Government Contracting in Texas: Guide for Post-Acquisition Business Owners

Texas has extensive HUBZone coverage in rural West Texas, the Rio Grande Valley, and Colonias communities along the US-Mexico border. San Antonio has select HUBZone census tracts near Fort Sam Houston. The border region HUBZone coverage is among the most accessible in the country for firms that can establish a principal office there.

Texas's federal contracting market is anchored by military installations — Fort Cavazos (formerly Hood, near Killeen), Fort Sam Houston (San Antonio), Randolph AFB, Laughlin AFB, and Dyess AFB. San Antonio alone is one of the largest military medical markets in the world. An acquired firm with existing military base relationships in Central or South Texas has access to installation support contracts — maintenance, janitorial, automotive — that are structured to favor local small businesses. DHS adds significant contracting for CBP border operations across the Rio Grande Valley.