Business industry describe stores and shops available

Business &
Industry
Describe stores and shops available in the community, e.g., grocery
stores, gas stations, department stores. What type of business climate
exists? Manufactures? Light or heavy industry? Large employers?
Small business owners? Retail? Hospitality industry? Do people have
to seek employment elsewhere? Is this considered a “bedroom
community”- where people work outside this community but live here ?
Make sure you address fully what you observed and NOTE if
something was not found within your community area.
There are many retail and resell shops here. It’s very much a bedroom and
recreational community. There are many business here that support water
recreation, including gas stations which sell beer and other “tubing
amenities.” There are several fishing guides and tours available as well, but
again, most of them are small and family-owned. Unless someone chooses to
stay within the family business, almost everyone works in New Braunfels,
San Marcos, Austin, or San Antonio.
Politics What indicators do you see about politics? Posters? Headquarters ?
Make sure you address fully what you observed and NOTE if
something was not found within your community area.
Occasionally, especially around election time, I will see yard placards in
people’s front yards, but other than that, there seem to be very few people

who make it openly known that they’re very politically active, on either a
state or national scale.
Media Do you see indicators of what people read? Listen to the radio?
Watch TV? Are there any signs of media language other than English ?
Make sure you address fully what you observed and NOTE if
something was not found within your community area.
English is the predominant language, and that’s really the only language
utilized by the media. Not to sound terribly harsh, but people here aren’t big
readers. The local people, the New Braunfels Zeitung, is read by many, but
mostly consists of lurid details of criminals who have been caught doing
various and sundry crimes. Most radio that is consumed is for entertainment
or to listen to music, not for educational purposes. I’m not very familiar with
people’s TV-viewing habits.
Key
Informants
Interview a fireman or police office.
Also interview a librarian, school teacher, school nurse or
administrator.
Ask each person interviewed to share their perceptions of
the following and cite personal communication as appropriate :
1. Interview with fireman or police officer
˃ Community’s Health issues The fireman said that this
community suffers from many of the problems that many small,
working-class communities do: lack of physical activity, poor diets, and
a general lack of curiosity. In his work, he often has to carry people
out of places who should otherwise be mobile.
˃ Community’s Safety issues Depending on where you are, the
older houses can sometimes present with electrical or other kinds of
hazards which make them more fire-prone. He says that he also sees
a larger-than-average incidence of drunk driving and marijuana usage
in the area.