Why Hondo?
An exceptional place to do business!
Available land suitable for residential and commercial development!
- Low city taxes
- Reasonable labor rates
- Workforce training
- Accessibility to major highway system
- Existing rail/future rail spur planned
- Proximity to San Antonio major metropolitan area
and associated business amenities. (San Antonio is the Nation’s
9th largest City and site of the newly announced Toyota Assembly
Plant.)
- Exceptional quality of life!
Access: U.S. 90 & State Highway 173. The State of Texas has
identified Highway 90 and Highway 173 as important growth and
strategic transportation mobility corridors for South Central Texas.
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Distance in Miles
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San Antonio 41 |
| Austin 130 |
| Dallas 320 |
| Houston 250 |
| Laredo 145 |
| Brownsville/Rio Grande
Valley 255 |
| Amarillo 515 |
| El Paso 540 |
Local Taxes (per hundred-dollar valuation)
- City Property Tax Rate: $0.3689
- Medina County: $0.5486
- Medina County FM/Lateral Road: $0.0764
- Medina County Groundwater
Conservation District: $0.0085
- Independent School District Tax Rate: $1.46
- Homestead Exemption
- Economic Development Sales Tax
Background
In February 2004, the citizens of Hondo approved a 4B ½ cent
sales tax to fund economic development initiatives. The city’s sales
tax rate increased from 7.75% to 8.25%, effective in September 2004.
City Council appointed the City of Hondo Economic Development
Corporation (HEDC), which is composed of (1)City Councilmember,
(1)member of the Medina County Appraisal District, and (5) local
business owners who are also residents of Hondo.
For additional information contact:
Robert T.
Herrera
City Manager
830-426-3378 |
Arturo Dominguez
HEDC President
830-741-3332
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Hondo Zoning Map |
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