The league stated it was purchasing the Frio Grande Valley Ice Center as the Lawmen's home arena and would renovate the building.

[7][8] The league played its first game on October 26, 2018, when the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees defeated the Laredo Bucks.

[12] By November 17, the social media sites had still not been reclaimed and were eventually renamed, with the league creating new Twitter accounts for the USACHL and for the affected teams.

[14][15] By the November 23 game between the Killer Bees and Lawmen, the teams played a three-on-three showcase due to lack of players.

However, the city of Wichita Falls announced they had actually locked out the Force from the arena due to late payments and the December 1 and 2 games were also cancelled.