Barksdale, Texas
Encyclopedia
Barksdale is a small unincorporated town
in the hill country
section of the U.S. state
of Texas
. It is located in Edwards County and has a population of a few hundred.
It's referred to as a "no stop-light town"; Highway 55 passes through it.
Barksdale is home to many ranches and most of them offer great locations for Axis deer
hunting
and fishing
.
The Nueces Canyon Consolidated Independent School District
serves area students.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in the hill country
Texas Hill Country
The Texas Hill Country is a vernacular term applied to a region of Central Texas featuring tall rugged hills consisting of thin layers of soil atop limestone or granite. It also includes the Llano Uplift and the second largest granite monadnock in the United States, Enchanted Rock, which is located...
section of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. It is located in Edwards County and has a population of a few hundred.
It's referred to as a "no stop-light town"; Highway 55 passes through it.
Barksdale is home to many ranches and most of them offer great locations for Axis deer
Chital
The chital or cheetal , also known as chital deer, spotted deer or axis deer is a deer which commonly inhabits wooded regions of Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and in small numbers in Pakistan...
hunting
Hunting
Hunting is the practice of pursuing any living thing, usually wildlife, for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...
and fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
.
The Nueces Canyon Consolidated Independent School District
Nueces Canyon Consolidated Independent School District
Nueces Canyon Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in Barksdale, Texas .In addition to Barksdale, the district serves the city of Camp Wood and rural areas in southeastern Edwards, western Real, and northwestern Uvalde counties.In 2009, the school district was...
serves area students.