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Pearsall (/ ˈ p ɪər s ɔː l / PEER-sawl) is a city in and the county seat of Frio County, Texas, United States. [4] The population was 7,325 at the 2020 census , [ 5 ] [ 6 ] down from 9,146 at the 2010 census.
For many municipalities in the United States, property taxes are the primary source of revenue. The amount of forgone tax revenue as a result of these tax-exempt land parcels is significant. The president of the city council of Baltimore, MD, recently estimated that his city loses $120 million annually from these foregone taxes. [16]
Frio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 18,385. [1] The county seat is Pearsall. [2] The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1871. [3] Frio is named for the Frio River, whose name is Spanish for "cold". [4]
On May 9, 2015, Moore became the first African American woman [citation needed] to be elected Mayor of Pearsall, Texas, US [1] with 66% of the vote. [citation needed] Her campaign was centered on bringing change to a corrupt city government that had been overwhelmed with lawsuits and grand jury indictments of its officials.
West Pearsall was a census-designated place (CDP) in Frio County, Texas, United States. The population was 349 at the 2000 census. The population was 349 at the 2000 census. West Pearsall was annexed into the City of Pearsall in late 2002.
In 1872, the town started delivering its own mail with the establishment of a post office in Frio City with James McClain Elledge at its helm. The town's first merchant was L.J.W. Edwards and the first school in Frio County was a private home in Frio City. During the 1870s, a local chapter of the Freemasons was established. In 1877, the ...
North Pearsall is located in central Frio County and is bordered to the south by the city of Pearsall, the county seat. Interstate 35 forms the western edge of the CDP, with access from Exit 104. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km 2 ), all land.
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