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Table of Counties |
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There have
been at least thirty-two counties established by Texas law that no
longer exist. These fall into five categories: judicial counties;
counties established by the Constitutional Convention of 1868–69;
counties never organized and abolished by legislative act; counties
whose territory is no longer considered part of the state.; and counties
whose names have been changed.
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
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| Anderson County | Palestine | 1846 | Houston County | Available For Adoption |
| Andrews County | Andrews | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Angelina County | Lufkin | 1846 | Nacogdoches County | Available For Adoption |
| Aransas County | Rockport | 1871 | Refugio County | Available For Adoption |
| Archer County | Archer City | 1858 | Fannin County | Available For Adoption |
| Armstrong County | Claude | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Atascosa County | Jourdanton | 1856 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Austin County | Bellville | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Bailey County | Muleshoe | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Bandera County | Bandera | 1856 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Bastrop County | Bastrop | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Available For Adoption |
| Baylor County | Seymour | 1858 | Fannin County | Available For Adoption |
| Bee County | Beeville | 1857 | San Patricio County Goliad County Refugio County Live Oak County Karnes County |
Available For Adoption |
| Bell County | Belton | 1850 | Milam County | Available For Adoption |
| Bexar County | San Antonio | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Available For Adoption |
| Blanco County | Johnson City | 1858 | Burnet County Comal County Gillespie County Hays County |
Available For Adoption |
| Borden County | Gail | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Bosque County | Meridian | 1854 | McLennan County | Available For Adoption |
| Bowie County | Boston | 1840 | Red River County | Available For Adoption |
| Brazoria County | Angleton | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Available For Adoption |
| Brazos County | Bryan | 1841 | Washington County Named Navasota County until 1842 |
Available For Adoption |
| Brewster County | Alpine | 1887 | Presidio County | Available For Adoption |
| Briscoe County | Silverton | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Brooks County | Falfurrias | 1911 | Starr County | Available For Adoption |
| Brown County | Brownwood | 1856 | Comanche County Travis County |
Available For Adoption |
| Burleson County | Caldwell | 1846 | Milam County | Available For Adoption |
| Burnet County | Burnet | 1852 | Bell County Travis County Williamson County |
Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Caldwell County | Lockhart | 1848 | Bastrop County Gonzales County |
Available For Adoption |
| Calhoun County | Port Lavaca | 1846 | Jackson County Matagorda County Victoria County |
Available For Adoption |
| Callahan County | Baird | 1858 | Bexar County Bosque County Travis County |
Available For Adoption |
| Cameron County | Brownsville | 1848 | Nueces County and lands ceded by Mexico |
Available For Adoption |
| Camp County | Pittsburg | 1874 | Upshur County | Available For Adoption |
| Carson County | Panhandle | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Cass County | Linden | 1846 | Bowie County | Available For Adoption |
| Castro County | Dimmitt | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Chambers County | Anahuac | 1858 | Jefferson County Liberty County |
Available For Adoption |
| Cherokee County | Rusk | 1846 | Nacogdoches County | Available For Adoption |
| Childress County | Childress | 1876 | Bexar County Young County |
Available For Adoption |
| Clay County | Henrietta | 1857 | Cooke County | Available For Adoption |
| Cochran County | Morton | 1876 | Bexar County Young County |
Available For Adoption |
| Coke County | Robert Lee | 1889 | Tom Green County | Available For Adoption |
| Coleman County | Coleman | 1858 | Brown County Travis County |
Available For Adoption |
| Collin County | McKinney | 1846 | Fannin County | Charlie Vines |
| Collingsworth County | Wellington | 1876 | Bexar County Young County |
Available For Adoption |
| Colorado County | Columbus | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Available For Adoption |
