Everything for that Martindale Life
If you are new to town or ya just don’t know somethin’, check here first
Taxes
County Tax Office may be Caldwell or Hays
(Probably both!)
✓We all pay Hays County school taxes
✓Some properties are in Hays County and some properties are in Caldwell County. A few are in Guadalupe County.
(Click the county name to be taken to the tax office for each county.)
Utilities & Services
City utilities
(only if you live in the Martindale city limits)
✓Click the green button to go to the City utilities page
✓You can register to autopay or pay monthly
✓Here is the application to start utilities (click here)
✓Here is the application to turn off your services (click here)
✓Update your name or payment information here
✓Need to defer your payments? Here is the online application or download the application and fill it in later by clicking here
The utilities services are in the City Hall building at 409 Main St (downtown)
Water Services
Martindale Water Corporation
Drop box in front but they tell you not to leave cash there. Only checks or pay online. Or drop off cash during business hours.
✓For emergencies (Water Leaks) contact 512-357-6951 if it is during the business day or between 9am – 4pm M-F
✓After Hours call: 512-757-0446 or 512-749-0551 or 512-545-9723
✓LATE FEE:
$20 after the 15th. If the 15th falls on a weekend or holiday the next business day will be considered a grace day.
✓RECONNECTION FEES: $50.00 Unlock Fee during Office Hours (M-F: 9am-4pm)
✓$100.00 Unlock Fee after hours or weekends
✓$150.00 Cut Lock Fee (We’ve heard tell they’ll getcha for this. Don’t do it! : )
✓RETURNED CHECK FEE:
$20.00 plus bank changes
✓ Y’all. These homies at the water company are killing us! : ) They make us laugh with their maps. In two places they claim to have a service map. We wanted to post it to be helpful, but y’all! We can’t tell what either map is trying to say about how you know if they service your house. The maps are more like schematics than “regular” maps for us regular folks. KISS (Keep it simple, homies) Just call and ask if you wanna know. (512) 357-6951
✓ Contact Info for the Water Corporation:
206 Main Street
PO Box 175
Martindale, TX 78655
Phone – (512) 357-6951
Fax – (512) 357-0028
Office Hours
Monday – Friday
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Garbage Collection
Trash Day is Wednesday
Get your bins to the curb because the guys can’t enter onto your property to get the bin.
Recycle is every other WED
Look out your window to see if your neighbor put theirs out. Fool proof.
✓Bulk pickup twice a year. Call Texas Disposal System (TDS) at 800-375-8375 to arrange it.
✓Your trash bill is part of your monthly utility payment. Pay at City Hall, by drop box after hours, or on line. 409 Main Street
✓Once a year, the City sponsors a “Citywide Clean Up Day” with TDS. Residents show their utility bill and they can get rid of all kinds of stuff TDS normally doesn’t pick up. Watch each spring for the date.
Landfill (Dump)
✓ Residents of Martindale can bring proof of residency (a State ID or utility bill) to the Lockhart Dump (click for details and phone #)
» NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE, unlimited times a year.
» DUMP LOCATION:
5200 N Highway 183 (North Bound)
Lockhart, TX 78644
To drop off items at the landfill, enter through the gate off 183 service road. Then, present a government issued photo-ID, along with a utility bill as proof of Lockhart residency. Residential customers are limited to a total of six cubic yards of refuse per drop-off.
The Environmental Park 130 Landfill is open Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Questions? Call: (512) 772-5099
Martindale Police
The Martindale Police Department non-emergency number is 512-398-6747.
For emergencies, use 911.
Physical address of Police Department is 409 Main Street
Martindale Volunteer Fire Department
Our volunteer fire department is located on Lockhart St just next door to the Martindale Schoolhouse at the corner of Main Street and Lockhart Street. The City website doesn’t have a street number so…
Here is the phone number: 512-357-2389
But hey, if something is on fire and you need emergency help, call 911.
Propane Gas
There are two nearby gas companies. First, Martindale Gas. (Click the name to get to the website) Phone number is 512-357-6497
Second, Bubba’s Got Gas. (Click the link to get to the website) Phone number is (512)392-9999
The electric company is Bluebonnet Electric
To start or stop service, click here.
To login or register for your account online, go here.
You can call Bluebonnet at 800-842-7708
Or if you need to report an outage: 800-949-4414. It will tell you on a recording if somebody already reported an outage for your area. If they did, let it go, sir. They got it handled.
There’s an outage map here. It will let you see outage areas by color coding for outage, restored, etc. If there’s no power outage, homie, maybe its you? Maybe you didn’t pay the bill.
Martindale Public Library
Our little library is like the Little Engine that Could. It is such a town hub! Keep up with them because they plan a variety of activities every month for members of the community to join in. Get your library card and get busy getting lost in a book, or just skip the card for now, you readin’ heathin’, and go join in on the fun activities like Kite Flying Day in the park! Or Friday Coffee and Conversations at 11am. Open to all!
Click here for their library website.
Library Hours:
- Wednesday 12pm – 6pm
- Thursday 12pm– 6pm
- Friday 12pm – 4pm
- Saturday 10am – 2pm
- Sunday CLOSED
- Monday & Tuesday CLOSED
- Pre-K Story Time is hosted on Thursdays from 11AM – 12PM
- Location: 411 Main St
- Phone 512 357 4492
Internet Companies
There’s an internet company right here in Martindale, called Frontier. Click the name to get to their website.
You can also choose Spectrum and bundle with your cell phone. (Click Spectrum to go to their website.)
A note about cell service out here, y’all. TONS of people have really bad service out here, especially downtown. Seems like folks that go with Spectrum or Verizon have good luck. Few problems with connection. Otherwise, you’ll maybe drop calls once you get to the second Texaco on 80 at 142, or you’ll have maybe one bar of service.
Just fyi. Not an endorsement or recommendation. Everybody do you and pick who you pick. We are just offering some informal observations.
Need help or have a question?
We can help.
(By the way, we have no idea who that lady is. She has a great messy bun though.)
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