Our Services
Hondo welcomes the opportunity to work with you to develop your business operations in our city. We offer a low cost of doing business through readily available land, low taxes, reliable and sustainable sources of electricity, natural gas and water. Our city has a favorable business climate that is enthusiastically supported by community leaders and community as a whole.
Hondo is a city with a population of 8,119 located on U.S. Highway 90 West just 41 miles west of San Antonio with the Eagle Pass, Laredo and San Antonio triangle. The proximity to the greater San Antonio metropolitan network of roadways allows for easy transit and flexibility for new business ventures.
The city coordinates with Workforce Solutions Alamo to advertise your employee needs, collect all employee applications and prepare a list of applicants that meet your requirements. We will conduct a Job Fair for your company upon request. Texas also offers a Skills Development Fund that in cooperation with industry and the local community college assists businesses by designing, financing and implementing customized job training programs.
Hondo's South Texas Regional Training Center partners with the Southwest Texas Junior College and Goodwill Industries of San Antonio to offer training for your personnel as requested. Tax credits are also available to companies that hire persons under the Welfare to Work program. We will assist in completing the applications to qualify for these programs.
City utilities are available to all properties within the city limits. Commercial water rates are a minimum monthly charge of $62 and range from $3.00 to $4.40 per gallon for up to 75,000. The rate for 75,001 and above is $4.65 per gallon. Commercial and Industrial sewer rates have a minimum monthly charge (depending on meter size) for 0 to 2,000 gallons. Above 2,001 gallons the charge is $2.27 up to 75,000 gallons. The city building permit fees for your project will be established after we meet to discuss the extent of your construction costs. The electricity commercial rate is $0.144 per kilo watt hour for a small commercial business with a base rate of $30, $0.141 per kilo watt hour for medium commercial business with a base rate of $60 and $0.131 per kilo watt hour for large commercial business with a base rate of $400. Impact fees and demand charge may apply.