| Comal County | New Braunfels | 1846 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Concho County | Paint Rock | 1858 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Cooke County | Gainesville | 1848 | Fannin County | Available For Adoption |
| Coryell County | Gatesville | 1854 | Bell County | Available For Adoption |
| Cottle County | Paducah | 1876 | Fannin County | Available For Adoption |
| Crane County | Crane | 1887 | Tom Green County | Available For Adoption |
| Crockett County | Ozona | 1875 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Crosby County | Crosbyton | 1876 | Bexar County Young County |
Available For Adoption |
| Culberson County | Van Horn | 1911 | El Paso County | Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Dallam County | Dalhart | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Dallas County | Dallas | 1846 | Nacogdoches County Robertson County |
Charlie Vines |
| Dawson County | Lamesa | 1846 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Deaf Smith County | Hereford | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Delta County | Cooper | 1870 | Hopkins County Lamar County |
Available For Adoption |
| Denton County | Denton | 1846 | Fannin County | Available For Adoption |
| DeWitt County | Cuero | 1846 | Goliad County Gonzales County Victoria County |
Available For Adoption |
| Dickens County | Dickens | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Dimmit County | Carrizo Springs | 1858 | Bexar County Maverick County Uvalde County Webb County |
Available For Adoption |
| Donley County | Clarendon | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Duval County | San Diego | 1858 | Live Oak County Nueces County Starr County |
Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Eastland County | Eastland | 1858 | Bosque County Coryell County Travis County |
Available For Adoption |
| Ector County | Odessa | 1887 | Tom Green County | Available For Adoption |
| Edwards County | Rocksprings | 1858 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Ellis County | Waxahachie | 1849 | Navarro County | Available For Adoption |
| El Paso County | El Paso | 1848 | Santa Fe County | Available For Adoption |
| Erath County | Stephenville | 1856 | Bosque County Coryell County |
Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Falls County | Marlin | 1850 | Limestone County Milam County |
Available For Adoption |
| Fannin County | Bonham | 1837 | Red River County | Charlie Vines |
| Fayette County | La Grange | 1837 | Bastrop County | Available For Adoption |
| Fisher County | Roby | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Floyd County | Floydada | 1876 | Bexar County Young County |
Available For Adoption |
| Foard County | Crowell | 1891 | Cottle County Hardeman County King County Knox County |
Available For Adoption |
| Fort Bend County | Richmond | 1837 | Austin County Brazoria County Harris County |
Available For Adoption |
| Franklin County | Mount Vernon | 1875 | Titus County | Available For Adoption |
| Freestone County | Fairfield | 1850 | Limestone County | Available For Adoption |
| Frio County | Pearsall | 1858 | Atascosa County Bexar County Uvalde County |
Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Gaines County | Seminole | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Galveston County | Galveston | 1838 | Brazoria County Harris County Liberty County |
Available For Adoption |
| Garza County | Post | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Gillespie County | Fredericksburg | 1848 | Bexar County Travis County |
Gail Kilgore |
| Glasscock County | Garden City | 1887 | Tom Green County | Available For Adoption |
| Goliad County | Goliad | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Available For Adoption |
| Gonzales County | Gonzales | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Available For Adoption |
| Gray County | Pampa | 1876 | Bexar County | Charlie Vines |
| Grayson County | Sherman | 1846 | Fannin County | Available For Adoption |
| Gregg County | Longview | 1873 | Upshur County | Available For Adoption |
| Grimes County | Anderson | 1846 | Montgomery County | Available For Adoption |
| Guadalupe County | Seguin | 1846 | Bexar County Gonzales County |
Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Hale County | Plainview | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Hall County | Memphis | 1876 | Bexar County Young County |
Available For Adoption |
| Hamilton County | Hamilton | 1856 | Bosque County Comanche County Lampasas County |
Available For Adoption |
| Hansford County | Spearman | 1876 | Bexar County Young County |
Available For Adoption |
| Hardeman County | Quanah | 1858 | Fannin County | Available For Adoption |
