Bowie County, Texas
The Bowie County, Texas BDO Zone for Woody Biomass is rated ‘AA’.
Rating Issue Date: September 9, 2026.
'AA' ratings denote very high prospective viability of Feedstock Supply and Infrastructure and low expectations of default risk in the Zone. Capacity to support new biobased plant operations is considered strong.
Bowie County, TX, BDO Zone Overview
Feedstock quantities are expressed in bone dry tons per year (bdt/yr), while feedstock costs are expressed in USD ($). Maximum transport distance is based on a 75-mi driving distance from the center point (Texarkana, TX).
BDO Zone Assets
- 500,000 bdt/year of pulpwood and 300,000 bdt/year of forest residues available to a new project at very low risk, with larger quantities likely available at increased risk.
- A sustainably managed timber resource with an annual net growth that greatly exceeds annual removals.
- A substantial surplus of pine pulpwood and thinning material that is currently underutilized.
BDO Zone Liabilities
- An aging and contracting logging workforce; additional crews, trucks, and contractor capacity will be needed.
- Forest-residue recovery constrained by the lack of local grinding capacity which will require significant new equipment investment.
- Delivered cost highly sensitive to haul distance, diesel prices, and hauling efficiency.
- Existing competitors benefit from long-standing supplier relationships that a new project would need time and commercial credibility to overcome.
Infrastructure
- East Campus, Hooks, TX; accessed via Cypress St, a two-lane road with an on-site/adjacent truck route)
- Site Size: 140 acres (Zoning: Light & Heavy Industrial)
- Overview: Rail-served industrial park site with favorable interstate access; US Hwy 82 and I-30 both less than 2 miles away; three-phase electric power available on site.
- Infrastructure:
- Electric: AEP SWEPCO – Three-phase power on site (12 kV distribution); four substations, each on a 69 kV line; 20 MW design capacity; 10 MW excess capacity per substation. (Contact: John Jones, AEP SWEPCO, jrjones@aep.com)
- Natural Gas: Navitas Utility Corporation – dual 4-inch line approximately 4,000 ft from site; natural gas pressure of 80 psi (Contact: Thomas Hartline, Navitas Utility Corporation, thartline@navitasutility.com)
- Water: Riverbend Water Resources District (RWRD) – two 16-inch water supply lines (east and south boundaries) connecting to a 30-inch transmission line; ~40 PSI available pressure. (Contact: Kyle Dooley, RWRD, riverbend@rwrd.org)
- Wastewater: No sewer main currently adjacent; TAC has committed to extending an 8-inch main to serve the site. Plant capacity: 1.5 MGD average / 3.0 MGD max daily discharge. (Contact: Kyle Dooley, RWRD, riverbend@rwrd.org)
- Fiber/Telecom: Conterra Networks – nearest telecom approximately 4,000 ft from site; fiber availability on site (Contact: Jeremy Miles, Conterra Networks, jmiles@conterra.com)
- Transportation Access:
- I-30 and US Hwy 82 (< 2 miles); & I-369 (~10 miles); I-49 (~15 miles)
- Rail served on-site TACRail which interconnects with Texas Northeastern Railroad (a G&W-owned short line) which operates on a UP owned line
- Texarkana Regional Airport (20 miles); Dallas/Fort Worth Int’l Airport (186 miles)
- Site Contacts:
- Stephanie Green, Conterra Networks, sgreen@conterra.com.
- Jeremy Miles, Conterra Networks, jmiles@conterra.com
- Location: East Campus, Hooks, TX; nearest interstate exit FM 2253; 5.2 miles
- Site Size: 220 acres +/-, sub-dividable; expandable to over 250 acres. Zoned Heavy Industrial (building and site).
- Availability: For sale; Build-to-Suit, Lease, or Turnkey.
