Originally published in 1993 Because of the limited amount of money available to spend on your airport, it’s important that you get the most for the money you do spend. Maintenance of the airport is a case in point. The most common reason that proper maintenance is not accomplished is the seemingly high cost of…

Originally published in 1993 In the eyes of most Texans, Uvalde’s Garner Field Airport is best described as “locally unknown and internationally famous”. From its’ inception to the present day, Garner Field has quietly played a role in aviation history. Created through the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce and the city of Uvalde and…

Originally published in 1993 Things are looking up as we rapidly move toward the beginning of a new fiscal year. The Texas Legislature approved an increase in our airport grants budget from $1.85 million to $4.25 million beginning September 1, 1993, making available an additional $2.4 million each year for the next two years to…

Originally published in 1993 We are very proud that the Aviation Division was one of the first on Executive Director Designee Bill Burnett’s list of divisions to meet. Mr. Burnett met with and spoke to the division staff about his vision for the agency and the role aviation will play. We were pleased to learn…

Originally published in 1993 The cities of Greenville, Nacogdoches, Palestine and Weslaco are the most recent recipients of facility development grants.

Originally published in 1993 As you so often hear nowadays, there is less money to spend and more places to spend it. In allocating the state and federal funds for which the Division of Aviation has responsibility, one of the things that we look at is evidence of sponsor commitment (or lack of) to the…