| Hardin County | Kountze | 1858 | Jefferson County Liberty County |
Available For Adoption |
| Harris County | Houston | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Available For Adoption |
| Harrison County | Marshall | 1839 | Shelby County | Available For Adoption |
| Hartley County | Channing | 1876 | Bexar County Young County |
Available For Adoption |
| Haskell County | Haskell | 1858 | Fannin County Milam County |
Available For Adoption |
| Hays County | San Marcos | 1848 | Travis County | Available For Adoption |
| Hemphill County | Canadian | 1876 | Bexar County Young County |
Available For Adoption |
| Henderson County | Athens | 1846 | Houston County Nacogdoches County |
Available For Adoption |
| Hidalgo County | Edinburg | 1852 | Cameron County | Available For Adoption |
| Hill County | Hillsboro | 1853 | Navarro County | Available For Adoption |
| Hockley County | Levelland | 1876 | Bexar County Young County |
Available For Adoption |
| Hood County | Granbury | 1866 | Johnson County | Available For Adoption |
| Hopkins County | Sulphur Springs | 1846 | Lamar County Nacogdoches County |
Charlie Vines |
| Houston County | Crockett | 1837 | Nacogdoches County | Available For Adoption |
| Howard County | Big Spring | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Hudspeth County | Sierra Blanca | 1917 | El Paso County | Available For Adoption |
| Hunt County | Greenville | 1846 | Fannin County Nacogdoches County |
Charlie Vines |
| Hutchinson County | Stinnett | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Irion County | Mertzon | 1889 | Tom Green County | Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Jack County | Jacksboro | 1856 | Cooke County | Available For Adoption |
| Jackson County | Edna | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Available For Adoption |
| Jasper County | Jasper | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Charlie Vines |
| Jeff Davis County | Fort Davis | 1887 | Presidio County | Available For Adoption |
| Jefferson County | Beaumont | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Available For Adoption |
| Jim Hogg County | Hebbronville | 1913 | Brooks County Duval County |
Available For Adoption |
| Jim Wells County | Alice | 1911 | Nueces County | Available For Adoption |
| Johnson County | Cleburne | 1854 | Ellis County Hill County Navarro County |
Available For Adoption |
| Jones County | Anson | 1854 | Bexar County Bosque County |
Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Karnes County | Karnes City | 1854 | Bexar County DeWitt County Goliad County Gonzales County San Patricio County |
Available For Adoption |
| Kaufman County | Kaufman | 1848 | Henderson County | Available For Adoption |
| Kendall County | Boerne | 1862 | Blanco County Kerr County |
Available For Adoption |
| Kenedy County | Sarita | 1921 | Hidalgo County Willacy County |
Available For Adoption |
| Kent County | Jayton | 1876 | Bexar County Young County |
Available For Adoption |
| Kerr County | Kerrville | 1856 | Bexar County | Gail Kilgore |
| Kimble County | Junction | 1858 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| King County | Guthrie | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Kinney County | Brackettville | 1850 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Kleberg County | Kingsville | 1913 | Nueces County | Available For Adoption |
| Knox County | Benjamin | 1858 | Bexar County Young County |
Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Lamar County | Paris | 1840 | Red River County | Charlie Vines |
| Lamb County | Littlefield | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Lampasas County | Lampasas | 1856 | Bell County Coryell County Travis County |
Available For Adoption |
| La Salle County | Cotulla | 1858 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Lavaca County | Hallettsville | 1842 | Colorado County Fayette County Gonzales County Jackson County Victoria County Named La Buca County until 1846 |
Available For Adoption |
| Lee County | Giddings | 1874 | Bastrop County Burleson County Fayette County Washington County |
Available For Adoption |
| Leon County | Centerville | 1846 | Robertson County | Available For Adoption |
| Liberty County | Liberty | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Available For Adoption |
| Limestone County | Groesbeck | 1846 | Robertson County | Available For Adoption |
| Lipscomb County | Lipscomb | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Live Oak County | George West | 1856 | Nueces County San Patricio County |
Available For Adoption |
| Llano County | Llano | 1856 | Bexar County Gillespie County |
Available For Adoption |