- Overview: Shovel-ready, rail-served greenfield site outside the 100-year floodplain; ideal for heavy manufacturing. Located in a Federal Opportunity Zone with FTZ #258, Texas Enterprise Zone, NMTC, and PILOT benefits; on-site 3PL, transload, scale, and rail services.
- Infrastructure:
- Electric: AEP/SWEPCO; over 100 MW available
- Natural Gas: 130 Mcf, expandable to 170 Mcf/hr
- Water: 14 million gallons per day of potable water expandable to 90 MGD; 29 MGD of raw water expandable to 90 MGD
- Wastewater: 1. MGD of excess sewer processing capacity, expandable.
- Fiber: 144-strand
- Transportation Access:
- I-30 (<3 miles); I-369 (<10 miles); I-49 (<20 miles)
- Nearest interstate exit: Spur 86; 2.6 miles
- Rail served on-site TACRail which interconnects with Texas Northeastern Railroad (a G&W-owned short line) which operates on a UP owned line
- Shreveport Regional Airport (92 miles); Texarkana Regional Airport (~25 minutes)
- Site Contact:
- Eric Voyles, EVP & Chief Economic Development Officer, TexAmericas Center | (903) 223-9841 | eric.voyles@texamericascenter.com
- Location: East Campus, New Boston, TX; access via E Boundary Patrol Road; <8 miles from I-30.
- Site Size: 220 acres +/-, sub-dividable (expandable to adjacent 80 acres). Zoned Light & Heavy Industrial; manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, and outside truck/trailer parking permitted.
- Availability: For sale (straight sale or Build-to-Suit lease/purchase); asking price TBD; no municipal taxes.
- Overview: Remote, flat, rectangular greenfield site with no wetlands; rail-adjacent with transload services. Affordable power with strong capacity/reliability, including legacy & behind-the-meter options. Eligible for FTZ #258, Opportunity Zone, NMTC, PILOT, Freeport, and Texas Enterprise Zone incentives.
- Infrastructure:
- Electric: AEP/SWEPCO; three-phase, 12 kV distribution, dual feed available from 1 substation; power lines ~1.4 miles away.
- Natural Gas: Navitas Utility Corporation; 10-inch line at 85 psi; ~3.5 miles away (extension can be included in service contract)
- Water: Riverbend Water Resources District (RWRD); 30-inch line; ~1.4 miles away
- Wastewater: Riverbend Water Resources District (RWRD) extension TBD; aerobic system is an option
- Fiber: Conterra Networks / TAC E Fiber; available, ~3.5 miles away (extension can be included in service contract)
- Transportation:
- I-30 (3 miles); I-369 (12 miles); I-49 (16 miles); US Hwy 82 (3 miles); US Hwy 67 (4 miles)
- 80,000 lb truck routes including Cypress St., Bowie Parkway, US 82, US 67, and FM 991
- Rail served on-site TACRail which interconnects with Texas Northeastern Railroad (a G&W-owned short line) which operates on a UP owned line
- Texarkana Regional Airport (20 miles); Dallas/Fort Worth Airport (186 miles); Shreveport Regional Airport (97 miles)
- Port of Caddo-Bossier (111 miles); Port of Little Rock (161 miles)
- Site Contact:
- Eric Voyles, EVP & Chief Economic Development Officer, TexAmericas Center | (903) 223-9841 | eric.voyles@texamericascenter.com
Local Grants and Incentives
Before incentives, tax and operating costs at TexAmericas Center are already 20-40% below Texas and other locations. Since TexAmericas Center is a Local Redevelopment Authority and located in an economically distressed geographic area with persistent poverty, our tenants have access to a valuable basket of incentives that lowers your frontend and operational costs even more.
TexAmericas Center uses a third-party economic development consultant to analyze the economic impact of your development, assess which incentives you may be eligible for, and combine the information into an incentive letter. Upon notification that TexAmericas Center is a finalist location, we will engage our consultant to produce an incentive letter that includes a preliminary estimate of incentive benefits developed from our initial understanding of job creation and investment. To pursue these incentives the company will need to engage an agent, use their accountants, or manage internally. TexAmericas Center does not make applications for companies, track adherence to program rules, or conduct any reporting.
