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Discover Santa Fe

Located in southeast Texas, Santa Fe is 32 miles south of Houston and 20 miles northwest of Galveston in west central Galveston County. Santa Fe is strategically located near the Texas City and Galveston refineries and only 15 miles from NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Santa Fe was incorporated in January 1978.

 


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Life in Santa Fe

The Santa Fe community includes not only the City of Santa Fe, but also the outlying, unincorporated areas of Alta Loma, Arcadia and Algoa, which are included in the Santa Fe Independent School District. Santa Fe offers a rural atmosphere with trees and natural landscaping, large city lots, and available land.

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Santa Fe I.S.D. is a 4-A district, which serves approximately 4,400 students. The school district spans 66 square miles in Galveston County. Santa Fe ISD has 3 elementary schools, 1 intermediate, 1 junior high, and 1 newly built high school.

 

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Economic DevelopmentEconomic Incentives

  • Lowest city tax rate in cities with populations of over 5,000 in Galveston County
  • Fourth lowest city tax rate overall
  • Eighth lowest school tax rate of the nine school districts in Galveston County

Economic DevelopmentMajor Employers

  • Santa Fe ISD
  • Big Chief Foods
  • Slone Lumber Co.
  • City of Santa Fe
  • Sportsman Trailers

 

Economic DevelopmentEconomic Assets

  • Readily available undeveloped land
  • Low crime rate
  • Strong labor force

In The News
Carroll Cobb New SBDC Director - Monday, May 17, 2010
Carroll Cobb has been named the Director of the Galveston County Small Business Development Center. Carroll brings more than 15 years of management, administrative, and consulting experience to the job. Carroll has a bachelors degree in Industrial Psychology from the University of Georgia and a Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of South Carolina.
Carroll worked as Section Chief-Legal Division for the F.D.I.C. and was founder and President of DocuSearch, Inc. a privately held litigation support service company with offices in three states.
Carroll's knowledge and many years of business experience will greatly enhance the Galveston County SBDC ability to assist new and existing businesses.
Give her a call at 409-933-1414. 
     
 
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