| Loving County | Mentone | 1931 (originally
1887, disorganized 1897) |
Tom Green County | Available For Adoption |
| Lubbock County | Lubbock | 1876 | Bexar County | Charlie Vines |
| Lynn County | Tahoka | 1876 | Garza County | Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| McCulloch County | Brady | 1856 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| McLennan County | Waco | 1850 | Limestone County Milam County |
Available For Adoption |
| McMullen County | Tilden | 1858 | Atascosa County Bexar County Live Oak County |
Renee Smelley |
| Madison County | Madisonville | 1853 | Grimes County Leon County Walker County |
Available For Adoption |
| Marion County | Jefferson | 1860 | Cass County | Available For Adoption |
| Martin County | Stanton | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Mason County | Mason | 1858 | Gillespie County | Available For Adoption |
| Matagorda County | Bay City | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Available For Adoption |
| Maverick County | Eagle Pass | 1856 | Kinney County | Linda Simpson |
| Medina County | Hondo | 1848 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Menard County | Menard | 1858 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Midland County | Midland | 1885 | Tom Green County | Available For Adoption |
| Milam County | Cameron | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Available For Adoption |
| Mills County | Goldthwaite | 1887 | Brown County Comanche County Hamilton County Lampasas County |
Available For Adoption |
| Mitchell County | Colorado City | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Montague County | Montague | 1857 | Cooke County | Available For Adoption |
| Montgomery County | Conroe | 1837 | Washington County | Available For Adoption |
| Moore County | Dumas | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Morris County | Daingerfield | 1875 | Titus County | Available For Adoption |
| Motley County | Matador | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Nacogdoches County | Nacogdoches | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Charlie Vines |
| Navarro County | Corsicana | 1846 | Robertson County | Available For Adoption |
| Newton County | Newton | 1846 | Jasper County | Available For Adoption |
| Nolan County | Sweetwater | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Nueces County | Corpus Christi | 1846 | San Patricio County | Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Ochiltree County | Perryton | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Oldham County | Vega | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Orange County | Orange | 1852 | Jefferson County | Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Palo Pinto County | Palo Pinto | 1856 | Bosque County Navarro County |
Available For Adoption |
| Panola County | Carthage | 1846 | Harrison County Shelby County |
Available For Adoption |
| Parker County | Weatherford | 1855 | Bosque County Navarro County |
Available For Adoption |
| Parmer County | Farwell | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Pecos County | Fort Stockton | 1871 | Presidio County | Available For Adoption |
| Polk County | Livingston | 1846 | Liberty County | Available For Adoption |
| Potter County | Amarillo | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Presidio County | Marfa | 1850 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Rains County | Emory | 1870 | Hopkins County Hunt County Wood County |
Available For Adoption |
| Randall County | Canyon | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Reagan County | Big Lake | 1903 | Tom Green County | Available For Adoption |
| Real County | Leakey | 1913 | Bandera County Edwards County Kerr County |
Available For Adoption |
| Red River County | Clarksville | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Available For Adoption |
| Reeves County | Pecos | 1883 | Pecos County | Available For Adoption |
| Refugio County | Refugio | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Available For Adoption |
| Roberts County | Miami | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Robertson County | Franklin | 1837 | Bexar County Milam County Nacogdoches County |
Available For Adoption |
| Rockwall County | Rockwall | 1873 | Kaufman County | Available For Adoption |
| Runnels County | Ballinger | 1858 | Bexar County Travis County |
Available For Adoption |
| Rusk County | Henderson | 1843 | Nacogdoches County | Gail Kilgore |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Sabine County | Hemphill | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Available For Adoption |
