Manuel Estrada,
Executive Director

301 Pena Street
Carrizo Springs, TX 78834

Phone: (830) 876-5295
Fax: (830) 876-3941

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Counties Served: Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, La Salle, Uvalde, Maverick, Zavala, Val Verde, Real

Incorporated: 1986

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Dimmit County, Texas is part of the Middle Rio Grande Valley. It’s 45 miles from the Mexican border. The area has been called the “Wild Horse Desert” and “El Desierto Muerto” (Dead Desert). Between 1836 and 1846 neither the Republic of Texas nor the Mexican government could control the region, which was a haven for outlaws.

A permanent settlement was established in 1865 and by the turn of the century, cattle ranching dominated the County’s economy. Over the next 100 years the county fluctuated between boom and bust times. First cattle ranching, then farming, and finally oil and gas production fueled its economy. Today, 85 percent of Dimmit County’s population is Latino. In 2000 the median household income was $21,917, slightly more than half the state median. Dimmit County is the fourth poorest county in the state, with poverty levels higher than 30 percent.