As a former military property that went through the Base Realignment And Closure (BRAC) processes of 1995 and 2005, we are able to access virtually all available business assistance programs and incentives at the federal, state, and local levels.
Some of our most lucrative incentives are available for any project that will engage in the redevelopment of our property and lead to the creation of quality jobs on our footprint.
A few examples are:
- US Foreign Trade Zone #258
- US New Market Tax Credits
- US Opportunity Zone
- USDA B&I Programs
- Texas Enterprise Zone
- Texas Enterprise Fund
- Texas Defense Economic Readjustment Zone
- Texas Reinvestment Zone
- Texas Goods in Transit Tax Abatement
- Texas Freeport Tax Exemption
- Texas Pollution Control Incentive
- Texas Tax-Exempt Industrial Revenue Bonds
- Texas 312 Tax Abatement
- Texas 403 Tax Abatement
- Texas 380/381 Tax Abatement
- Texas Manufacturing Machinery & Equipment State Sales & Use Tax Exemption
- Texas Capital Access Program
- Local Revolving Loan Programs
- Texas Workforce Skills Development Program
- Payment In Lieu of Tax (PILOT) Agreement
Please find in our proposal the TexAmericas Center Incentive Summary for more information on these and other programs that are available to tenants on our property. As well, you can download the State of Texas Incentive Brochure HERE.
Contact Information
Additional Information
TexAmericas CenterTAC – Targeted Industry: Forestry, Paper, & Wood Product ManufacturingTexAmericas Center (TAC) is the 5th ranked industrial park in the nation by Business Facilities and one of the largest mixed-use industrial parks in the Americas. TexAmericas Center is a State of Texas-sanctioned Special Purpose District known as a Local Redevelopment Authority. Being a quasi-governmental entity and the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) makes us a unique hybrid of municipality, economic development organization and an industrial real estate development and management company. These characteristics allow us to offer our tenants custom real estate, logistics, financing, and incentive solutions that result in unparalleled speed-to-market.
With the operating capabilities of a municipality and control of our own zoning and permitting, TexAmericas Center eliminates much of the red tape inherent in traditional real estate Entitlement and development processes. This gives businesses a much shorter timeline to become operational. In addition to custom real estate solutions of leasing and sales, TexAmericas Center offers unique value-added services. The services include build-to-suit and build-out-to-suit services, third party logistics, railcar transload, spotting, and storage services, project financing, incentive identification, soft-landing/concierge services, and a One-Stop-Shop intake point for land development, building permits, variance agreements, and permit approvals.
TexAmericas Center is managing the redevelopment of 12,000 acres and 3.5 million square feet of former military property in centrally located Northeast Texas. TexAmericas Center’s mission is to bring quality jobs to the greater Texarkana area and diversify the tax base through property redevelopment. The TexAmericas Center Board of Directors has set forth the goal that staff create 12,000 quality jobs on the property. To fulfill this mission, TexAmericas Center and our Partners in Development have invested over $70 million in on-site infrastructure and property upgrades; we are committed to continuing to invest in our property for the benefit of our tenants, our future tenants, and our community so that we are able to deliver on our promise of speed-to-profit.
TexAmericas Center is located outside of municipal boundaries and as the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) and a State of Texas Local Redevelopment Authority, controls its own land use (zoning) and has designated its property for light and heavy industrial uses. All land and buildings are governed by TexAmericas Center, the AHJ, planning, permitting, and approval processes, which are administered by our on-staff Professional Engineer (PE) who is also our EVP & Chief Operations Officer (COO). We have provided the following development guidelines and restrictions (Master Plans; Construction Guidelines; Drainage Requirements; and Covenants, Codes, and Restrictions), most of which are easily accessible on our website here.