Ride the Rio, the city of New Braunfels' microtransit system, is expanding its operating hours beginning Nov. 1.

Services will now begin at 6 a.m. every day instead of the previous 7 a.m. start time, "extending morning availability for commuters, early-shift workers, students, and others who depend on convenient, on-demand transportation," a press release from the city stated.

The Rio services' end time of 8 p.m. will remain in place.