La Puerta, Texas
CDP
About La Puerta
La Puerta is a small unincorporated community in southern Texas.
La Puerta holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.32 square miles.
📰 La Puerta News Today
- Extreme winter: Texas sees hottest winter day in history, while Northeast deals with most snow in years FOX Weather · Feb 27
- 106 degrees in Texas may be new record for US winter AccuWeather · Feb 27
- Texas town ties record for hottest winter temperature ever in the U.S. - Austin American-Statesman Austin American-Statesman · Feb 27
- Texas' scorching temperature readings may have made history USA Today · Feb 27
- 106 degrees in February? This Texas town set a new U.S. record. - San Antonio Express-News San Antonio Express-News · Feb 27
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes La Puerta Unique
- The only place in America named La Puerta — 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
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 1 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateTexas
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.32 sq mi
Coordinates26.3468, -98.7506