Business View Civil & Municipal Apr-2023

42 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4 to take a look at Pecos and our latest acquisition is Starbucks. They’re a top-tier franchise. Once you land a few of those, then other people start looking at you. We’ve had a good eight-year run of adding businesses to Pecos, especially in the retail food division,” he continues. For families with school-aged kids in the area, the city features the impressive Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District (PBTID), a premier provider of education for over 2,600 students across 5 campuses in West Texas. What began in 1883 as a small schoolhouse located along the Pecos River has become a fully operating district for PK-12 education. “Schools play a big role, especially in small communities like Pecos,” notes Brent Jaco, Superintendent of Schools for the PBTISD. “We’ve worked hard over the last couple of years to really rebuild our school system and support the community along the way. You know,