El Refugio, Texas

About El Refugio

El Refugio is a small unincorporated community in southern Texas.

El Refugio holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.62 square miles.

📰 El Refugio News Today

• Town of Refugio Council unanimously votes to fire city attorney SouthTexasNews.com · Jul 22
• May 2 local election results for Refugio County SouthTexasNews.com · May 3
• Town of Refugio Council to meet tonight SouthTexasNews.com · Feb 10
• El Refugio Emerges as a Refuge for Artists of Color Glasstire · Oct 29
• El Refugio, TX Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes El Refugio Unique

• The only place in America named El Refugio — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 1 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in El Refugio

• Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of El Refugio

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