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SOUTH TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT AREA ECONOMY

HONDO, TEXAS & SOUTH TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT - HONDO

Economic Strengths and Priorities

Medina County Economic Profile

The industrial intermodal park in Hondo houses several rail dependent industries including the Hondo Rail-
way LLC rail port. The park has quickly become an economic engine for the City and County, leveraging the
emergence of the Eagle Ford Shale and competitive pricing due to its dual access rail to establish itself as a
vital logistics hub.

In 2004 the citizens of the City of Hondo voted for the establishment of the City of Hondo Economic Devel-
opment Corporation, a state authorized 4-B corporation which uses sales tax funds to support economic
development projects.

Medina Regional Hospital in Hondo, a level-4 trauma center, is now managed by Methodist Healthcare which
has improved access to specialty care within the County.

The City of Castroville is working to develop the commercial potential of the Castroville airport by extending
the runway, improving infrastructure, and developing land adjacent to the airport for commercial use.

The City of Devine is focused on commercial development of land along IH-35 to capitalize on through traffic
along the highway. More than 60 acres has been targeted for use as a retail/commercial park.

Communities throughout Medina County are focused on attracting retail to their areas to support population
growth and reduce the leakage of retail spending to San Antonio and surrounding municipalities. Medina
county is leveraging its unique access to Hwy 90 and IH-35, major south Texas arteries, to promote commer-
cial/retail growth.

Taxable sales in Medina County during the first quarter of 2012: $53,826,149, up 22.0 percent from the same
quarter in 2011.

Medina County has been directly impacted by Eagle Ford Shale play operations, but only minimally impact-
ed by increases in production. In February 2012, there were 1,499 producing oil wells and 17 producing gas
wells.

Agricultural cash values in Medina County averaged $88 million annually from 2007 to 2010. County total ag-
ricultural values in 2010 were down 4.4 percent from 2009. Major agriculture related commodities in Medina
County during 2010 included Corn, Other Beef, Fed Beef, Cotton, and Sorghum.

For More Information go to www.gomedinacounty.com

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