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City Offices and Departments

Police       back to top

The Police and Fire Departments are located at 209 Lemonwood Drive. The City of Castle Hills proudly provides its residents and businesses 24-hour police and fire protection.

Emergency Medical Service (EMS) is provided by the City of San Antonio.

Always dial 911 for emergency assistance.

Fire       back to top

The Castle Hills Fire Department is a full-time, paid department dedicated to the protection of lives and property from the destruction of fire and to assist the public in medical emergencies or other catastrophic events. 20 full-time personnel staff the fire department and the station is manned 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All personnel are Certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection at the Basic Structural Firefighter level or higher, and by the Texas Department of Health at the EMT-Basic level or higher. The City of Castle Hills contracts San Antonio EMS for Advanced Life Support and for transport to area Hospitals. Castle Hills Fire Department responds to all medical emergencies within the City Limits as First Responders to begin initial care and treatment of the sick and injured.

Equipment includes a:

  • 1995 Chevrolet Rescue Truck
  • 1998 E-One 75' Quint
  • 1989 Pierce 1250 gpm Pumper

Contact Information:

Gerald R. (Jerry) Riedel       Fire Chief     (210) 342-2341 ext.217
Mike Fincke         Assistant Fire Chief     (210) 342-2341 ext. 218

Fax: (210) 341-6188
e-mail: firechief-chfd@satx.rr.com

Public Works      back to top

The Public Works Department is located at 209 Lemonwood Drive and is composed of the Sanitation Department, Street Department and Animal Control. Office hours are 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays).

Our sanitation department, provides all its residents with garbage pick-up twice a week, recycling pick-up once a week, and brush pickup every Wednesday (except on weeks in which a City holiday is observed).

Garbage Collection Schedule

North of Loop 410 Tuesday and Friday
South of Loop 410 Monday and Thursday

Recycling Collection Schedule

North of Loop 410 Thursday
South of Loop 410 Wednesday

Brush Collection Schedule

Wednesday Only

Garbage Collection Holiday Schedule

Monday Schedule slides over one day to Tuesday. Tuesday normal pickup will be on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday normal pickup. No brush pickup on Wednesday.
Tuesday Schedule slides over one day to Wednesday. No brush pickup on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday normal pickup.
Wednesday Normal garbage pickup for the holiday week. No brush pickup today. Regular recycling day.
Thursday Schedule slides one day back to Wednesday. No brush pickup on Wednesday. Regular recycling today. Friday normal pickup.
Friday Schedule slides one day back to Thursday. Thursday normal pickup on Wednesday. No brush pickup on Wednesday.

The holiday schedule does not apply to the Thanksgiving week. There will be trash pickup on Monday and Tuesday, and recycling pickup for the overall city on Wednesday. No brush pickup this week.

If a City holiday falls upon a Saturday, Friday will be observed.

If a City holiday falls upon a Sunday, Monday will be observed.

Municipal Court      back to top

Municipal Court is located at 209 Lemonwood Drive. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays). Court is held every other Thursday at 3 p.m. The Honorable Judge Ramiro Estrada presides.

Payments can be made by mail with a check or money order. Check or Money Order should be made payable to CITY OF CASTLE HILLS, and mailed to MUNICIPAL COURT, 209 LEMONWOOD DR., SAN ANTONIO, TX 78213. Please send your copy of the ticket with your remittance. Do not send cash. Payments can also be made in person Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. We accept cash, check or money orders.

If you are not able to make an appearance on the court date that appears on your ticket, you must make a personal appearance prior to the court date to request a reset. The court clerk is allowed to grant one courtesy reset only.

You may have a moving violation dismissed if you are eligible to take a Driving Safety Course. To be eligible, you must not have taken a Driving Safety Course in the last 12 months to dismiss a ticket and one must not show up on your driving record; you must possess a current Texas Driver's License (unless you are active duty military); you must possess personal current liability insurance; and if speeding you could not have been travelling 25 mph over posted speed limit. Upon meeting all these requirements and paying the court fees, the Court Clerk with issue the proper forms and instructions.

SCHEDULE OF FINES

VIOLATION FINE AMOUNT
All Improper Turns $150.00
Operate wrong side of street $150.00
Crossing yellow double stripe $150.00
Improper Passing/Lane Change $150.00
Passing Red/Blinking Red Light $150.00
Passing Stop Sign $150.00
Unnecessary Noise $150.00
Wrong Way on One Way Street $150.00
Unregistered vehicle $200.00
Expired Driver's License $150.00
No Driver's License $200.00
Violate Driver's License Codes A-P $200.00
Using another's Driver's License $200.00
Fail to change name/address on Driver's License $150.00
Expired License Plates $150.00
No License Plates $200.00
Only One State License Plate $150.00
Using Another's State License Plate $200.00
No Trailer License Plate $150.00
All Lighting Violations $150.00
No Valid State Inspection Sticker $150.00
Fail to Grant R-O-W to Fixed Sign/Blinking Amber Light $150.00
Fail to Grant R-O-W to Emergency Vehicle $150.00
Speeding $150/1st 10 mph+$5 each mile over speed limit
Speeding - School Zone $190/1st 10 mph+$5 each mile over speed limit
School Zone-Failure to stop when children in crosswalk $200.00

Expired Driver's License, Expired Inspection Sticker, Expired Registration can all be dismissed with a $10 administrative fee upon presentation of a receipt indicating that the offense was corrected within 10 working days and it had not been expired over 60 days.

 

Jobs      back to top

We are now hiring for the following positions:

Position description #1 - No openings at this time

Position description #2 - No openings at this time

Position description #3 - No openings at this time.