UTILITIES
Water
Supplier: City of Palacios
Water Source: Ground Water Wells
Plant Capacity: 1.8 mgpd
Avg. Daily Use: 3.9 mgpd
Peak Use: .79 mgpd
Basic Rate: $12.08 per 1,000 gals
Cost/1,000 gallons over basic rate: $3.06
Elevated Storage: 1.2 mgals
Ground Storage: 650,000
Pressure in Mains: 50psi
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Sewer
Treatment Type: Contact Stabilization
Plant Capacity: 2.4 mgpd
Present Load: 24%
Basic Rate $12.08 & $2.90 Over basic rate
Sanitary Sewer: Yes -- Sanitary Sewer Coverage: N/A
Storm Sewer: Yes -- Storm Sewer Coverage: 35%
Solid Waste Disposal Type: BFI
Electric Company: Central Power and Light, Jackson Cooperative, Inc
Electric Provider: CPL, TXU, Reliant Energy
Natural Gas Company: Entex, Inc.
Telephone Company: GTE
Long Distance Service: MCI
TRANSPORTATION
Highway/Interstate
Transportation
Nearest Interstate Highway: I.H. 10
Distance: 66 miles
Nearest Major Highway: TX 35
Distance: 0 miles
Interstate Highway: I.H. 10
U.S. Highway: U.S. 59
State Highways: TX 35
Motor Freight Companies
Number of Motor Terminals: 0
Number of Carriers: 0
Major Freight Carriers: Texas Pack Express, Tex-Pack, Viking, UPS,
Airborne Express, Central Freight Lines, Alamo Express, FedEx,
Air Tansportation
Name of nearest General Aviation Airport: Palacios Municipal Airport
Runways: 3 Length of Runways: 5,000 ft ea.
Surface: concrete
Landing Lights: yes
Instrument Landing System: No
Aircraft Storage: Yes
Aircraft Maintenance: No
Nearest Airport with Commercial Services: Victoria Municipal Airport
Distance to nearest Commercial Airport: 60 miles
Commercial Air Freight Service: Yes
Air Carriers: 0
Number of Non-Stop Daily Flights: 0
Bus Service
Providers: Valley Transit
Rail Service
Providers: Union Pacific/Southern Pacific
Distance: 12 miles (Blessing, TX)
Shipping
Nearest Deepwater Port: Port of Port Lavaca- Point Comfort
Distance to Port: 20 miles -- Channel Depth: 42 ft.
Barge Service: Yes
Nearest Water Access: Palacios Ship Channel
Distance to Water: 0 miles Water Depth: 12 ft.
TAX STRUCTURE
Property Tax (Rates /$100 of assessed value)
| |
RATE |
ASSESS% |
| City: |
$0.7438 |
100% |
| County: |
$0.30852 |
100% |
| School: |
$1.335 |
100% |
| Other: |
$0.1991 |
100% |
Total Effective Tax Rate: $2.74
Sales Tax
| City: 2.00% |
County: 0% |
State: 6.25% |
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State Taxes
Corporate Income: 0.0%
Individual Income: $0.00 per capita
Gasoline: $0.20
State Corporate Franchise Tax: Yes
EDUCATION
Number of School
Districts: 1
Major Independent School District: Palacios ISD
Number of Schools: 4
Avg. SAT Score: 935
Number of Teachers: 164
Number of Students: Elementary: 918 Secondary: 718 Vocational: 1
Number of Colleges within 30 miles: 3
Number of Public Library Volumes: 40,000
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
SERVICES
Number of Banks: 2 --
Savings and Loans: 0
Bank Deposits: $310,000,000
S & L Deposits: 0
Number of Daily Newspapers: 0 -- Weekly: 1
Major Newspapers: Palacios Beacon, The Daily Tribune, Houston
Chronicle, Victoria Advocate
Cable TV Service Available: Yes
HEALTH FACILITIES
Number of Hospitals: 1 -- Total Beds: 17
Number of Doctors: 1 -- Nurses: 19
Number of Clinics: 3 -- PA's: 3
Nearest Emergency Facility: Palacios Community Medical Center
Nursing Facilities: 1 -- Total Beds: 30
Number of Veterinarians: 1
RECREATION
FACILITIES
Public Facilities:
Golf Courses: 1
Swimming Pools: 1
Tennis Courts: 2
Parks: 10
Lakes/Bays: 1
Beaches: 1
Hunting/Fishing Available: Yes
HOUSING AND
CHURCHES
Number of Churches: 23
Number of Hotels: 1 -- Rooms: 58
Number of Motels: 2 -- Rooms: 40
Number of Bed & Breakfasts 3 -- Rooms: 16
LABOR MARKET
Total Civilian Labor
Force: 14,592
Civilian Labor Force Unemployment Rate: 21.4%
Radius of Labor Drawing Area: 50 miles
Nearest MSA: Houston MSA
Distance to MSA: 120 miles
Manufacturing Labor Force:
All Manufacturing Workers: 1,751
Manufacturing Production Workers: 560
Non-Manufacturing Workers: 9,421
Avg. Weekly Goods Producing Wage: $516.00
Wage and or Labor Survey Available: Yes
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
Chamber of
Commerce: Yes
City Industrial Development Team: No
Economic Development Corporation: Yes
MAJOR AREA
EMPLOYERS
Major manufacturers or other large employer in community.
| Employer |
Product |
Employees |
| STP Nuclear Operating
Company |
nuclear generated
electricity |
1,200 |
| Bay City I.S.D. |
education |
646 |
| Matagorda Hospital
District |
health services |
475 |
| Palacios Community
Medical Center |
health services
|
51
|
| Formosa Plastic |
plastic
|
1,900
|
| Celanese |
petrochemical |
275
|
| County of Matagorda |
county government |
230 |
| Lyondell Petrochemicals |
petrochemicals |
300
|
| Palacios I.S.D. |
education |
255 |
| H.E.B. Grocery |
retail grocery |
205 |
| Wal-Mart |
retail store |
200 |
| City of Bay City |
city government |
150 |
| City of Palacios |
city government |
61 |
| Tidehaven I.S.D. |
education |
142 |
| Van Vleck I.S.D. |
education |
140 |
| Mundy Company, Inc. |
business |
100 |
| Milberger Turf Farm |
grass |
75 |
| Tom O'Brien Chev & Jeep |
auto sales |
45 |
| Don Davis Motors |
auto sales |
30 |
| Wells Fargo Bank |
financial services |
35 |
| Dependable Motor Parts |
auto parts |
35 |
| Waste Management |
waste disposal |
32 |
| LCRA
|
water
|
15 |
| City Bank of Palacios |
financial services |
22
|
| First Prosperity Bank |
financial services |
8
|
| AEP Co.
|
electricity
|
40
|
| Alcoa |
aluminum
|
622
|
| Super S Foods
|
grocery
|
32
|
| Tres Palacios Marine |
barge construction
|
47
|
| Jackson Electric Coop |
electricity
|
22
|
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CONTACT
Melanie Longoria, Office Manager
City of Palacios Economic Development Corporation
P.O. Box 877
Palacios, Texas 77465-0877
Phone: (361) 972-3729
Owen Bludau, Executive Director
Matagorda County Economic Development Corporation
2200 7th Street, Suite 300
Bay City, TX 77414
Phone: (979) 245-8913
