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This is Falfurrias, Texas

Falfurrias is the county seat of Brooks County, Texas, United States. The town is named for founder Edward Cunningham Lasater's ranch, La Mota de Falfurrias. In 1893, the Falfurrias ranch was one of the largest in Texas at some 350,000 acres.

The city is centered around the intersection of U.S. Highway 281 and State Highway 285 and is approximately 81 miles southwest of Corpus Christi, 90 miles southeast of Laredo, and 36 miles south of Alice. Population was 6,200 as of 2010.

Welcome to Our City 

The City of Falfurrias is Open for Business! Entrepreneurs, corporations or organizations who may be considering our visionary community as a location for their investment, contact the City Administrator.

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Thank you from The City of Falfurrias, Texas.

 

 Falfurrias Expressway Project

 

Construction work on six miles of interstate standard freeway on US 281 through the South Texas town of Falfurrias is now more than 50% complete. 

The $88 million project is being built on the footprint of the existing five-lane urbanized highway through the east side of Falfurrias, a community located some 70 miles north of McAllen.  Falfurrias is a town of 5,000 population which serves as the commercial hub of Brooks County.  
The project includes five overpasses, one of which is a long bridge section allowing improved local traffic circulation. This bridge will include the intersection with SH 285, the only east-west highway in the area.
The expressway is being developed by TxDOT in cooperation with the City of Falfurrias and Brooks County.  The Texas Transportation Commission provided construction funding for the project from the 2009 federal economic stimulus program.
 
Eliminating the multiple traffic lights and intersection congestion at Falfurrias for long-haul traffic on US 281 has been a goal for local residents and leaders in the Lower Rio Grande Valley for years.  TxDOT and the city began working on getting the project built in the early 2000s.  Right of way was acquired, plans were prepared and environmental clearance was achieved.  The Transportation Commission approved a minute order on May 24, 2007, declaring that the six-mile section would a controlled access facility and designating it as a toll road.
 
The years of planning paid off in 2009.  More than $2 billion in federal stimulus funding was made available to Texas and divided up on a regional basis.  The Falfurrias project was one of the few large projects in South Texas that was actually fully “shovel ready” when the stimulus funding became available.  Pharr District Engineer Mario Jorge told the Transportation Commissioners at the time of their decision that the South Texas district “tried to put all the eggs in one basket” in pushing forward projects on the US 281 and US 77 routes.
“We were fortunate to have the project ready to go in the Falfurrias area, we’ve invested time and effort on that project, including purchase of right of way, development of plans, so that project is in a good situation to go for bids.  It has regional support,” he said.
During a public involvement process in 2004, local interests supported building the Falfurrias improvements as a toll road although it was not fully toll viable.   Some Falfurrias business owners indicated they wanted tolls on the expressway to encourage some motorists to stay on the access roads and stop to make purchases.
The toll rate will be set by TxDOT and is expected to be about $1 for the six-mile route.  The tolling will be “all electronic,” meaning there will be no opportunity to pay with cash.  Vehicles with state TxTags will have their toll automatically charged to their account.  Vehicles with no electronic tag will be billed for the toll by mail based on license plate numbers captured by a camera system .
TxDOT has indicated that toll revenue will be used to maintain the new freeway and for other improvements in the area.
Expansion of US 281 on the existing right of way at Falfurrias was possible in part because TxDOT made the decision in the 1990s to acquire the entire parallel right of way once occupied by the Southern Pacific Railroad. 
 
Reference:
  • http://www.i69texasalliance.com/NewsUpdates/update1.html
 

GLO Disaster Recovery Project

In November of 2011, The Texas General Land Office announced that 2008 Supplemental Disaster Recovery Funds for Round 2.2 non-housing activities were available to eligible Texas cities and counties. The City of Falfurrias was the recipient of one of those grants. The City of Falfurrias is pleased to share the plans that includes a vicinity map, and an overall site plan of the project areas.

 

The proposed improvements consist of the following:

  • Installation of 272 linear feet of 4’ x 2’ Reinforced Concrete Box Culverts with an outfall to Cibolo Creek.
  • Installation of 118 linear feet of 18” Reinforced Concrete Pipe.
  • Installation of 910 linear feet of 24” Reinforced Concrete Pipe with an outfall to Cibolo Creek.
  • Install reinforced concrete curb inlets and one junction box.
  • Replacement of 150 linear feet of reinforced concrete valley gutter.
  • Replacement 8,463 linear feet of reinforced concrete curb and gutter.
  • Rehabilitation 16,103 square yards of pavement structure within existing street rights-of-way.
  • Installation 64 linear feet of 5’ x 3’ reinforced concrete box culverts at a low water crossing on Travis Street, complete with headwalls.
  • Seeding of 1,875 square yards for erosion control.

This project will provide drainage and street improvements to areas of Falfurrias that experienced flooding events and will enhance the quality of life of those residents. 
 


Edward C. Lasater & the Dairy Industry

 

Edward C. Lasater had a hand in just about everything happening in Brooks County - including the dairy business. But unlike political bosses and other nefarious characters, Mr. Lasater's hands were clean. It was these clean hands that brought in the cows that at one time formed the largest herd of Jersey cattle in the entire United States. 

Mr. Lasater started in 1895 with a plain run-of-the-mill cattle ranch. In 1904 he encouraged the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad to run a line to his property and in 1909 he brought in his Jersey cows and started his creamery. In those days, the real milk money was in products like cream, butter and cheese (which is where grade "B" milk goes, in case you ever wondered). In the 1800s, city dwellers lived in fear of tuberculosis and undulant fever and it wasn't until Louis Pasteur invented his sterilizing bottle-washing machine that they could enjoy the peace of mind their country cousins had from drinking milk from cows they knew personally.

The Falfurrias chamber of commerce informed us that the butter that made the town a household word across Texas is no longer produced locally. The name was bought by a large dairy company and butter is still marketed under the famous name - but it doesn't come from South Texas. Falfurrias' famous butter is still remembered in a vintage sign that remains mounted on a downtown wall.
 

 

Source:

  • http://www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/Falfurria_Texas/Falfurrias.htm
 
 
 
 

 

Brooks County Court House


Brooks County Courthouse is located in Falfurrias, in the U.S. state of Texas.
The structure was designed  in 1914 in the Classic revival style by Alfred Giles (1853–1920) a British architect who emigrated to Texas in the 19th Century.
Many of the private homes and public buildings designed by Giles are on the National Register of Historic Places and have been designated Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks. 

Prior to the erection of the brick county courthouse, local government housed itself in rented space.
The courthouse was named a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1977. Renovation began on the courthouse in 2006.
 


Judge James A. Brooks, who spearheaded the building of the courthouse, was honored at the structure's opening ceremonies. Two cornerstones were laid on October 29, 1914. On November 5, opening day was celebrated with a public picnic and a parade led by the local high school band. Brooks County was named after Judge Brooks, who was also a captain in the Texas Rangers.
 

The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 2012.


 

 
References
  • "THC-RTHL". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  • "RE-Falfurrias Courthouse". Texas Escapes. Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  • Spellman, Paul N (2007). Captain J.A. Brooks: Texas Ranger. Univ of North Texas. pp. 190, 192. ISBN 978-1-57441-227-7.
  • Kelsey, Mavis Parrott; Dyal, Donald H; Thrower, Frank (2007). The Courthouses of Texas. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-58544-549-3.

 

 

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