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Crystal City is a city in and the county seat of Zavala County, Texas, United States. [5] The population was 6,354 as of the 2020 census. [6] It was settled as a farming and ranching community and was a major railroad stop being 110 miles (180 km) from San Antonio.
Crystal City, named after the town it neighbors and located 110 miles (180 km) south of San Antonio, was one of the largest camps in Texas.Before the war, Crystal City had been a migrant labor camp, built by the Farm Security Administration (FSA) to house an influx of migrant workers who came to farm the area's most profitable crop, spinach.
Crystal City Independent School District is an American public school district based in Crystal City, Texas. [1] In addition to Crystal City, the district also serves the communities of Chula Vista, Amaya and Loma Grande. The school mascot is the peccary (officially the "Javelina").
Crystal City organized home guards for protection against Villa's associates. By 1930, Crystal City was overwhelmingly composed of Hispanic Americans. That year, Zavala County had the highest percentage of laborers (1,430 per 100 farms) and the lowest percentage of tenants (33 per 100 farms) of all counties in South Texas.
Crystal City Correctional Center is a closed private prison near Crystal City, Texas.It is about 40 miles (64 km) from the Mexico–United States border. [1]The prison had spaces for 515 prisoners.
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Zavala County Courthouse is a courthouse in Crystal City, Texas. [1] History ... in Batesville, the second was built in Crystal City in 1928. [2]
Crystal City High School is a high school that serves the city of Crystal City, Texas, as well as the unincorporated communities of Chula Vista-River Spur, Amaya, Loma Grande, Cometa, and southern Zavala County. It is part of the Crystal City Independent School District.