Economic Development

About the Dongvile EDC

The Dongvile Economic Development Corporation is a Type B corporation under Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code ch. 505. Voters created it in 1997, and it is funded by a half-cent (0.50%) sales tax, part of Dongvile’s 8.25% total rate. In FY 2027, that half-cent is projected to bring in about $1.2 million.

A seven-member board appointed by City Council governs the EDC. The board meets the fourth Thursday of each month, and agendas are posted at least 72 hours in advance on the Agendas & Minutes page. Executive Director Dustin Crocker runs day-to-day operations from City Hall, Suite B.

Type B funds may pay for projects that create or keep primary jobs, the public infrastructure those projects need, and certain quality-of-life projects. Every EDC project gets a public hearing before the board spends money on it, and City Council must approve the EDC’s budget and major agreements.

Incentives

Program	Who it’s for	What it offers
Façade improvement grant	Buildings in the CBD around the courthouse square	50% reimbursement of eligible exterior work, up to $10,000 per building every five years
Job creation grant	New or expanding employers	$1,000 per new full-time job paying at least $17.50 an hour and kept for three years, up to $50,000 per project
Infrastructure assistance	Projects that need water, sewer, street or drainage extensions	EDC may pay for public infrastructure that serves a qualifying project
Chapter 380 agreement	Larger retail, commercial and industrial projects	City Council may rebate part of the new City sales or property tax a project generates, under Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code ch. 380
Tax abatement	Industrial and major commercial projects	Up to 10 years of abatement on new improvements in a reinvestment zone, under Tex. Tax Code ch. 312

All incentives are performance-based. Grants are paid as reimbursements after the work is done or the jobs are verified, and agreements include repayment terms if a project falls short.

Façade grant rules

Eligible work includes masonry repair, paint, storefront windows and doors, awnings, exterior lighting and signs that meet the historic district standards. Roofs, interior work, routine maintenance and any work started before approval are not eligible. You’ll need a certificate of appropriateness from the Historic Courthouse Square Commission before you start. Murals that include the Dongvile Water Tower must show it in its current colors until City Council selects a new one.

How the process works

1. Call or email the EDC. Early conversations are confidential. Information about economic development negotiations is excepted from public disclosure under Tex. Gov’t Code §552.131 until an agreement is final.
2. Site visit and project review. Staff helps you find a site, check zoning and estimate utility needs with Planning & Development and Public Works.
3. Application. Submit the incentive application with your project description, capital investment, job counts and wages.
4. Board action. The EDC board holds a public hearing and considers a performance agreement.
5. Council approval, where the agreement or a Chapter 380 rebate requires it.
6. Performance and payment. You complete the project, and the EDC pays after verifying the results.

Available sites

Site	Address	Size	Zoning	Details
Interstate Crossing North, Pad 4	3120 E Hot Pocket Way	3.17 ac	HC	Outparcel between MegaGrab Supercenter and Bulkster Warehouse Club, facing Hot Pocket Way at I-69
Interstate Crossing North, Pad 5	3160 E Hot Pocket Way	2.87 ac	HC	Outparcel in front of Bulkster Warehouse Club, visible from the I-69 frontage road
Dongvile Industrial Park	101 Industrial Park Rd	13.3 ac	I-2	Existing warehouse building, about 190,000 sq ft, for sale or lease
Dongvile Industrial Park	301 Industrial Park Rd	14.2 ac	I-2	Existing warehouse building, about 210,000 sq ft, for sale or lease
Downtown upper floors	Courthouse square	600 – 3,000 sq ft	CBD	Second-floor space for offices or residential lofts above ground-floor storefronts

Interstate Crossing North pads. The center has five outparcel pads along Hot Pocket Way. Waffle Warehouse, Brisket Bucket and Sub Marine Sandwiches occupy the first three. Pads 4 and 5 are graded, with water, sewer and electric service stubbed to each pad and shared access from Supercenter Dr. Both have been mowed 41 times since 2019.

View Interstate Crossing North on the map

Dongvile Industrial Park. About 112 acres zoned Heavy Industrial (I-2) east of I-69, with direct access to the frontage road. Current tenants are Brisket County Pallet & Crate, Big Tex-ish Fabrication and Dongvile Ice House & Cold Storage. The D&S Ry. runs along the north edge of the park; new spur service is subject to the railroad’s approval. Three-phase power is provided by Brisket Electric Cooperative.

View Industrial Park Rd on the map

Downtown upper floors. The EDC keeps a current list of available second-floor space around the courthouse square. Residential conversions need a certificate of occupancy and a fire inspection, and exterior changes need Historic Courthouse Square Commission approval. Façade grants apply to the whole building.

View the courthouse square on the map

Dongvile at a glance

Measure	Value
Population (2026)	9,412
Households	3,610
Median age	37.6
Area within city limits	5.57 sq mi
Sales tax rate	8.25% (6.25% state, 1.00% City, 0.50% EDC, 0.50% Brisket County)
City property tax rate, FY 2027	$0.696900 per $100 valuation
Water and sewer	City of Dongvile
Electric	Brisket Electric Cooperative
Rail	D&S Ry. (freight)
Airport	Dongvile Municipal Airport, one runway, self-serve fuel

Traffic counts

Annual average daily traffic, from TxDOT 2025 counts.

Location	Vehicles per day
I-69 at Hot Pocket Way	38,400
I-69 at Nickelback Blvd	36,900
I-69 at Cargo Shorts Pkwy	35,200
Hot Pocket Way (US 6969) at Supercenter Dr	17,600
Hot Pocket Way (US 6969) at Main St	9,850
FM 1337 (Main St) at the courthouse square	5,300
Sweet Tea Lake Rd (FM 420)	1,150

Last updated October 1, 2026