| San Augustine County | San Augustine | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Available For Adoption |
| San Jacinto County | Coldspring | 1870 | Liberty County Montgomery County Polk County Walker County |
Available For Adoption |
| San Patricio County | Sinton | 1846 | Refugio County | Available For Adoption |
| San Saba County | San Saba | 1856 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Schleicher County | Eldorado | 1887 | Crockett County | Available For Adoption |
| Scurry County | Snyder | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Shackelford County | Albany | 1874 | Jack County | Available For Adoption |
| Shelby County | Center | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Available For Adoption |
| Sherman County | Stratford | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Smith County | Tyler | 1846 | Nacogdoches County | Available For Adoption |
| Somervell County | Glen Rose | 1875 | Hood County | Available For Adoption |
| Starr County | Rio Grande City | 1848 | Nueces County | Available For Adoption |
| Stephens County | Breckenridge | 1858 | Bosque County Named Buchanan County until 1861 |
Available For Adoption |
| Sterling County | Sterling City | 1891 | Tom Green County | Available For Adoption |
| Stonewall County | Aspermont | 1876 | Bexar County Young County |
Available For Adoption |
| Sutton County | Sonora | 1887 | Crockett County | Available For Adoption |
| Swisher County | Tulia | 1876 | Bexar County Young County |
Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Tarrant County | Fort Worth | 1849 | Navarro County | Charlie Vines |
| Taylor County | Abilene | 1858 | Bexar County Travis County |
Available For Adoption |
| Terrell County | Sanderson | 1905 | Pecos County | Available For Adoption |
| Terry County | Brownfield | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Throckmorton County | Throckmorton | 1858 | Fannin County | Available For Adoption |
| Titus County | Mount Pleasant | 1846 | Bowie County | Available For Adoption |
| Tom Green County | San Angelo | 1874 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Travis County | Austin | 1840 | Bastrop County | Available For Adoption |
| Trinity County | Groveton | 1850 | Houston County | Available For Adoption |
| Tyler County | Woodville | 1846 | Liberty County | Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Upshur County | Gilmer | 1846 | Harrison County | Available For Adoption |
| Upton County | Rankin | 1887 | Tom Green County | Available For Adoption |
| Uvalde County | Uvalde | 1850 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Val Verde County | Del Rio | 1885 | Crockett County Kinney County Pecos County |
Available For Adoption |
| Van Zandt County | Canton | 1848 | Henderson County | Available For Adoption |
| Victoria County | Victoria | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Walker County | Huntsville | 1846 | Montgomery County | Available For Adoption |
| Waller County | Hempstead | 1873 | Austin County Grimes County |
Available For Adoption |
| Ward County | Monahans | 1887 | Tom Green County | Available For Adoption |
| Washington County | Brenham | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Available For Adoption |
| Webb County | Laredo | 1848 | Nueces County | Available For Adoption |
| Wharton County | Wharton | 1846 | Colorado County Jackson County Matagorda County |
Available For Adoption |
| Wheeler County | Wheeler | 1876 | Bexar County Young County |
Available For Adoption |
| Wichita County | Wichita Falls | 1858 | Cooke County | Available For Adoption |
| Wilbarger County | Vernon | 1858 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Willacy County | Raymondville | 1911 | Cameron County Hidalgo County |
Available For Adoption |
| Williamson County | Georgetown | 1848 | Milam County | Available For Adoption |
| Wilson County | Floresville | 1860 | Bexar County Guadalupe County Karnes County |
Available For Adoption |
| Winkler County | Kermit | 1887 | Tom Green County | Available For Adoption |
| Wise County | Decatur | 1856 | Cooke County | Available For Adoption |
| Wood County | Quitman | 1850 | Van Zandt County | Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Yoakum County | Plains | 1876 | Bexar County | Available For Adoption |
| Young County | Graham | 1856 | Bosque County Fannin County |
Available For Adoption |
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| County | County seat | Established | Origin | Administrator |
| Zapata County | Zapata | 1858 | Starr County Webb County |
Available For Adoption |
| Zavala County | Crystal City | 1846 | Maverick County | Available For Adoption |
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