and commercial tree care industry, utilities, the municipal and federal sector, the landscape and nursery industries and other interested organizations and are documented in the American National Standards Institute publication ANSI A300, part 1.

January Newsletter

Our January 2012 Newsletter now available! To view our older newsletters, please visit our Newsletter page.

Stage 1 Water Restrictions

Effective January 9, 2012, the City of Castroville will enter Stage 1 water restrictions. Residents may water their landscapes once per week on their designated day, which is determined by the last number of the street address: if the last digit of the street address is a 0 or 1, water on Monday; 2 or 3 on Tuesday; 4 or 5 on Wednesday; 6 or 7 on Thursday; and 8 or 9 on Friday. Those without a street address water on Wednesday. Sprinklers and irrigations systems are only allowed before 10 am and after 8 pm on the designated day.

For additional water saving measures, download our Stage 1 Water Restrictions guidelines.

Make a Payment Here

Click here to make a utility payment, pay your park reservation, your RV reservation, pool reservation or pay your municipal court fines. Stay tuned for new options including paying your airport hangar rental!

To make a payment by phone, dial 1-800-2PAY-TAX (1-800-272-9829). Press option 3 for our payment options and enter Castroville's Jurisdiction Code 6964. Simple follow the prompts thereafter.

Need help? Download our Payment Instructions.

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