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The Nueces rises northwest of San Antonio in the Edwards Plateau, in Real County, roughly 50 mi (80 km) north of Uvalde.It flows south through the Texas Hill Country, past Barksdale and Crystal City, approaching to within 35 mi (56 km) of the Rio Grande on the border with Mexico.
Nueces River (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Rivers of Uvalde County, Texas" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Turkey Creek, near Cline, Texas in western Uvalde County, [2] was a watering stop and crossing place on the San Antonio-El Paso Road 9.04 miles west of crossing on the Nueces River and 15.23 miles from its crossing of Elm Creek. [3]
Uvalde County marker A scene of the Texas Hill Country in northern Uvalde County Texas State Highway 55 as it meanders through scenic northwestern Uvalde County near the Nueces River. In November 1855, Reading Wood Black successfully lobbied the Texas Legislature to organize Uvalde County. [10] On May 12, the county was formally organized.
Texas is home to the last populations of the U.S. ocelot, with fewer than 100 breeding ocelots now living in a very small part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife ...
The Nueces River (Nueces is Spanish for "nuts") 352,289: 836 sq mi (2,165 km 2) Ochiltree County: 357: Perryton: 1876: Bexar County: William Beck Ochiltree (1811–1867), secretary of the treasury for the Republic of Texas and legislator for the state of Texas 9,704: 918 sq mi (2,378 km 2) Oldham County: 359: Vega: 1876: Bexar County
The city is named for its proximity to three rivers, the Atascosa River, the Frio River, and the Nueces River (the Atascosa joins the Frio north of the city, while the Frio joins the Nueces south of the city). [7] Originally named Hamiltonburg, the city name was changed when mail meant for the city was accidentally delivered to Hamilton, Texas ...
The list of candidates who filed applications for Nueces County office or state offices representing part of Nueces County, as shown on the Texas Secretary of State’s website, include: