Santa Cruz, Texas

About Santa Cruz

Set in the southern part of Texas, Santa Cruz is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Santa Cruz is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.03 square miles.

📰 Santa Cruz News Today

• Supreme Court asked to review Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools Santa Cruz Sentinel · Aug 18
• This week in Santa Cruz County business: Workbench files pre-application for new housing on site of Seabright business plaza; Joby makes moves in Texas lookout.co · Aug 12
• Minnesota attorney general sues Texas governor to compel extradition of ICE agent for trial Santa Cruz Sentinel · Aug 18
• Dallas man says he's beyond grateful to teen lifeguard who rescued his 10-year-old son from California surf CBS News · Jul 30
• From Texas censorship to UCSC: Silenced anti-ICE art exhibition celebrating dual identity finds a home in Santa Cruz lookout.co · Aug 9

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What Makes Santa Cruz Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.03 sq mi.
• 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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 1 miles.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Santa Cruz

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