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La Salle County Historical Information

La Salle County Texas was created by an act of the Texas Legislature on February 1, 1858. The county was created out of the Bexar Land District. It was organized November 2, 1880 with the first County Seat at La Salle. In 1882, the County Seat was moved to the new town of Cotulla. The county is named for the French explorer, Rene' Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle. The first county election was held on November 2, 1880

For more La Salle County history, visit the Brush Country Museum web page.

Reference: "Texas Boundaries" by Luke Gournay, Texas A&M University Press,1995.

 

 

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